1. | [sing] 寒冷;寒意;凉意a feeling of being cold |
There's a chill in the air this morning. 今天早晨寒气袭人。 | |
A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room. 房间里生着小火炉驱寒。 |
2. | [c] 着凉;受寒an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing fever and shivering (= shaking of the body) |
3. | [sing] 害怕的感觉a feeling of fear |
a chill of fear/apprehension 一阵害怕╱恐惧 | |
His words sent a chill down her spine . 他的话让她觉得毛骨悚然。 |
1. | [t][usupass] ~ sb 使很冷;使冰冷to make sb very cold |
They were chilled by the icy wind. 凛冽的寒风吹得他们遍体冰凉。 | |
Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone(= very cold) . 咱们回家吧,我感到寒气刺骨。 |
2. | [i][t] (使)冷却;(被)冷藏when food or a drinkchills or when sbchills it, it is made very cold but it does not freeze |
Let the pudding chill for an hour until set. 把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成形。 | |
This wine is best served chilled. 这种葡萄酒冰镇后饮用最佳。 | |
chilled foods(= for example in a supermarket) 冷藏食物 |
3. | [t] ~ sb/sth 使恐惧;恐吓;吓唬to frighten sb |
His words chilled her. 他的话使她不寒而栗。 | |
What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone . 他看到的情景使他毛骨悚然。 |