There is a chill in the air. 天气寒冷。 A sudden coldness of body with shivering. (常用单数)寒颤。 A chill came over me. 我打个寒颤。 A restraint upon enthusiasm; discouragement. (常用单数)扫兴;沮丧;气馁。 His appearance cast a chill over the party. 他的出现扫了晚会的兴头。 cast a chill over 使扫兴;泼冷水。 have [catch; take] a chill 打寒颤。 send chills [a chill] up [down] sb's spine 使恐惧。 take the chill off 热一热(饮料等)。 Having a moderate degree of coldness. 微寒的。 Unfriendly; not cordial. 不友善的;不诚恳的。 We must chill the soda before serving it. 在供应汽水前我们必须先把它冰一下。 To discourage; restrain. 使沮丧;使气馁;抑制。 Failure chilled his hopes. 失败使他气馁。 To cool suddenly, as molten iron. 使冷淬(如镕铁)。 To harden, as iron, by sudden cooling. (因骤冷而)变硬(如铁);冷淬。 chilled to the bone 非常冷;寒气刺骨。 n. chillness. adv. chillingly. |