[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)冷却;(使)凉下来;冷藏 When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
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Chill the fruit salad until serving time...
把水果色拉冰镇一下,吃的时候再拿出来。
These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
在等油酥糕饼凉的时候,可以把这些面团擀薄些。
...a glass of chilled champagne.
一杯冰镇香槟
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[VERB 动词]使变冷;使冰凉 When cold weather or something cold chills a person or a place, it makes that person or that place feel very cold.
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The marble floor was beginning to chill me...
大理石地面开始让我觉得发冷。
An exposed garden may be chilled by cold winds...
露天花园容易被冷风吹透。
Wade placed his chilled hands on the radiator and warmed them...
韦德把冰凉的双手放在暖气片上取暖。
The boulder sheltered them from the chilling wind.
那块大石头替他们挡住了寒风。
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[VERB 动词]惊吓;使恐惧 If you say that something you see, hear, or feel chills you, you mean that it frightens you.
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There was a coldness in her that chilled him...
她身上透着一股冷漠,让他不寒而栗。
Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones.
有些电影让人毛骨悚然。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]害怕;焦虑;紧张 If something sends a chill through you, it gives you a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety.
The violence used against the students sent a chill through Indonesia...
针对学生的暴力使得整个印度尼西亚不寒而栗。
He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent chills up my back.
他笑了,笑容古怪迷离,叫我后背发凉。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]着凉;伤寒 A chill is a mild illness which can give you a slight fever and headache.
He caught a chill while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue.
他在大雨瓢泼的露天场地演出时受了寒。
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[ADJ 形容词](天气)阴冷的,寒冷的Chill weather is cold and unpleasant.
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...chill winds, rain and choppy seas.
凄风、冷雨和波浪起伏的大海
Chill is also a noun.
September is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings.
9月到了,早晨已有了寒意。
...the cold chill of the night.
夜晚的寒冷
相关词组:
chill out
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chillchillschilledchillingnoun1[singular ]a feeling of being cold 寒冷;寒意;凉意◆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 offthe room. 房间里生着小火炉驱寒。2[countable ]an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing fever and shivering(= shaking of the body) 着凉;受寒3[singular ]a feeling of fear 害怕的感觉◆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。verb1[transitive , usually passive ]chillsb to make sb very cold 使很冷;使冰冷◆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[intransitive , transitive ]when food or a drink chillsor when sb chillsit, it is made very cold but it does not freeze (使)冷却;(被)冷藏◆Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成形。chillsth ◆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[transitive ]chillsb/sth ( literary) to frighten sb 使恐惧;恐吓;吓唬◆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。4[intransitive ](alsoˌchill ˈout)( informal) = chill out◆We went home and chilled in front of the TV.我们回家坐在电视机前放松了一下。◆Just chill, Mum, everything's going to be OK.妈妈,放松些,一切都会没事的。PHRASAL VERBˌchill ˈout( informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth 放松;冷静;镇静◆They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.他们有时聚在一起,看场电影放松一下。◆Sit down and chill out!坐下来冷静一下!adjective( formal) (especially of weather and the wind 尤指天气和风)cold, in an unpleasant way 寒冷的;冷飕飕的;阴冷的◆the chill grey dawn寒冷阴沉的拂晓◆a chill wind寒风chill/tʃɪl; NAmEtʃɪl/
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chillchill1 /tʃɪl/ ●○○ noun
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1[singular] a feeling of coldness: There was a slight chill in the air.morning/autumnal/January etc chill Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window.chill of He sat in the chill of the evening, staring out over the city below. I turned on the heater in the hall to take the chill off the house (=to heat it slightly).2[countable] a sudden feeling of fear or worry, especially because of something cruel or violent: The sound of his dark laugh sent a chill through her.chill of fear/apprehension/disquiet etc Fay felt a chill of fear as she watched Max go off with her daughter. There was something in his tone that sent a chill down Melissa’s spine (=made her very frightened).3a)[countable] an illness which causes a slight fever, headache, and shivering (=slight shaking of the body): Let’s get these wet clothes off you before you catch a chill.b)[countable usually plural] a feeling of being cold, caused by being ill
chill1 noun
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1[intransitive, transitive] if you chill something such as food or drink, or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze: Spoon the mixture into a bowl and chill for two hours. The longer this salad chills, the better the flavour.2[intransitive] (also chill out) informal to relax completely instead of feeling angry, tired, or nervous: ‘Hold it! Just chill for a second, won’t you!’ I spent the afternoon chilling out in front of the TV.3[transitive] to make someone very cold: The wind blew across her body, chilling her wet skin.chilled to the bone/marrow (=extremely cold) Come and sit by the fire – you look chilled to the bone.4[transitive] literary to suddenly frighten someone, especially by seeming very cruel or violent: The anger in his face chilled her.chill somebody to the bone/chill somebody to the marrow/chill somebody’s blood (=frighten someone a lot) He jerked his head round and saw something that chilled his blood.
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chillchill3 adjective [usually before noun]
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unpleasantly cold: the chill night air a chill wind
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