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chill

noun
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  1. [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 off the room.房间里生着小火炉驱寒。🔊🔊
    see also wind chill
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    • I could feel the chill as soon as I went outside.我一出去就感到了寒气。
    • I'll add some hot water to the milk to take the chill off it.我来给牛奶加些热水，把它暖一暖。
    • There's a slight chill in the air.空气中微微有点儿凉意。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • biting
    • bitter
    • deep
    • …
    verb + chill
    • feel
    • take off
    chill + noun
    • factor
    phrases
    • a chill in the air
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  2. [countable] an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing a high temperature and shivering (= shaking of the body)着凉；受寒
    • I caught a nasty chill after my swim last week.我上周游泳后得了严重的风寒。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bad
    • nasty
    • severe
    • …
    verb + chill
    • catch
    • get
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  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。🔊🔊
    • The news of the disaster cast a chill over the party.灾难的消息使该党感到震惊。
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    • The news sent a chill down her spine.那个消息让她觉得毛骨悚然。
    • She felt a sudden chill at the thought of the dangers he faced.想到他面临的危险，她突然感到一阵心悸。
    • Her words struck a chill in his heart.她的话让他心里感到一股凉意。
    • A chill ran through me at the thought.一想到这个，我感到一阵极度的恐惧。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sudden
    • icy
    verb + chill
    • feel
    • strike
    chill + verb
    • run down somebody’s spine
    • run through somebody
    • run up somebody’s spine
    • …
    preposition
    • chill of
    phrases
    • send a chill down somebody’s spine
    • send a chill through somebody
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    4. Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

chill

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they chill
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he / she / it chills
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past simple chilled
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past participle chilled
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-ing form chilling
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to make somebody very cold使很冷；使冰冷
    • be chilled (by something) 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, often passive] when food or a drink chills or when somebody chills it, 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。🔊🔊
    • (be) chilled 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
    • chilled champagne冰镇香槟
    • Once home, put chilled foods in the refrigerator as soon as possible.到家后，应尽快将冷藏食品放入冰箱。
  3. [transitive] chill somebody/something (literary) to frighten somebody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]
    (also chill out)
    (informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about something放松；冷静；镇静
    • 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。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

chill

adjective
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  1. (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
    • Their breath steamed in the chill air.大冷天他们呵气都起雾了。
    Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.