chill

noun

/tʃɪl/

[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
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- biting
- bitter
- deep
- …
verb + chill
- feel
- take off
chill + noun
- factor
phrases
- a chill in the air
[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。
Topics Illnessc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bad
- nasty
- severe
- …
verb + chill
- catch
- get
[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.灾难的消息给聚会蒙上了一层阴影。
- 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
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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

词源Old English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

chill

verb

/tʃɪl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they chill	/tʃɪl/ /tʃɪl/
he / she / it chills	/tʃɪlz/ /tʃɪlz/
past simple chilled	/tʃɪld/ /tʃɪld/
past participle chilled	/tʃɪld/ /tʃɪld/
-ing form chilling	/ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[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。
[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.一旦到家，尽快将冷冻食品放入冰箱。
[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。
[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。

词源Old English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

chill

adjective

/tʃɪl/

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

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