chilly
adjective /ˈtʃɪli/
/ˈtʃɪli/
(comparative chillier, superlative chilliest)
- (especially of the weather or a place, but also of people
) too cold to be comfortable尤指天气或地方,亦指人 寒冷的;阴冷的 - It's chilly today.
今天很寒冷。 - I was feeling chilly.
我感到冷得难受。
Synonyms coldcold- cool
- freezing
- chilly
- lukewarm
- tepid
- cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked:
- I’m cold. Turn the heating up.
我觉得冷,把暖气温度调高一点。 - Outside it was bitterly cold.
外面非常寒冷。 - a cold wind
寒风 - hot and cold water
热水和凉水 - It’s cold chicken for lunch.
午餐有鸡肉冷盘。
- I’m cold. Turn the heating up.
- cool (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way:
指凉爽的、凉快的: - a long cool drink
一大口冷饮 - We found a cool place to sit.
我们找了一个凉快的地方坐下来。
- a long cool drink
- freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius:
- It’s absolutely freezing outside.
外面冷得不得了。 - I’m freezing!
我要冻僵了!
- It’s absolutely freezing outside.
- chilly (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable:
指寒冷的、阴冷的: - Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
带件大衣,过一会儿天气可能会变冷。
- Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
- lukewarm (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的: - Her coffee was now lukewarm.
她的咖啡变得微温。
- Her coffee was now lukewarm.
- tepid (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way:
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的: - a jug of tepid water
一壶温水
- a jug of tepid water
There is really no diference in meaning or use between these words.Patterns用 lukewarm 还是 tepid? - to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
- cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather
- a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind
- cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water
- a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath
- cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food
- a cold/cool drink
- It’s cold/chilly/freezing outside.
- She was beginning to feel chilly.
她开始感到寒意。 - We were starting to get a bit chilly.
我们开始感到有点冷。 - Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
带件大衣,过一会儿天气可能会变冷。 - She was made to wait in the chilly corridor.
她被迫在寒冷的走廊里等候。 - The room was uncomfortably chilly.
房间里很阴冷。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- get
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- It's chilly today.
- not friendly
不友好的;冷淡的;冷漠的 - The visitors got a chilly reception.
客人遭到了冷遇。
- “I'm sorry,” said her sister in a chilly voice.
“对不起,”她姐姐冷冷地说。 - They met with a chilly reception from my mother.
他们遭到了我母亲冷淡的接待。
- The visitors got a chilly reception.