单词 | chilling |
释义 | chilling (tʃɪlɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening. He described in chilling detail how he attacked her. chillingly adverb [usually ADVERB adjective] The film chillingly shows the ways that the love of money alters us. Collocations: chilling account You sort of see what he means, the 'impoverishment of ordinary life' under tyranny, but after the chilling account of the purge it seems out of kilter. Times, Sunday Times A transcript of the event recovered by his family offered a chilling account of how some of the 13 onlookers egged him on. Globe and Mail All together, this makes for a chilling account of lost opportunities and the fragility of once secure human bonds. The Times Literary Supplement That sends a chilling message to suppliers of all sorts of widgetry, from central heating to computers. Times, Sunday Times But among the positive comments was a chilling message from a medic friend. The Sun And the former undisputed cruiserweight king sent him a chilling message. The Sun The victim then receives a chilling message saying they have been 'shanked'. The Sun His final words send a chilling message. Times, Sunday Times But for me, on that first visit, the most chilling moment was elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times However, there was one chilling moment that will linger longer than any of the other cartoon brutality on the screen this week. Times, Sunday Times It was a chilling moment. Times, Sunday Times He limped off towards the end, which was a chilling moment, but afterwards said that it was only cramp. Times, Sunday Times It's a very odd, chilling moment. The Sun And when she returned to school, she had a chilling reminder of just how careful she needed to be. The Sun But waking up in a saturated sleeping bag on the first morning can be a chilling reminder you should have prepared a little better. The Sun The current weather maps are a chilling reminder of some our most savage winters, such as the notorious 1962-63 winter, the coldest for 180 years. Times, Sunday Times The whole gothic impulse of the roman noir was a chilling reminder of how vulnerable revolutionary certainties were - and remain - to hard social, economic and political realities. The Times Literary Supplement In such moments a shiver runs down the spine of a rugby player, a swift and chilling reminder of the occasional brutality of their chosen profession. Times,Sunday Times The most chilling story involves a snake that really did bite the hand that feeds it when it attacked its unsuspecting owner. The Sun Telling the chilling story of the crimes and the painstaking investigation, the film makes for fascinating if uncomfortable viewing. Times, Sunday Times The chilling story he unearthed speaks for itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It tells the chilling story of a political prisoner whose jailor, in an apparent gesture of fraternity, allows him to escape from his cell. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had told me chilling stories about him. Christianity Today It's a chilling tale - and one very much in need of telling. Times, Sunday Times You'll be gripped by this chilling tale. The Sun It's a chilling tale of just how badly wrong life can go when you mortgage yourself to the hilt. Times, Sunday Times No one can leave and every pupil has a chilling tale. Times, Sunday Times Not surprisingly, these dank underground alleyways have become the setting for many chilling tales. The Sun They were chilling thought experiments, drama as a laboratory for ethics. Christianity Today Despite this chilling thought, his view of risk remains optimistic. Times, Sunday Times Here's a chilling thought experiment that, given the arc of world events, might seem eerily like a peek into the not-so-distant future. Christianity Today But how about this for a chilling thought? The Sun It’s a chilling thought. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These chilling words were spoken to me at the end of last term by a state school head. Times, Sunday Times The chilling words were drawn on a mirror in a patients' bathroom and appeared when condensation misted it up. The Sun These were chilling words, indeed, for taxpayers and patients. Times, Sunday Times Game on just might be the two most chilling words uttered this season. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 令人恐惧的 Japanese: ぞっとさせるような |
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