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单词 frostbitten
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frostbittenadj.

Brit. /ˈfrɒs(t)ˌbɪtn/, U.S. /ˈfrɔs(t)ˌbɪtn/, /ˈfrɑs(t)ˌbɪtn/
Forms: see frost n. and bitten adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: frost n., English bitten , bite v.
Etymology: < frost n. + bitten, past participle of bite v. Compare later frostbite v.
1. Injured, damaged, or killed by exposure to extreme cold; spec. affected by frostbite.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [adjective] > frost-bite
frostbitten1530
frostbit1604
frosted1623
the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > made cold or cool > damaged by exposure to frost
frostbitten1530
frostnippeda1607
frosted1623
frostified1900
1530 G. Joye tr. M. Bucer Psalter of Dauid f. 127 Theyr fygtreis were froste bitene.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 61 Farre poorer then poore frost-bitten Snakes.
1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night sig. G This poore piteous perplexed miscreant either finallie despaire; or like a lanke frost-bitten plant looseth hys vigor or spirit by little and little.
1617 T. Taylor Davids Learning 278 Were it not madnesse to say..that the frost-bitten rootes, and blasted blades should neuer spring forth to flower or seed?
1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ vi. 78 The leaves also gathered about the fall, and somewhat before they are much frost-bitten, afford the best and easiest mattresses in the world.
1700 Acts Assembly Pennsylvania (1762) I. 11 If any Person..offer to Sale any Trash or Seconds, rotten or frost bitten Tobacco, or such [etc.].
1783 R. Robertson Observ. Jail, Hospital, or Ship Fever 85 One old rheumatic patient, three scorbutic, one of whom was frost-bitten.
1813 J. Thomson Lect. Inflammation 645 The stiffness of a frost-bitten part..may be owing..to the fixation by cold, of the oil contained in the cellular membrane.
1865 C. Dickens Let. 1 Mar. (1999) XI. 21 I have been laid up here with a frost-bitten foot.
1917 G. M. Knocker Let. 16 Dec. in Diary & Lett. World War I Fighter Pilot (2008) 107 My frost bitten chin is much better & with my chin piece I can fly in perfect comfort.
1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 23 Sept. 789/1 No blood loss occurred from the frost-bitten extremities.
2006 Up Here (Yellowknife, N.W. Territories) Sept. 18/2 He staked mining claims and shilled the famous ‘sour-toe cocktail’ (a dismembered, frostbitten human toe pickled in Yukon Jack liqueur) at the Sourdough Saloon.
2. Cold-hearted, lacking warmth of feeling. Also (of a feeling, the heart, etc.): chilled, numbed, hurt.
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > cold or lacking warm feeling
winter-coldOE
coldc1175
cheald1340
umbrous1483
key-colda1535
frosty1548
frostbitten1564
icy1567
wintry1579
cold-hearteda1616
unwarmeda1625
dry1637
cool1641
frigidal1651
frigid1658
thieveless1725
cool-hearted1748
wintry1748
chill1751
cold as charity1795
freezing1813
ice-cold1815
chilly1841
impersonal1846
pincé1858
ice-cool1891
touch-me-not-ish1895
marmorean1902
1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Feuer Pestilence (new ed.) f. 10 Skelton satte in the corner of a Piller, with a froste bitten [1564 (ed. 1) frostie bitten] face.
1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Dv These frost-bitten prelates sembled thus Would otherwise haue all their causes ended.
1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 34 The Captaine, when hee heard me say so, was frost-bitten.
a1729 E. Taylor Poems (1960) 27 Frost bitten Love, Frozen Affections!
1797 Hist. U.S. for 1796 ii. 72 It is trusted that every reader will heartily despise such a frost-bitten pedagogue.
1853 J. G. Baldwin Flush Times Alabama & Mississippi 23 His politeness, however seemingly deferential, had a frost-bitten air, as if it had lain out over night and got the rheumatics before it came in.
1891 C. T. C. James Romantic Rigmarole 60 She's 'ad what I may call a frost-bitten life of it.
1987 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 1 Nov. It may be in vogue to say that frostbitten executives should be able to get in touch with their feelings and express them openly.
2003 M. Grimes Foul Matter (2004) v. 29 He..rolled the glass between his hands across his chest as if to warm a frostbitten heart.

Compounds

frost-bitten asphyxy n. [after scientific Latin asphyxia algida (1820 or earlier)] Obsolete rare slowing or cessation of vital functions due to hypothermia.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath > choking or asphyxiation
chokingc1440
prefocation1684
stifling1711
gulping1733
frost-bitten asphyxy1822
stifle1823
choke1839
chokiness1844
gulp1873
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 570 In frost-bitten asphyxy, or that produced by intense cold, the limbs are rigid, and the countenance pale and shrivelled. This variety is always preceded by an insurmountable desire to sleep.
1848 A. G. Hull J. Laurie's Homœopathic Domest. Med. (ed. 4) ii. 425 An individual is found in a state of frost-bitten asphyxy, arising from exposure to intense cold.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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