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单词 chill
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chill

noun
/tʃɪl/
/tʃɪl/
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  1. [singular] a feeling of being cold
    • There's a chill in the air this morning.
    • A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.
    see also wind chill
    Extra Examples
    • I could feel the chill as soon as I went outside.
    • I'll add some hot water to the milk to take the chill off it.
    • There's a slight chill in the air.
    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)
    • I caught a nasty chill after my swim last week.
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bad
    • nasty
    • severe
    • …
    verb + chill
    • catch
    • get
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  3. [singular] a feeling of fear
    • a chill of fear/apprehension
    • His words sent a chill down her spine.
    • The news of the disaster cast a chill over the party.
    Extra Examples
    • The news sent a chill down her spine.
    • She felt a sudden chill at the thought of the dangers he faced.
    • Her words struck a chill in his heart.
    • A chill ran through me at the thought.
    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
/tʃɪl/
/tʃɪl/
Verb Forms
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
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to make somebody very cold
    • be chilled (by something) They were chilled by the icy wind.
    • Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold).
  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
    • Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.
    • (be) chilled This wine is best served chilled.
    • chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket)
    • chilled champagne
    • Once home, put chilled foods in the refrigerator as soon as possible.
  3. [transitive] chill somebody/something (literary) to frighten somebody
    • His words chilled her.
    • What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone.
  4. [intransitive]
    (also chill out)
    (informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about something
    • We went home and chilled in front of the TV.
    • Just chill, Mum—everything's going to be OK.
    5. Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.

chill

adjective
/tʃɪl/
/tʃɪl/
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  1. (especially of weather and the wind) cold, in an unpleasant way
    • the chill grey dawn
    • a chill wind
    • Their breath steamed in the chill air.
    Word OriginOld English cele, ciele ‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.
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