| 单词 | chill |
| 释义 | chill —chillingly, adv. —chillness, n. /chil/, n. 1. coldness, esp. a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening. 2. a sensation of cold, usually with shivering: She felt a slight chill from the open window. 3. a feeling of sudden fear, anxiety, or alarm. 4. sudden coldness of the body, as during the cold stage of an ague: fevers and chills. 5. a depressing influence or sensation: His presence cast a chill over everyone. 6. lack of warmth of feeling; unfriendliness; coolness. 7. Foundry. an inserted object or a surface in a mold capable of absorbing large amounts of heat, used to harden the surface of a casting or to increase its rate of solidification at a specific point. 8. bloom1 (def. 10). adj. 9. moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly: a chill wind. 10. shivering with or affected by cold; chilly. 11. depressing or discouraging: chill prospects. 12. Slang. cool (def. 14). 13. unduly formal; unfriendly; chilly: a chill reception. v.i. 14. to become cold: The earth chills when the sun sets. 15. to be seized with a chill; shiver with cold or fear. 16. Foundry. (of a casting) to become hard on the surface by contact with a chill or chills. v.t. 17. to affect with cold; make chilly: The rain has chilled me to the bone. 18. to make cool: Chill the wine before serving. 19. to depress; discourage; deter: The news chilled his hopes. 20. Foundry. to harden the surface of (a casting) by casting it in a mold having a chill or chills. 21. bloom1 (def. 19). 22. Slang. to kill; murder. 23. chill out, Slang. to calm down; relax. [bef. 900; ME chile, OE ci(e)le, cele coolness; akin to GELID, COOL, COLD] Syn. 9. See cold. 13. cold, aloof, hostile, stiff. |
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