plural chills
plural chills
Learner's definition of CHILL
1
[singular] : a cold feeling : a degree of cold that can be felt and that is usually unpleasant寒冷;寒气;寒意 -
There was a chill in the autumn air.秋天寒气袭人。
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He closed the windows to keep out the chill.他关上窗户不让寒气进来。
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I'll turn on the heat for a bit, just to take the chill off. [=raise the temperature slightly to a comfortable level]我要开一会儿暖气,驱驱寒。
— see also windchill 2 [count]
a : a feeling of being cold发冷;受寒 b : an illness that makes you feel cold着凉 3
[count] : a sudden feeling of fear害怕的感觉 -
I feel a chill (of fear) every time I look at the photograph.每次看到这照片,我都会顿生恐惧。
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The novel's final scene gave him the chills.这部小说的最后场面让他不寒而栗。
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Her words sent chills down my spine.她的话让我毛骨悚然。
4 [singular]
a : a cold and unfriendly quality冷淡;冷漠;敌意 b : a change that causes less friendly relations between people, countries, etc.(人、国家之间关系的)冷淡 2 chill /ˈtʃɪl/ verb
chills; chilled; chilling
chills; chilled; chilling
Learner's definition of CHILL
1
a [+ object] : to make (someone or something) cold or cool使变冷;使冷却 —
often used as (be) chilled常用作(be) chilled b [no object] : to become cold or cool变冷;变凉 2
[+ object] : to cause (someone) to feel afraid使恐惧;恐吓;吓唬 -
Here's a ghost story that will chill you.这个鬼怪故事会吓着你的。
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Her screams chilled me to the bone/marrow.她的尖叫声让我不寒而栗。
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a horrible sight that chilled my bones/blood让我毛骨悚然的恐怖景象
3 [no object] informal
a : to become more relaxed : to become less tense, anxious, or angry放松 —
often + out —
often used as a command常用作命令 b : to spend time in a relaxed manner放松一下 —
often + out 3 chill /ˈtʃɪl/ adjective
3 chill
/ˈtʃɪl/
adjective
Learner's definition of CHILL
somewhat formal
: unpleasantly cold : chilly冷飕飕的;寒冷的