We received a frosty welcome. a frosty autumn that was a sign of the brutal winter that followed
Recent Examples on the WebThe letters also underlined another theme in The Crown — the frosty relationship between the duke and the rest of the royal family. Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022 The relationship between Moreno and Sidhu, never better than frosty, appears to have irreparably frayed. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022 Relations between the two countries had been frosty for years, but deteriorated rapidly after April 2020 when Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 30 Mar. 2022 Tsitsipas, whose relationship with Medvedev has long been frosty, smiled when asked about Friday’s outburst.New York Times, 28 Jan. 2022 The inexplicable saga of the Choco Taco helps explain why some drivers have a frosty relationship with Unilever, which owns Klondike, Good Humor and other recognizable ice-cream brands. Ben Cohen, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Biden met later Thursday with Benjamin Netanyahu, the former prime minister who was close to Trump and with whom the current president has enjoyed a frosty relationship. Noah Biermanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 So was predicting the government’s frosty relationship with the private sector had thawed. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 July 2022 Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who early on had a frosty relationship with Abe, sent a condolence message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday, a day after most other world leaders issued their statements. Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of frosty was before the 12th century
1cold enough for frost霜凍VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤be, look嚴寒;看起來極冷▸➤become, get, turn (BrE) 變得寒冷◇when the weather turns frosty天氣變寒時➤remain, stay依舊嚴寒ADVERB➤very非常寒冷PHRASES➤cold and frosty酷寒◇The day dawned cold and frosty.天亮時天氣酷寒。frosty
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2unfriendly不友好VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem冷淡;看起來冷淡;似乎冷若冰霜▸➤become, turn變得冷淡◇Her cool green eyes became positively frosty.他冷冷的綠眼睛變得明顯不友好起來。➤remain依舊冷淡ADVERB➤decidedly, distinctly, positively, very明顯冷淡;特別冷淡;非常冷淡◇The atmosphere in the room was decidedly frosty.房間裏的氣氛明顯很冷。