| 单词 | frosty |
| 释义 | frosty (frɒsti , US frɔːsti ) Word forms: frostier , frostiest 1. adjective If the weather is frosty, the temperature is below freezing. ...sharp, frosty nights. Synonyms: cold, frozen, icy, chilly 2. adjective You describe the ground or an object as frosty when it is covered with frost. The street was deserted except for a cat lifting its paws off the frosty stones. Synonyms: icy, ice-capped, icicled, hoar [rare] 3. graded adjective If you describe someone's behaviour as frosty, you think it is unfriendly. The president may get a frosty reception in New Hampshire. The relationship has obviously become frosty. Synonyms: unfriendly, cold, discouraging, icy frostily (frɒstɪli , US frɔːst- ) graded adverb [ADVERB with verb] The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle frostily. frostiness uncountable noun There was a certain frostiness in his smile. Collocations: frosty morning It might be the last thing you feel like having on a frosty morning, but it'll be worth it. The Sun The gear won't count for anything if you hide under the duvet on a frosty morning. Times, Sunday Times My journey there made no fossil-burning impact on the environment because it was a nice three-mile trot across the fields on a frosty morning. Times, Sunday Times I love winter walks, hard track on a frosty morning under powder-blue sky. Times, Sunday Times Once you have started your car on a frosty morning, don't be tempted to leave the engine running to dash back indoors, even for a moment. The Sun It's like looking at stars at dusk on a frosty night: the more you look, the more there are to look at. Times, Sunday Times It was like stargazing on a frosty night: more and more and more till your head started spinning. Times, Sunday Times After a starry and frosty night tonight, blue skies should greet us tomorrow. Times, Sunday Times It was a frosty night and fir trees sparkled with a dusting of snow. Times, Sunday Times They didn't count on the possibility that the train's staff would hop into a taxi and disappear into the frosty night, leaving them stranded in the snow for several hours. Times, Sunday Times He seems a nice enough chap, but he gets a frosty reception from the gang. Times, Sunday Times (2014) HAVE you been getting a frosty reception from your colleagues? The Sun (2014) But she got a frosty reception due to her behaviour in the camp. The Sun (2015) Such a frosty reception is probably no worse than he could have expected. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The frosty reception did not stop her becoming a roving ambassador for the store for more than 19 years. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 结霜的 Japanese: 霜の降りる |
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