| 单词 | frost burn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrost burn frost burn n. frostbite; esp. (in later use) blackening of plant tissues caused by exposure to freezing temperatures (cf. frostbite n. 2); (also) an instance of this. ΚΠ 1792 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Resid. Coast Labrador II. Gloss. p. iv Frostburn,..a deep and serious penetration of frost on any animal substance. 1861 L. De Boilieu Recoll. Labrador Life ix. 105 I leave the reader to conclude which of the two poor fellows had the best chance of being preserved from frost-burns. 1956 Oceania 27 97 The vulnerability of the staple crop, sweet potatoes, to frost burn. 1992 K. S. Robinson Red Mars (1993) 116 Almost everyone had frostburn marks, patches of black skin that eventually peeled, leaving pink new skin, garish and ugly. 2013 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 Apr. 40 Longer grass will provide a bit of a barrier or blanket against frost, reducing frost burn. < as lemmas |
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