单词 | subzero |
释义 | subzeroadj. Having or designating a temperature below zero degrees, esp. zero degrees Celsius; below freezing point; very cold. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [adjective] > of or relating to degrees below zero sub-freezing1885 subzero1887 1887 New-Eng. Med. Gaz. Dec. 545 Remembering with a shiver the sub-zero midnights on which he has been summoned to the bedsides of malades imaginaires. 1924 Pop. Mech. Mag. Aug. 249/1 Battling stiff gales and plunging through deep snowdrifts at sub-zero temperatures. 1942 O. Nash Face is Familiar 137 And nobody is prompter In the face of hell, high water, and sub-zero thermometer. 1980 R. McCrum In Secret State xii. 113 He's having a sub-zero feud with Hayter. 2006 Independent 8 Apr. (Mag.) 29/1 Big-wave surfers who head out in sub-zero conditions cover themselves up in 6mm wetsuits, hoods and gloves. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1887 |
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