单词 | chill |
释义 | Word Frequency chill(tʃɪl) noun 1. a moderate coldness 2. a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction 3. a feverish cold 4. a check on enthusiasm or joy 5. metallurgy a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth 6. another name for bloom1 (sense 9) adjective 7. another word for chilly verb 8. to make or become cold 9. (transitive) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc) 10. (transitive) a. to depress (enthusiasm, etc) b. to discourage 11. (transitive) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal 12. (intransitive) slang, mainly US to relax; calm oneself Derived forms chilling (ˈchilling) adjective chillingly (ˈchillingly) adverb chillness (ˈchillness) noun Word origin Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy |
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