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单词 chilling
释义
chillingchil‧ling /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a chilling reminder of the war
  • The captain's message ended with the chilling words: ""Mission completed. All prisoners disposed of.''
  • The case is a chilling reminder of how ordinary, seemingly respectable citizens still have racist and deeply intolerant views.
  • The lawyer gave a chilling demonstration of how the accused used a towel to suffocate his victim.
  • Today's arrests should send a chilling message to anyone involved in insurance fraud.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • For once there was not that exhilarating, sometimes chilling clarity.
  • Gradually Jack realized he could never penetrate the chilling force-field that lay between him and the two men.
  • His description of how he watched helplessly as one of the deadly missiles thundered towards him makes chilling reading.
  • Outside the door she paused, breathing the chill and chilling air.
  • She would even have preferred more of his contemptuous accusations to this present chilling remoteness.
  • The chilling thought struck Sabine to the bone.
  • These fossil-like impressions of flesh-forms convey a chilling vulnerability not shared but enhanced by the metal material which they now permanently impress.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
making you feel frightened: · Being held at gunpoint had been the most frightening moment of his life.· The experience was very frightening.
especially spoken frightening. Scary is less formal than frightening and is very common in everyday English: · The movie was really scary.· There were some scary moments.
frightening, especially because violence, cruelty, or danger is involved: · a chilling tale of revenge, murder and madness· The court heard chilling details about the attack.
frightening and strange, especially because something involves ghosts or powers that people do not understand: · The forest is really spooky in the dark.· a spooky coincidence· spooky stories
informal frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, especially when you are not sure exactly why – used especially about places, people, and feelings: · This place is really creepy. Let’s get out of here.· a creepy guy· Do you know that creepy feeling when you're sure someone’s there but you can’t see or hear anything?
especially literary strange and frightening: · There was an eerie silence immediately after the bomb went off.· an eerie light· an eerie feeling
making you feel frightened, nervous, or lacking in confidence: · Big schools can be an intimidating place for young children.· Giving evidence in court is often a rather intimidating experience.· the intimidating presence of a large number of soldiers
frightening because you think someone is going to hurt you, even though they have not said or done anything violent – used especially about someone’s expression or voice: · The woman had a very menacing look.· ‘I’d like to have a word with you outside,’ he said in a menacing tone.
very frightening
extremely frightening: · a terrifying thought· The experience was absolutely terrifying.· She spoke of the terrifying ordeal (=a very bad experience) when three armed men burst into her house.
very frightening and involving danger, in a way that is exciting: · hair-raising stories· a hair-raising motorcycle ride through the streets of Havana
very frightening – used about films, stories etc that involve frightening or cruel events: · a spine-chilling novel by Stephen King
especially literary [only before noun] very frightening – used especially about sounds: · a blood-curdling scream· a blood-curdling growl
Longman Language Activatormaking you feel frightened
making you feel frightened: · Driving in big cities can be pretty frightening for many people.it's frightening: · There are so many people with guns these days, it's really frightening.it is frightening to do something: · It's frightening to think that something like this can happen in America today.a frightening experience/thought/prospect: · It was the most frightening experience of my life.· After so many years, going back to college and studying was a frightening prospect.
very frightening: · They stopped me, and I saw that they had a gun. It was terrifying.· I opened my eyes, and tried to banish the terrifying images of the plane falling from the sky, and crashing into the sea.a terrifying scream/crash/sound etc: · There was a terrifying crash, and the house seemed to shake.a terrifying experience/ordeal/thought: · It had been a terrifying ordeal, but now, at last, he was free.
especially spoken frightening - use this especially about stories, films, or situations in which strange or frightening things happen: · She didn't like the film. It was too scary for her.· I had a really scary dream last night.it's scary: · I don't regret my decision to start a new life, in a new country. It's scary, but it's also really exciting.· a big scary monster
a place or story that is spooky is frightening, especially because it is dark, strange etc: · The forest is really spooky in the dark.· Will you shut up about ghosts! You always scare me with that spooky talk!· I remembered that spooky feeling of being alone in the woods, and feeling that you are being watched by supernatural eyes.· We sat around the fire and told spooky tales.
a creepy feeling or place is one that is strange and makes you feel nervous and frightened, especially because you think that someone or something frightening might be there: · The house looked OK from the outside but inside it was all dark and creepy.· This place is really creepy. Let's get out of here.· I got a real creepy feeling on the way over there, as if someone was watching me.
a fact, statement or experience that is chilling , makes you feel frightened or shocked, because it is extremely cruel, violent, dangerous etc: · The lawyer gave a chilling demonstration of how the accused used a towel to suffocate his victim.· The captain's message ended with the chilling words: "Mission completed. All prisoners disposed of.''· The case is a chilling reminder of how ordinary, seemingly respectable citizens still have racist and deeply intolerant views.
an experience that is hair-raising is frightening because it is very dangerous: · We ended up making a hair-raising 200-kilometre night drive to the border.· After various hair-raising adventures in Afghanistan, Newcombe settled in Northern India.hair-raising tale/story : · Jenny had lots of adventures, travelling all over the world and always coming home with hair-raising stories.
something such as a story, film, or statement that is spine-chilling is frightening because it clearly describes or shows frightening or evil events: · The collection includes a spine-chilling ghost story by Edgar Allan Poe.· The only journalist to witness the rebellion gave a spine-chilling account of atrocities carried out by both sides.
: blood-curdling scream/howl/roar etc very frightening or made by someone who is extremely frightened: · Mary went upstairs to look for Dean and seconds later I heard a blood-curdling scream.· the blood-curdling howls of the wolves in the forest
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=making you feel serious and worried or frightened)· They passed the armed guard, a grim reminder of the ever-present threat of terrorism.
 something that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous:  the chilling sound of wolves howling► see thesaurus at frightening—chillingly adverb:  It was chillingly clear that he wanted revenge.
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