单词 | chill |
释义 | verb | noun | adjective chillchill1 /tʃɪl/ ●○○ verb 1[intransitive, transitive] if you chill something such as food or drink, or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze: Chill the dough for at least an hour. I think the wine should be chilled enough by now.2[intransitive] (also chill out) spoken informal used to tell someone to be calm instead of feeling angry or nervous: Shelly, just chill out, okay?3[intransitive] (also chill out) spoken informal to relax without doing anything important: A few of us were just chilling at my house.4[transitive usually passive] to make someone very cold: Chilled by the winds, people huddled under blankets.5[transitive] literary to frighten someone, especially by seeming very cruel or violent: The look in her eye chilled me. verb | noun | adjective chillchill2 ●○○ noun 1[singular, uncountable] a feeling of coldness: There was a chill in the air that night. A small heater keeps off the night chill.2[countable] a feeling of fear or shock caused by something that is very upsetting, violent, or cruel: Her description of the murder sent a chill through the audience. A chill ran down my spine when he said the word “cancer.”3[countable] a feeling of being cold, caused by being sick: Symptoms include fever, chills, and increased heart rate.4[singular] a quality in someone's speech or behavior that makes you feel he or she is not friendly: There was a definite chill in his voice when he answered.5[singular] a situation in which something is not encouraged or is stopped: The high price of oil put a chill on the auto industry. → see also send shivers/chills up (and down) your spine at send (10) verb | noun | adjective chillchill3 adjective 1take a chill pill spoken used to tell someone to stop being excited, nervous, or angry2[only before noun] literary very cold: a chill wind |
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