| 单词 | chilly |
| 释义 | chilly (once / 1031 pages) 1adj 2n Did someone leave a window open? It's chilly in here! That word means "cold," and it can also mean that someone's acting in a frosty way. The main meaning of chilly is cold, but this word is often used for emotions too, just like "warm." A warm person is loving and kind, but a chilly person is unemotional, distant, and quiet. Chilly people are often called "aloof" — another word for someone who's not acting like a people person. "After you turned them in for cheating on their homework, they gave you a chilly reception." WORD FAMILYchilly: chillier, chilliest, chillily, chilliness, chillys+/chill: chilled, chiller, chilling, chills, chilly/chiller: chillers/chilling: chillingly USAGE EXAMPLESThere was a genuine stodginess to the early exchanges here on a chilly, clear, post-festive evening in east London. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) For some folks, a chilly plunge into Lake Washington was the perfect way to start the year. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) That’s the unfortunate fate suffered by Daughter’s sophomore effort, “Not To Disappear,” whose chilly songs sound as desolate as a frozen tundra. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj appreciably or disagreeably cold Syn parky cold having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration 2adj lacking warmth of feeling a chilly greeting Syn unfriendly not disposed to friendship or friendliness 3adj not characterized by emotion 2"a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"-C.W.Cunningham Syn unemotional unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion n very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency Syn|Hypo|Hyper chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli jalapeno, jalapeno pepper hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico cayenne, cayenne peppera long and often twisted hot red pepper chipotlea ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking hot pepper any of various pungent capsicum fruits |
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