chill

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【释义】：

n．(只用sing．)
❶ 冷，寒气；发冷：There’s quite a chill in the air this morning．今天早晨冷飕飕的．A chill came creeping over me．我浑身发冷．chill and fever【美】间歇热，疟子．catch a chill 著凉，发冷，受风寒．have a chill 打冷颤．take the chill off热一热，烫一烫(酒等)．❷ 寒心，扫兴，冷淡：cast a chill over对…泼冷水，使人扫兴．

－a．❶ 冷飕飕的：a chill breeze一阵冷风．❷ 冷淡的，扫兴的：a chill reception冷淡的接待．

－vt．❶ 冷，冷却，冷藏(食物)：chilled meat冷藏肉．be chilled to the bone冷入骨髓．❷ 使寒心，使扫兴，使沮丧．❸ 冷硬，冷淬(铁)，淬火．

－vi．❶ 冷，变冷，发冷．❷ 淬火．