chilly

英['tʃɪli] 美['tʃɪli]
  • adj. 寒冷的;冷淡的
  • n. 干辣椒
chillily chillier chilliest chilliness
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星级词汇:
  • chiaroscuro n.明暗对照法(绘画中明暗部分的处理法);(文学﹑音乐等中使用的)对比法
Noun:
  1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

Adjective:
  1. not characterized by emotion;

    "a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues"

  2. appreciably or disagreeably cold

  3. lacking warmth of feeling;

    "a chilly greeting"

1. On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood.
在寒冷彻骨的海上,基茨开始发烧,不断地咯血。

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2. I was slightly afraid of their chilly distant politeness.
他们那种冷冰冰的、敬而远之的客套让我有点憷头。

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3. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly.
我扣上了外套的扣子;天气很冷。

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4. It was too chilly for swimming.
这时候游泳太冷了。

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5. It was a chilly afternoon.
那是个阴冷的下午。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. It's a chilly morning.
      这是一个寒冷的早晨。
    2. A gust of chilly autumn wind is blowing from the north.
      一阵冷飕飕的秋风从北方吹来。
    3. It often happens that a balmy morning passes into a chilly afternoon.
      一个温和的上午常常转为一个寒冷的下午。
    4. The visitors got a very chilly reception.
      客人受到了非常冷淡的接待。
    5. He had a chilly welcome of our coming.
      他冷淡地迎接我们的到来。
cold,cool,chilly,frosty,freezing,icy
  • 这些形容词均含“冷、凉”之意。
  • cold最普通用词,强调缺乏温暖,使人不舒服。
  • cool指既不太热也不太冷。
  • chilly指使哆嗦的冷。
  • frosty指雾气在寒冷物体的表面凝结成薄冰时的严寒结霜的温度。
  • freezing指使人僵直,使东西凝固的冷。
  • icy多指风暴、风雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。