chill

• n. 寒冷；寒意；寒心
• adj. 寒冷的；冷漠的；扫兴的
• vt. 冷冻，冷藏；使寒心；使感到冷
• vi. 冷藏；变冷

来自PIE*gel, 冷，词源同cold,glacier.

1. coldness due to a cold environment

2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright;

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

3. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

4. a sudden numbing dread

chill

chill: [14] Old English had a noun cele or ciele ‘cold’ (from the same Germanic base as cold) which developed into Middle English chile ‘cold, frost’. Gaps in the record, however, cast doubt on whether this was the direct ancestor of the modern English noun, which may more plausibly be derived from the verb chill. This has been tentatively traced back to a hypothetical Old English verb *cieldan (also from the same Germanic base as cold), whose later form child may have been misinterpreted as a past participle, giving the new base form chill. Chilblain [16] is a compound formed from chill and blain ‘blister’, which comes from Old English blegen.
=> cold

chill (n.)

Old English ciele, cele "cold, coolness, chill, frost," from Proto-Germanic *kal- "to be cold," from PIE root *gel- "cold" (see cold). According to OED, the word seems to have been obsolete after c. 1400 (displaced by cold) and the modern use is a back-formation since c. 1600 from the verb.

chill (v.)

late 14c., intransitive, "to feel cold, grow cold;" c. 1400, transitive, "to make cold," from chill (n.). Related: Chilled; chilling; chillingly. Figurative use from late 14c. Meaning "hang out" first recorded 1985; from earlier chill out "relax" (1979).

Sheila E. sizzles in the new flick, Krush Groove, but some New York critics couldn't groove with it because many of the terms are unfamiliar to them. Examples: breakin' out (slang for leaving), chill (for cool down) and death (for something that's really good). ["Jet," Nov. 11, 1985]

a chill of fear/apprehension

一阵害怕 / 恐惧

牛津词典

His words sent a chill down her spine .

他的话让她觉得毛骨悚然。

牛津词典

They were chilled by the icy wind.

凛冽的寒风吹得他们遍体冰凉。

牛津词典

Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold) .

咱们回家吧，我感到寒气刺骨。

牛津词典

Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.

把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成形。

牛津词典

This wine is best served chilled.

这种葡萄酒冰镇后饮用最佳。

牛津词典

chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket)

冷藏食物

牛津词典

His words chilled her.

他的话使她不寒而栗。

牛津词典

What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone .

他看到的情景使他毛骨悚然。

牛津词典

We went home and chilled in front of the TV.

我们回家坐在电视机前放松。

牛津词典

They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.

他们有时聚在一起，看场电影放松一下。

牛津词典

Sit down and chill out!

坐下来冷静一下！

牛津词典

the chill grey dawn

寒冷阴沉的拂晓

牛津词典

a chill wind

寒风

牛津词典

A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.

房间里生着小火炉驱寒。

牛津词典

There's a chill in the air this morning.

今天早晨寒气袭人。

牛津词典

...chill winds, rain and choppy seas.

凄风、冷雨和波浪起伏的大海

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He caught a chill while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue.

他在大雨瓢泼的露天场地演出时受了寒。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Chill the fruit salad until serving time...

把水果色拉冰镇一下，吃的时候再拿出来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.

在等油酥糕饼凉的时候，可以把这些面团擀薄些。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The marble floor was beginning to chill me...

大理石地面开始让我觉得发冷。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

An exposed garden may be chilled by cold winds...

露天花园容易被冷风吹透。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There was a coldness in her that chilled him...

她身上透着一股冷漠，让他不寒而栗。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones.

有些电影让人毛骨悚然。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The violence used against the students sent a chill through Indonesia...

针对学生的暴力使得整个印度尼西亚不寒而栗。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent chills up my back.

他笑了，笑容古怪迷离，叫我后背发凉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典