chill

/tʃɪl/ n. / v. / adj.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

寒冷；寒意；着凉；使变冷；变冷；放松；冷的；凉爽的；放松的

释义与例句

n. 寒冷；寒意；着凉
a feeling of coldness; an illness caused by cold weather
  1. There was a chill in the autumn air.
    秋天的空气中带着一丝寒意。
  2. She caught a chill after walking in the rain.
    她在雨中散步后着凉了。
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  1. A chill ran down his spine.
    他感到一阵寒意顺着脊背往下窜。
v. 使变冷；变冷；放松
to make or become cold; (informal) to relax
  1. Chill the wine in the fridge before serving.
    上菜前把葡萄酒放冰箱里冰一下。
  2. The wind chilled us to the bone.
    寒风把我们冻得刺骨。
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  1. Let's just chill and watch a movie tonight.
    今晚我们就放松一下看场电影吧。
adj. 冷的；凉爽的；放松的
fairly cold; relaxed and not worried
  1. The chill morning air woke me up.
    清晨凉爽的空气让我清醒过来。
  2. He has a really chill attitude towards exams.
    他对待考试的态度很放松。
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  1. We had a chill evening at home.
    我们在家度过了一个轻松的夜晚。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 chill 可作名词（寒意）、动词（使变冷/放松）和形容词（冷的/放松的）；口语中 chill out 表示“放松、冷静”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • chilly 冷的；怕冷的
    形容词，指天气或房间冷，如 a chilly morning。
同义词
  • cool 凉爽的；凉快的
    cool 指凉爽宜人；chill 作形容词更冷一些，也可指态度冷淡。
    It's cool in the shade. 树荫下很凉快。
常见搭配
  • catch a chill 着凉
    Put on a coat or you'll catch a chill. 穿上外套，不然你会着凉的。
  • chill out 放松；冷静下来
    Chill out — everything will be fine. 冷静点——一切都会好的。
  • chill to the bone 冷到骨头里
    I was chilled to the bone after waiting in the snow. 在雪地里等了一会儿后，我冷到了骨头里。