chill
verb[IorT]
uk/tʃɪl/us/tʃɪl/to (causeto)becomecoldbut notfreeze:
（使）变冷；（使）冷却I've put thebeerin thefridgeto chill.我把啤酒放到了冰箱里冰镇一下。
Chill thewinebeforeserving.上酒前先冰镇一下。
to become or make something cold or colder
- coolWait until the mixture cools before adding the eggs.
- cool downLet the pan cool down a bit before you touch it.
- chillChill the wine in the fridge.
- freezeYou have to wait until the pond freezes before you can skate safely on it.
Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- perished
- polar vortex
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- stone-cold
- ultracold
Idiom
chillsomeoneto the bone/marrow
Phrasal verb
chill out
chill
noun
uk/tʃɪl/us/tʃɪl/chillnoun(COLD)
C2[S]
afeelingofcold:
寒冷；寒意，凉意There was a chill in theairthismorning.今天早晨有点冷飕飕的。
Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- perished
- polar vortex
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- stone-cold
- ultracold
chillnoun(ILLNESS)
[C]
aslightfever:
风寒，受寒，着凉Don't go out withwethair, you mightcatcha chill.头发湿的时候别出去，会着凉的。
Colds & flu
- anti-flu
- bunged up
- catarrh
- cold
- congested
- congestion
- coughing fit
- flu
- frog
- have a frog inyourthroatidiom
- head cold
- mincemeat
- runny
- sneeze
- sniff
- sniffle
- snuffle
- the common cold
- tickle
chillnoun(BAD FEELING)
C2[S]
asuddenunpleasantfeeling,especiallyoffear:
害怕的感觉；（尤指恐惧引起的）寒气，寒意Isuddenlyrealized, with a chill ofapprehension, thedangerahead.我突然一阵恐惧，意识到前面有危险。
Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- aquaphobia
- arachnophobia
- bogie
- catastrophize
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- dread
- homophobia
- homophobic
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- Islamophobia
- misophonia
- mortal
- scare
- willie
- xenophobe
Idioms
send chills down/upsomeone'sspine
take the chill offsomething
chill
adjective
literaryuk/tʃɪl/us/tʃɪl/chilladjective(COLD)
chilly(=cold)
寒冷的Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- perished
- polar vortex
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- stone-cold
- ultracold
chilladjective(RELAXED)
informal
relaxed:
令人放松的；冷静的；从容的We're a lot more chill about this thanourparentswere.我们在这方面比父母从容得多。
Thebarhas aprettychillvibeand theserviceisgreat.这间酒吧气氛很好，服务也很不错。
relaxed
- relaxedAfter my massage, I was quite relaxed.
- restedAfter our long holiday, I was rested and ready to get back to work.
- mellowHe is a very mellow baby.
- easy-goingShe's a generous and easy-going boss.
- laid-backHe's so laid-back, I've never seen him get upset about anything.
- zenShe's totally zen about child-rearing.
Idiom
the chill wind ofsomething