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  • Derivatives : n  chiller ; n  chillness ; adv  chillingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

chill [tʃɪl]
  1. 1. noun [c] (in air,water) 寒气
  2. 2. noun (illness) 着凉
  3. 3. adjective [+wind] [ air] 凉飕飕
  4. 4. vt. [+food] [ drinks] (cool) 使冷冻
  5. 5. vt. [liter] (frighten) 使…害怕
    to catch a chill
    着凉
    it sent a chill down my spine
    这使我胆战心惊
    I'm chilled to the bone {or} marrow
    感到寒气刺骨
    "serve chilled"
    冰镇食用

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

chill [ʧɪl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 冰冷寒冷寒气
    A chill wind came through the open doors to the balcony.
    一阵寒风穿过敞开的大门吹到阳台上。
  2. 2. n.[c] 震颤战栗惊悚
    His voice sent a chill of pleasure down her spine.
    他的声音令她感到浑身愉悦
  3. 3. n.[c] 发冷寒战感到寒冷
    He caught a chill in the rain and died weeks later of bronchitis.
    淋雨受了凉,几个星期以后因为支气管炎过世了。
  4. 4. n.[c] 惊颤,惊恐惊愕
    I felt a chill of fear as I heard the sound outside.
    听到外面声响时,我感到胆战心寒。
  5. 5. noun [Slang] 冰凉罐装啤酒
  6. 6. vt. 使沮丧,使气馁,使失望
    The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers.
    城邦投降消息使战士们意志消沉
  7. 7. verb 使变凉,使冷却
    I brought a bucket of ice to chill the wine.
    我带了一桶冰块用来冰酒。
    The images evoked by his words chilled her.
    描述的景象使她变冷。
  8. 8. vi. 变凉,变凉爽冷却
    She got up, suddenly chilled after sitting so long.
    她站了起来由于坐的时间太长,她突然感到一阵寒意
  9. 9. vi. [Slang] 平静下来保持冷静冷静下来放松
  10. 10. vi. [Slang] 放松;使某人放松
  11. 11. vt. [Slang] 杀死某人
  12. 12. vt. [Slang] 恐吓某人
  13. 13. vt. [Slang] 拒绝某人

Collins English-English Dictionary

chill [tʃɪl]
  1. 1. n a moderate coldness
  2. 2. n a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
  3. 3. n a feverish cold
  4. 4. n a check on enthusiasm or joy
  5. 5. n a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
  6. 6. n another name for bloom
  7. 7. adj another word for chilly
  8. 8. vb to make or become cold
  9. 9. vt. [tr] to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
  11. 11. vt. to discourage
  12. 12. vt. [tr] to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
  13. 13. vi. [intr] [Slang] [chiefly US] to relax; calm oneself
  14. 14. vi. See also chill out
  15. 15. vi. [Etymology] Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy

Examples

it sent a chill down my spine
这使我胆战心惊
The bracing winter chill can wake up anyone.
刺骨的冬寒让每个人保持清醒。
His voice sent a chill of pleasure down her spine.
他的声音令她感到浑身愉悦。
I felt a chill of fear as I heard the sound outside.
听到外面的声响时,我感到胆战心寒。
She quickly coated them in woolen blankets before they caught a chill.
她赶快给他们披上了羊毛毯子,免得他们着凉。
His fingers kept dipping into the torrent but the water remained chill.
他的手指不停地放入流水中试水温,可水还是冷的要命。

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