chills

1. vt. & vi. (使)变冷,(使)变凉 make or become cold or cool

1. [S]寒冷,寒气 a slightly unpleasant degree of coldness
2. [C]寒战,发冷 an illness marked by coldness and shaking of the body

• enthusiasm chills热情冷落下来
• sight chills sb to the core情景使…大为失望

• chill sb's enthusiasm给某人的热情浇冷水

• chill bitterly刺骨地寒冷
• chill dreadfully非常寒冷
• chill hopelessly寒冷地令人绝望
• chill increasingly越来越寒冷
• chill mortally致命地寒冷
• chill suddenly突然变凉

• chill to the bone寒气刺骨
• chill to the marrow寒气刺骨
• chill with fear吓得浑身打战

• cast〔depress〕 a chill对…泼冷水
• catch〔get, take〕 a chill着凉
• strike chill感到沮丧

chill out冷静，冷静下来

wind chill风寒

1. Come by the fire you must be chilled to the marrow!
   到火旁边来吧－－你一定冻坏了。
2. The night air chilled his bones.
   夜间的寒气使他感到冰冷彻骨。
3. The raw weather chilled our enthusiasm for a swim.
   天气阴冷，我们游泳的兴致大减。

1. There was a chill in the air this morning.
   今天早上有点冷冰冰的。
2. The bad news cast a chill over the whole family.
   这坏消息使全家人感到沮丧。
3. The sight sent a chill to her heart.
   这情景使她心寒。
4. He has caught a chill.
   他受寒了。

1. The host gave him a chill reception.
   主人(对客人而言)对他的接待是冷淡的。
2. He wandered about in the chill rain.
   他在凄风冷雨中荡来荡去。