1 [sing] an unpleasant cold feeling 寒意;寒冷:
There's a chill in the air.寒气逼人。 (figurative 比喻)A chill of fear went down my spine.我感到毛骨悚然。
2 [C] (informal 非正式) an common illness that affects your nose and throat; a cold 风寒:
to catch a chill着凉
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/tʃɪl ||; tʃɪl/verb[I,T]
1 to become or to make sb/sth colder (使)变冷
2 (also chill out) (informal 非正式) to relax and not feel angry or nervous about anything 冷漠;悠然;懒洋洋:
I work hard all week so on Sundays I just chill out.我整个星期拚命工作,因此到了星期日我就懒洋洋的。
chill1/tʃIl; tʃIl/n 1 [singular 单数] a feeling of coldness 寒意﹐寒气: There was a slight chill in the air . 空气中透着一丝寒意。2 [C] a sudden feeling of fear 害怕﹐寒心: The sound of his laugh sent a chill through her. 他的笑声让她不寒而栗。3 [C] a slight illness like a cold 小感冒﹐着凉: Take off those wet clothes before you catch a chill . 把那些湿衣服脱掉﹐免得着凉。
chill2v 1 [T] to make something or someone cold 使变冷﹐使冷却: Champagne should be chilled before serving. 香槟酒应冰镇后饮用。2 [I] informal also 又作 chill out to relax instead of feeling angry or nervous【非正式】放松﹐冷静: Chill out, Dave, it doesn’t matter. 放轻松﹐戴夫﹐没关系的。