【chilly】 - A-level备考词汇

chilly

UK:  ['tʃɪli]

US:  ['tʃɪli]

比较级：chillier  最高级：chilliest  

n.

1.番椒

adj.

1.寒冷的;凉飕飕的

2.寒冷的;怕冷的

3.冷凄凄的,令人寒心的

4.冷淡的,疏远的

5.冷冰冰的,严酷无情的

6.凉气逼人,寒气袭人

7.使心恐惧的

adv.

1.〔罕用语〕冷,冷淡地

1 . It was freezing in the boat. Icy sea spray and rain crept down their necks and a chilly wind whipped their faces.
船里冷得像冰窖，冰冷的海水喷涌上来，雨水钻进了他们的脖子，凛冽的北风像鞭子一样抽打着他们的面庞。

2 . Nolan and many of his colleagues had never been on strike, but they made beds out of cardboard on the chilly shopfloor and dug in.
诺兰和他的许多同事们从来没有参加过罢工，但他们用硬纸板作床，就在睡在了车间冰冷的地面上。

3 . Start the walk early in the morning and have warm clothes and sunscreen with you - it might be very sunny yet chilly.
早上早点出发，带上保暖的衣服和防晒霜，那儿可能阳光明媚但也有些冷。

4 . When Christmastime crash came, Grandma got a breast chilly, and I was fearful to leave her.
圣诞假期来临了，祖母患上胸口冷的疾病，我非常不愿离开她。

5 . But it seems quite unlikely that any of these was an indoor temperature -- a particularly chilly breeze is a more plausible explanation.
但是，这些任何一个都不可能是室外温度——貌似更合理的解释是，有一阵特别寒冷的微风。