chill

noun

1. 寒冷；寒意；凉意
   a feeling of being cold
   1. There's a chill in the air this morning.
      今天早晨寒气袭人。
   2. A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.
      房间里生着小火炉驱寒。
2. 着凉；受寒
   an illness caused by being cold and wet, causing fever and shivering (= shaking of the body)
3. 害怕的感觉
   a feeling of fear
   1. a chill of fear/apprehension
      一阵害怕 / 恐惧
   2. His words sent a chill down her spine .
      他的话让她觉得毛骨悚然。

verb

1. 使很冷；使冰冷
   to make sb very cold
   1. They were chilled by the icy wind.
      凛冽的寒风吹得他们遍体冰凉。
   2. Let's go home, I'm chilled to the bone (= very cold) .
      咱们回家吧，我感到寒气刺骨。
2. （使）冷却；（被）冷藏
   when food or a drink chills or when sb chills it, it is made very cold but it does not freeze
   1. Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.
      把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成形。
   2. This wine is best served chilled.
      这种葡萄酒冰镇后饮用最佳。
   3. chilled foods (= for example in a supermarket)
      冷藏食物
3. 使恐惧；恐吓；吓唬
   to frighten sb
   1. His words chilled her.
      他的话使她不寒而栗。
   2. What he saw chilled his blood/chilled him to the bone .
      他看到的情景使他毛骨悚然。
4. 放松；休息
   to spend time relaxing
   1. We went home and chilled in front of the TV.
      我们回家坐在电视机前放松。

adj.

1. 寒冷的；冷飕飕的；阴冷的
   cold, in an unpleasant way
   1. the chill grey dawn
      寒冷阴沉的拂晓
   2. a chill wind
      寒风

1. V-ERG (使)冷却;(使)凉下来;冷藏
   When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
   1. Chill the fruit salad until serving time...
      把水果色拉冰镇一下，吃的时候再拿出来。
   2. These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
      在等油酥糕饼凉的时候，可以把这些面团擀薄些。
   3. ...a glass of chilled champagne.
      一杯冰镇香槟
2. VERB 使变冷;使冰凉
   When cold weather or something cold chills a person or a place, it makes that person or that place feel very cold.
   1. The marble floor was beginning to chill me...
      大理石地面开始让我觉得发冷。
   2. An exposed garden may be chilled by cold winds...
      露天花园容易被冷风吹透。
   3. Wade placed his chilled hands on the radiator and warmed them...
      韦德把冰凉的双手放在暖气片上取暖。
   4. The boulder sheltered them from the chilling wind.
      那块大石头替他们挡住了寒风。
3. VERB 惊吓;使恐惧
   If you say that something you see, hear, or feel chills you, you mean that it frightens you.
   1. There was a coldness in her that chilled him...
      她身上透着一股冷漠，让他不寒而栗。
   2. Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones.
      有些电影让人毛骨悚然。
4. N-COUNT 害怕;焦虑;紧张
   If something sends a chill through you, it gives you a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety.
   1. The violence used against the students sent a chill through Indonesia...
      针对学生的暴力使得整个印度尼西亚不寒而栗。
   2. He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent chills up my back.
      他笑了，笑容古怪迷离，叫我后背发凉。
5. N-COUNT 着凉;伤寒
   A chill is a mild illness which can give you a slight fever and headache.
   1. He caught a chill while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue.
      他在大雨瓢泼的露天场地演出时受了寒。
6. ADJ (天气)阴冷的，寒冷的
   Chill weather is cold and unpleasant.
   1. ...chill winds, rain and choppy seas.
      凄风、冷雨和波浪起伏的大海
   2. Chill is also a noun.
      
   3. September is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings.
      9月到了，早晨已有了寒意。
   4. ...the cold chill of the night.
      夜晚的寒冷

1. Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
   他们的一些罪行骇人听闻，简直令人毛骨悚然。
2. A chill wind blew at the top of the hill
   山顶寒风呼啸。
3. Chill the fruit salad until serving time
   把水果色拉冰镇一下，吃的时候再拿出来。
4. These doughs can be rolled out while you wait for the pastry to chill.
   在等油酥糕饼凉的时候，可以把这些面团擀薄些。
5. The marble floor was beginning to chill me
   大理石地面开始让我觉得发冷。
6. An exposed garden may be chilled by cold winds
   露天花园容易被冷风吹透。
7. Wade placed his chilled hands on the radiator and warmed them
   韦德把冰凉的双手放在暖气片上取暖。
8. The boulder sheltered them from the chilling wind.
   那块大石头替他们挡住了寒风。
9. There was a coldness in her that chilled him
   她身上透着一股冷漠，让他不寒而栗。
10. Some films chill you to the marrow of your bones.
    有些电影让人毛骨悚然。
11. The violence used against the students sent a chill through Indonesia
    针对学生的暴力使得整个印度尼西亚不寒而栗。
12. He smiled, an odd, dreamy smile that sent chills up my back.
    他笑了，笑容古怪迷离，叫我后背发凉。
13. He caught a chill while performing at a rain-soaked open-air venue.
    他在大雨瓢泼的露天场地演出时受了寒。
14. After raves, we used to chill out in each others 'bedrooms.
    以前每次狂欢派对过后，我们都会到彼此的卧室去放松一下。
15. Herbert offered whisky 'to drive out the chill'
    赫伯特提议喝点儿威士忌来“驱寒”。
16. A chill shiver rippled over his skin.
    他浑身打了个冷战。
17. Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay
    毛织品能够保暖御寒。
18. The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.
    全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
19. It's no joke catching a chill when you are recovering from an injury.
    你正在养伤，受了寒可不是玩儿的！
20. I felt a chill creep over me.
    我感到周身发冷。
21. It's spring but there's still a chill in the air.
    初春季节仍有寒意。
22. The sight sends a chill to my heart.
    那情景使我心寒。
23. There is a chill in the air in early spring.
    春寒料峭。
24. It is like the sense of chill that follows immersion of the hand in a volatile liquid.
    这很像把手浸入挥发性液体后的那种凉飕飕的感觉。
25. He caught a chill from getting wet in the rain.
    他叫雨激着了。
26. It's nothing but a chill.
    只是受了点儿风寒。
27. He wanted to cool off, but ended up catching a chill.
    他贪图凉快，着了凉。
28. His illness was brought on by a chill.
    他这场病的诱因是着了凉。
29. I want this wine to chill so I'll leave it in a cold place for an hour.
    我要把酒弄凉，所以把它放在冷的地方一个小时。
30. Don't go out in this weather& you'll catch a chill.
    这种天气别出去，你会着凉的。

chill out

1. 放松；冷静；镇静
   to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth
   1. There's a chill in the air this morning.
      今天早晨寒气袭人。
   2. A small fire was burning to take the chill off the room.
      房间里生着小火炉驱寒。

noun

1. coldness due to a cold environment

   Synonym:    icinessgelidity

2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   1. a frisson of surprise shot through him

   Synonym:    frissonshiverquivershudderthrilltingle

3. a sudden numbing dread

   Synonym:    pall

4. a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever

   Synonym:    shivering

verb

1. loose heat
   1. The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm

   Synonym:    coolcool down

2. make cool or cooler
   1. Chill the food

   Synonym:    coolcool down

3. depress or discourage
   1. The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers