chilly
英 ['tʃɪlɪ]
美 ['tʃɪli]
- adj. 寒冷的；怕冷的
- n. (Chilly)人名；(法)希伊
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chilly 寒冷的来自PIE*gel, 冷，词源同cold,glacier.
- chilly (adj.)
- 1560s, "causing a sensation of cold," from chill (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "feeling coldish" is attested from 1610s; figurative use is recorded by 1841. Related: Chilliness.
- 1. On the chilly seas, Keats became feverish, continually coughing up blood.
- 在寒冷彻骨的海上，基茨开始发烧，不断地咯血。
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- 2. I was slightly afraid of their chilly distant politeness.
- 他们那种冷冰冰的、敬而远之的客套让我有点憷头。
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- 3. I buttoned up my coat; it was chilly.
- 我扣上了外套的扣子；天气很冷。
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- 4. It was too chilly for swimming.
- 这时候游泳太冷了。
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- 5. It was a chilly afternoon.
- 那是个阴冷的下午。
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