哪些词汇可以表达“冷”
1 freeze
冻结;冷冻;僵硬 n.冻结;凝固
例句:
If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes.
如果气温降到零度以下,水就会结冰。
When we freeze water, it turns into ice.
当我们冷冻水的时候,水变成冰。
freeze的引申义就是“严寒”,这时它有两种形式:freezing和frozen。
2 freezing 极度寒冷
freezing也可以说成freezing cold。可以用来形容人或人的身体部位,也可以用来形容其他事物。
例句:
We were freezing cold in the tent last night.
昨天晚上我们在帐篷里太冷了。
I had to wait for hours on the freezing cold station platform.
我得在极度寒冷的站台上等几个小时。
3 frozen 冻结的,冷酷的
frozen也可以说成frozen stiff,专门用来形容人或人的身体部位。
例句:
He put one hand up to his frozen face.
他把一只手伸向他冻僵的脸。
After walking through the snow, my feet were frozen stiff.
从雪地里走过后,我的脚都冻僵了。
4 chill 寒冷的;冷漠的
例句:
Walking home in the snow, we got chilled to the bone.
我们蹚着雪往家走,快要冻僵了。
5 chilly 寒冷的,怕冷的
例句:
The bathroom gets chilly in winter.
冬天,浴室变得很冷。
6 frosty 结霜的,严寒的;冷淡的;灰白的
例句:
It was a cold and frosty morning.
这是一个天寒地冻的早晨。
7 parky (天气、空气)寒冷的
例句:
It's a bit parky outside today.
今天外面有点冷。
8 icy 冰冷的;冷淡的;结满冰的
例句:
She opened the window and I was hit by an icy blast of air.
她打开窗户,一阵冷风向我袭来。
9 frigid 寒冷的,严寒的,冷淡的
例句:
Frigid winds blew from the north.
寒风从北方吹来。
10 coldness 寒冷,冷淡
例句:
The icy coldness of the water revived her.
水刺骨的寒冷使她苏醒过来。