Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9759
chilly
寒冷的；感到冷的
核心释义
Cold enough to cause discomfort; feeling uncomfortably cold.
- 1.
冷得令人不适
Cold enough to cause discomfort.
- 2.
感到不舒服的冷
Feeling uncomfortably cold.
- 3.
不带感情的
not characterized by emotion; -C.W.Cunningham
- 4.
冷淡和疏远；不友好
Distant and cool; unfriendly.
- 5.
明显或令人不快的寒冷
appreciably or disagreeably cold
冷淡的；不友好的；不动感情的；无情感的；冷得令人不适；感到不舒服的冷；不带感情的
用法In use
The weather turned chilly this morning, so I grabbed a jacket.
用法提示：chilly 在此句中作形容词，表示天气冷得让人需要加衣服。
She felt a chilly draft coming from the open window.
用法提示：chilly 描述风，强调令人不适的寒冷感。
The water in the pool was too chilly for the children to swim.
用法提示：chilly 形容水温，表示冷得不宜活动。
a female form in marble--a chilly but ideal medium for depicting abstract virtues
be chilly
用于描述天气、房间等环境冷得让人不舒服。
The room was chilly even with the heater on.
即使开着暖气，房间里还是很冷。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chilly weather
- 寒冷的天气
- We had chilly weather all week, so I stayed indoors.我们这一周天气都很冷，所以我一直待在室内。
- feel chilly
- 感到发冷
- I feel chilly even with the heater on.即使开着暖气，我还是觉得冷。
- chilly wind
- 寒风
- A chilly wind blew through the streets.一阵寒风穿过街道。
- chilly reception
- 冷淡的接待；冷遇
- The proposal received a chilly reception from the committee.这个提案受到了委员会的冷遇。
- chilly atmosphere
- 冷淡的气氛
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 chilly 拆成 chill（寒冷）+y，想象冬天冷风刮到脸上，冷飕飕让人打哆嗦。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather forecasts、describing indoor temperature、expressing personal discomfort from cold chilly 在表示“冷得令人不适”时通常为中性词，口语和书面语均可见，多用于谈论天气、室内温度或身体感觉。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述天气或温度，也可表示冷淡的态度。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 chilly /ˈtʃɪli/ 押韵的词有 silly /ˈsɪli/、hilly /ˈhɪli/、frilly /ˈfrɪli/、Billy /ˈbɪli/，它们都含 /ɪli/ 音；chili /ˈtʃɪli/ 发音相同但拼写不同。注意 chill /tʃɪl/ 只是形似，末尾没有 /i/，发音不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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