Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #13903
Fully loadedfrostier
寒冷的；冰冷的
frostier is the comparative of frosty.
Cold and icy; chilly.
- 1.
Cold, chilly; icy.
寒冷的；冰冷的
- 2.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
缺乏温暖和热情；表现出不友好或轻蔑
- 3.
Having frost on it or in it.
覆盖霜的
- 4.
covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner
覆盖着霜的
- 5.
Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
冷淡的；不友好的
- 6.
pleasantly cold and invigorating
令人愉快的寒冷和振奋
结霜的；覆霜的；冷淡的；不友好的；清凉的；清爽的；缺乏温暖和热情；表现出不友好或轻蔑；覆盖霜的
In use
Her frosty reply made it clear she was not interested in continuing the conversation.
The car windows were frosty after the cold night, so I had to scrape the ice off before driving.
We enjoyed a frosty glass of lemonade on the hot summer afternoon.
got a frosty reception
a frosty glass
crisp clear nights and frosty mornings
be frosty
常用于描述天气或人的态度。
The morning was frosty.
早晨严寒。
a frosty [noun]
常与reception, look, smile等搭配表示冷淡。
Connections
Collocations
- frosty morning
- 霜冻的早晨；结霜的清晨
- We went for a walk on a frosty morning.我们在一个霜冻的早晨出去散步。
- frosty reception
- 冷淡的接待；冷遇
- Her proposal got a frosty reception from the committee.她的提议遭到了委员会的冷遇。
- frosty look
- 冷淡的眼神
- She gave me a frosty look when I interrupted her.我打断她时，她冷冷地看了我一眼。
- frosty weather
- 严寒的天气
- The plants must be protected in frosty weather.严寒天气里必须保护这些植物。
- frosty silence
- 冰冷的沉默；冷淡的沉默
- His joke was met with a frosty silence.他的笑话换来的是一片冷淡的沉默。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象窗户结霜(frost)，又冷又拒人千里，记frosty=霜冻的、冷淡的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather description、interpersonal manner frosty 通常有两个常见义项：字面义“结霜的、冰冷的”多用于天气或景物描写，语域中性；比喻义“冷淡的、不友好的”比较常见于书面或正式语境，用于形容人的态度、语气或气氛。整体语域随义项而变化，使用时需根据具体语境选择。
Grammar Note
可用于描述天气（霜冻）、态度（冷淡）或人际关系（不友好）等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 frosty /ˈfrɔsti/ 完全押韵。hasty /ˈheɪsti/、tasty /ˈteɪsti/、nasty /ˈnæsti/、rusty /ˈrʌsti/、dusty /ˈdʌsti/ 都与 frosty 共享 -sty 拼写结尾，但重读元音不同，只是形近词，发音并不押韵。frost /frɔst/ 与 frosty 共享前缀拼写，但词尾是 /st/ 而非 /sti/。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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