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be frosty
常用于描述天气或人的态度。
The morning was frosty.
早晨严寒。
寒冷的；冰冷的
frostiest — superlative of frosty
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
寒冷的；冰冷的
Cold and icy; chilly.
The morning was frosty.
早晨严寒。
寒冷的；冰冷的
Cold, chilly; icy.
缺乏温暖和热情；表现出不友好或轻蔑
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
覆盖霜的
Having frost on it or in it.
覆盖着霜的
covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner
Her frosty reply made it clear she was not interested in continuing the conversation.
她冷淡的回复表明她不想继续谈话。
AI contextual example
The car windows were frosty after the cold night, so I had to scrape the ice off before driving.
寒冷的夜晚过后，车窗上结了一层霜，我只好在开车前把冰刮掉。
AI contextual example
We enjoyed a frosty glass of lemonade on the hot summer afternoon.
在炎热的夏日午后，我们享用了一杯凉爽的柠檬水。
AI contextual example
got a frosty reception
受到了冷遇
WordNet
常用于描述天气或人的态度。
The morning was frosty.
早晨严寒。
常与reception, look, smile等搭配表示冷淡。
She gave him a frosty look.
她冷冷地看了他一眼。
表示逐渐变得冷淡或严寒。
The atmosphere in the room grew frosty.
房间里的气氛变得冷淡起来。
Not this
There was frosty on the ground this morning.
Use this
There was frost on the ground this morning.
中文学习者常将形容词 'frosty' 误用作名词，表示‘霜’。应使用名词 'frost' 来表示‘霜’这一物质。
Not this
It's more frosty today than yesterday.
Use this
It's frostier today than yesterday.
形容词 'frosty' 的比较级是 'frostier'，而不是 'more frosty'。英语中单音节形容词通常以 -er 构成比较级。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
冷淡的接待，不友好的欢迎
The proposal received a frosty reception from the committee.
这项提议遭到了委员会的冷淡对待。
冷漠的沉默，不友好的沉默
After his remark, there was a frosty silence in the room.
他讲完那句话后，房间里一片冷漠的沉默。
冷冷地看某人一眼
She gave him a frosty look and walked away.
她冷冷地看了他一眼，然后走开了。
雪人弗罗斯蒂是个快乐的小精灵。
This line is from the popular Christmas song 'Frosty the Snowman', about a snowman brought to life by a magic hat. The name 'Frosty' itself means 'very cold', which is now commonly used to describe a person's unfriendly attitude, as in 'a frosty stare'.
这句歌词出自广受欢迎的圣诞歌曲《雪人弗罗斯蒂》，讲述了一个被魔法帽子唤醒的雪人的故事。“Frosty”这个名字本身意思是“严寒的”，现在常用来形容人不友好的态度，如“a frosty stare”（冷酷的眼神）。
Use frostiest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象窗户结霜(frost)，又冷又拒人千里，记frosty=霜冻的、冷淡的。
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。
可用于描述天气（霜冻）、态度（冷淡）或人际关系（不友好）等。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.