n.

1. 寒冷，寒氣[S]
   The chill of autumn is in the air.

   秋天的寒意到處感覺得到。

2. 風寒，寒顫[C]
   He was out in the rain and caught a chill.

   他在外面淋了雨，著了涼。

3. 掃興，寒心[S]
   The sudden downpour put a chill into the picnickers.

   突然落下的傾盆大雨使野餐的人感到掃興。

   The bad news put a chill on the celebration.

   壞消息使得慶祝大大掃興。

4. （態度的）冷淡[S]

a.

1. 冷的，涼颼颼的
2. 冷淡的
   The new theory had a chill welcome.

   這一新理論遭到冷遇。

   He gave her a chill greeting.

   他冷冰冰地招呼她。

3. 使人寒心的；掃興的

vt.

1. 使變冷，使感到冷
   The night air chilled my bones.

   夜間的氣候使我寒冷徹骨。

2. 使打寒顫
3. 使掃興，使沮喪
   Failure chilled her hopes.

   失敗使她希望破滅。

4. 【冶】使冷凝

vi.

1. 變冷，感到寒冷
   I want this soup to chill.

   我想使這湯冷卻。

2. 冷凍，凝結
3. 【冶】冷凝

n.

1. an unpleasant feeling of coldness.
2. a feverish cold.
3. a metal mould designed to aid cooling of metal during casting.

v.

1. make cold.
   ▸cool (food or drink) in a refrigerator.
2. horrify or frighten.
3. (usu. chill out) informal calm down and relax.

adj.