chilling

[US]/'tʃɪlɪŋ/
[UK]/'tʃɪlɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 寒冷的;冷漠的;使人恐惧的
n. 寒冷;冷却
v. 冷却
Word Forms
现在分词chilling
复数chillings

Phrases & Collocations

chilling effect

寒蟬效應

chilling atmosphere

陰森的氛圍

chilling warning

令人不寒而栗的警告

chilling injury

n. 寒害,冷害;冷却损伤

water chilling unit

水冷冻装置;水冷机组

chilling water

冷却水

Example Sentences

a spine-chilling horror novel

令人毛骨悚然的恐怖小说

The chilling courtesy was his only armo(u)r.

冷漠的礼仪是他唯一的护身符。

Their report on the plans for nuclear war is a chilling document.

他们关于核战争的那份报告是很令人恐怖的文件。

various versions of the chilling story have been related by the locals.

当地人对这可怕的事件有各种不同的说法。

The nodulizing power of the La-Mg nodulizer and its influences on the chilling sensitivity of nodular cast iron and the property of anti-degeneration were studied.

研究了镧镁球化剂的球化能力及其对球墨铸铁白口敏感性和抗衰退性的影响。

He is best remembered for his chilling portrayal of Norman Bates in ‘Psycho’.

他因在《惊魂记》中扮演了吓人的诺曼·贝茨而为人所熟知。

England of the 1930s, a small town mesmerized by the rumors and fables spun by children, this is a world that is full of the occult, strange oozing with an uncomforting and chilling dark atmosphere.

1930年代英国,受孩子们不可思议之谣言与童话围绕的某座小镇,一个深含诡异、奇玄,且时时散发令人不快、毛骨悚然之阴森气息的异样世界。

Real-world Examples

Well, don't tell me to chill. I have no intention of chilling.

你别让我冷静。我可不想冷静。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

The implications of the government’s demands are chilling.

政府这一要求带来的影响令人不寒而栗。

Source: Cook's Speech Collection

Just taking it easy, probably just chilling out at home.

就放放松,可能在家里休息一下吧。

Source: Emma's delicious English

Okay, that ice is chilling the glass.

好,现在杯子已经在冰块的作用下变凉了。

Source: Culinary methods for gourmet food

Throughout the museum, chilling reminders of the day.

整座博物馆内都是对那天触目惊心的回忆。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

A symphony of screams and spine chilling finds.

尖叫声和令人毛骨悚然的发现交响乐。

Source: Connection Magazine

Who could write the most chilling ghost story?

谁能写出最可怕的鬼故事?

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The court papers have some pretty chilling details.

法庭文件涵盖一些令人毛骨悚然的细节。

Source: NPR News October 2020 Collection

In Ridgeville, a chilling rescue of a different kind.

在里德维尔, 则是一种截然不同令人心寒的救援行动。

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

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