chilling

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

Translation

adj. 寒冷的;冷漠的;使人恐懼的
n. 寒冷;冷卻
v. 冷卻
Word Forms
現在分詞chilling
複數chillings

Phrases & Collocations

chilling effect

寒蟬效應

chilling atmosphere

陰森的氛圍

chilling warning

令人不寒而慄的警告

chilling injury

n. 寒害,冷害;冷卻損傷

water chilling unit

水冷凍裝置;水冷機組

chilling water

冷卻水

Example Sentences

a spine-chilling horror novel

令人毛骨悚然的恐怖小說

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

冷漠的禮儀是他唯一的護身符。

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

他們關於核戰爭的那份報告是很令人恐怖的文件。

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

當地人對這可怕的事件有各種不同的說法。

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.

研究了鑭鎂球化劑的球化能力及其對球墨鑄鐵白口敏感性和抗衰退性的影響。

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

他因在《驚魂記》中扮演了嚇人的諾曼·貝茨而爲人所熟知。

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年代英國,受孩子們不可思議之謠言與童話圍繞的某座小鎮,一個深含詭異、奇玄,且時時散發令人不快、毛骨悚然之陰森氣息的異樣世界。

Real-world Examples

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

你別讓我冷靜。我可不想冷靜。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

The implications of the government’s demands are chilling.

政府這一要求帶來的影響令人不寒而慄。

Source: Cook's Speech Collection

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

就放放鬆,可能在家裏休息一下吧。

Source: Emma's delicious English

Okay, that ice is chilling the glass.

好,現在杯子已經在冰塊的作用下變涼了。

Source: Culinary methods for gourmet food

Throughout the museum, chilling reminders of the day.

整座博物館內都是對那天觸目驚心的回憶。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

A symphony of screams and spine chilling finds.

尖叫聲和令人毛骨悚然的發現交響樂。

Source: Connection Magazine

Who could write the most chilling ghost story?

誰能寫出最可怕的鬼故事?

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The court papers have some pretty chilling details.

法庭文件涵蓋一些令人毛骨悚然的細節。

Source: NPR News October 2020 Collection

In Ridgeville, a chilling rescue of a different kind.

在裏德維爾, 則是一種截然不同令人心寒的救援行動。

Source: CNN Selected October 2015 Collection

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