chill /tʃil/ I. vt. & vi. (使)变冷：be chilled to the bone in soaking clothes 穿着湿透的衣服感到寒气刺骨 I was chilled with fear. 我吓得浑身打寒颤。Our hearts chilled when we heard the news. 听到这个消息，我们的心都凉了。My blood chills when I think of it. 想起那件事我心灰意冷。 ‖II. n. (仅用作sing.，常加不定冠词)寒气，凉意：cast a chill over sb. (sth.) 对某人(某事)泼冷水；catch/take a chill 着凉，受寒，发冷 There was a chill in the air this morning. 今天早晨有些冷飕飕的。