[sing.] a feeling of coldness

寒冷，寒气:

There was a slight chill in the air .

空气中透着寒意。

Suddenly aware of the morning chill, she closed the window.

她突然意识到早晨的寒意，就把窗户关上了。

He sat in the chill of the evening, staring out over the city below.

他坐在夜晚的寒气中，往外看着下面的城市。

I turned on the heater in the hall to take the chill off the house (=to heat it slightly) .

我打开厅里的取暖器给屋子驱驱寒。

[C] a sudden feeling of fear or worry, especially because of something cruel or violent

害怕; 心寒:

[I,T] if you chill something such as food or drink, or if it chills, it becomes very cold but does not freeze

（使）冷却，（使）变冷:

a glass of chilled white wine

一杯冷藏的白葡萄酒

Spoon the mixture into a bowl and chill for two hours.

把混合物用调羹舀进碗里，冷却两个小时。

The longer this salad chills, the better the flavour.

这种沙拉冷藏时间越长味道越好。

also chill out [I] [informal] to relax completely instead of feeling angry, tired, or nervous

放松，冷静:

'Hold it! Just chill for a second, won't you!'

“克制一下！冷静一会，行不行！”

I spent the afternoon chilling out in front of the TV.

我一下午都坐在电视机前放松自己。

[T] to make someone very cold

使〔某人〕感到很冷:

The wind blew across her body, chilling her wet skin.

风吹在她身上，她湿漉漉的皮肤感到非常冷。

Come and sit by the fire – you look chilled to the bone.

来坐在火边，你看起来都快冻僵了。

[T] [literary] to suddenly frighten someone, especially by seeming very cruel or violent

〔尤指因看起来很残忍或暴力而〕使不寒而栗，使寒心:

The anger in his face chilled her.

他脸上的怒气使她感到不寒而栗。

He jerked his head round and saw something that chilled his blood.

他猛地转过头去，看到的东西真是让他毛骨悚然。

unpleasantly cold

寒冷的，寒气袭人的:

the chill night air

夜里寒冷的空气

a chill wind

寒风