
frost
词源
源自古英语 frost/frost,与古诺尔斯语 frost 同源,源自原始日耳曼语 *frustaz,与 freeze(冻结)同根。
noun
❶ 指气温降至冰点以下时,水汽在地面或物体表面凝结形成的白色冰晶层,常见于寒冷清晨的草地或窗户上。
“The grass was covered with frost this morning.”
(今早草地上覆盖着一层霜。)
“She scraped the frost off her car windshield.”
(她刮掉了汽车挡风玻璃上的霜。)
❶ 形容某种冰冷、疏远或缺乏热情的态度或氛围,常用于比喻人际关系或环境。
“There was a frost in her voice when she spoke to him.”
(她对他说话时语气冷若冰霜。)
“The meeting ended with frosty silence.”
(会议在冰冷的沉默中结束。)
verb
❶ 指在物体表面覆盖或形成霜,或通过低温处理使食物表面结霜,常用于烹饪或气象场景。
“The cold night frosted the windows.”
(寒冷的夜晚使窗户上结满了霜。)
“She frosted the cake with vanilla icing.”
(她用香草糖霜装饰蛋糕。)
常见短语
frost over — 指表面完全被霜覆盖,常用于描述窗户、地面等在低温下的自然现象。
“The pond frosted over during the night.”
(池塘在夜间结了一层冰霜。)
frost bite — 医学名词,指因极端寒冷导致的身体组织冻伤,常见于手指、脚趾等末梢部位。
“He got frostbite on his ears while skiing without a hat.”
(他没戴帽子滑雪,耳朵被冻伤了。)