學(xué)個詞 Learn A Word:58:chill

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今天學(xué)的詞是chill。大Chill就是寒冷、冷淡或掃興。Chill這個詞經(jīng)常被用來形容天氣。如冷颼颼的夜晚，a chill night。但是，chill也可以用在其他個方面。北韓進行地下核試驗后，報紙的標題說："North-South Relations Suffer a Sudden Chill." 南北韓的關(guān)系突然冷卻。

Chill也可以用在日常生活。兩個鄰居因為吵架而關(guān)系冷淡, "There was a chill between the two feuding neighbors." 一個工程師的項目失敗降低了他被提升的前景, "The failed project chilled the engineer's chances for a promotion." 裁減工資的消息大大降低了工人的熱情, "The news of reducing pay chilled the workers' enthusiasm." 今天學(xué)的詞是chill...