1. 1結霜的、寒冷的;(態度)冷淡的

    Frosty describes weather cold enough to leave a thin layer of ice, called frost, on the ground or windows — 'a frosty morning.' It's also used for a person's attitude: a frosty reply or a frosty welcome is cold and , even if no actual temperature is involved — like the person is showing you they're or don't want to talk.

core核心畫面

組成frost + -y — full of frost, or like frost.

同家族的字

  • frostthe root noun — the thin ice that forms on cold mornings

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

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Frostyname

  • 1

    A generic name for a snowman.

frostyadj/ˈfɹɒsti/

  • 1

    Cold, chilly; icy.

    • The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
    • I'd like a frosty milkshake.
  • 2

    Having frost on it or in it.

    • The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
    • The frosty beverage gave him a brain freeze.
  • 3

    Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.

    • After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
    • Chilly from the start, she grows ever frostier as the book proceeds, partly because Mr. Martin has difficulty translating her sexual abandon to anything beyond “sexual due process.”

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