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frostbite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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frost·bite /ˈfrɒstbaɪt $ ˈfrɒːst-/ noun [uncountable]  MIa condition caused by extreme cold, that makes your fingers and toes swell, become darker, and sometimes fall off 冻疮,冻伤 I nearly got frostbite. 我险些冻伤。frostbitten /-bɪtn/ adjective
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frostbiteWhen the ground is frozen, walking on it for extended periods of time can cause frostbite.Doctors there treated his hands and face for frostbite.I wondered if she might ever get frostbite.Well, there are jokes about yeast infections, frostbite, liver transplants and cereal variety packs.If any white dots appear it's the first sign of frostbite.There had been many injuries due to frostbite.Yet he owes his life to this man who, in saving him, has sacrificed his hands to frostbite.
frost·bite nounChineseSyllable
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frostbite
frostbite /ˈfrɒstbaɪt $ ˈfrɒːst-/ noun [uncountable]
a condition caused by extreme cold, that makes your fingers and toes swell, become darker, and sometimes fall off:
    I nearly got frostbite.
—frostbitten /-bɪtn/ adjective


frost·biteBrE /ˈfrɒstbaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfrɔːstbaɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a medical condition in which parts of the body, especially the fingers and toes, become damaged as a result of extremely cold temperatures 冻伤;冻疮 frost·bit·ten BrE /ˈfrɒstbɪtn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfrɔːstbɪtn/ 🔊 adjective