frosty

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++frost·y /ˈfrɒsti $ ˈfrɒːsti/ adjective 1 a) COLDextremely cold 严寒的 a beautiful frosty morning 一个美丽而严寒的早晨 frosty air 冰冷的空气 b) COLDcovered with frost 覆盖着霜的，结霜的 the frosty ground 结霜的地面► see thesaurus at cold2 FRIENDLYunfriendly 不友好的，冷淡的 SYN icyfrosty stare/look/tone He gave me a frosty stare. 他冷冷地瞪了我一眼。 the frosty silence that followed her announcement 在她宣布之后的冷寂 My words got a frosty reception. 大家对我的话反应冷淡。► see thesaurus at unfriendly —frostily adverb

Examples from the Corpus

frosty• After their quarrel things between Maria and her father were rather frosty.• His voice had become unmistakably frosty.• They were both shivering slightly from the frosty air.• The morning of December 31,1862, came on with a cloudless sky and a ringing, frosty air.• It was a frosty autumn morning with spiders' webs glistening in the frozen grass.• January 28,1989 was a cold, frosty day with mist across the Fens.• When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the frosty ground and it was easier to see.• It has been sent back with a frosty message from one of his constituents, who is unidentified.• I hate frosty nights and damp dark days with sleety rain - if that is New Year weather you can keep it.• I tapped on the frosty window and said, "Anybody home?"frosty morning• Harry tugged back the curtains and squinted out at the painful brightness of a frosty morning.

frost·y adjectiveChineseSyllable

cold Corpus extremely

frosty
frost‧y /ˈfrɒsti $ ˈfrɒːsti/