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    hoarfrost

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Nature
    hoar·frost /ˈhɔːfrɒst $ ˈhɔːrfrɒːst/ noun [uncountable] formal  DNWEATHERa thin layer of ice that forms on objects outside when it is very cold 白霜 SYN frost A light hoarfrost covered the fields. 一层薄薄的冰霜覆盖了田野。
    Examples from the Corpus
    hoarfrost• I open my eyes to a world clothed in the exquisite lace of hoarfrost.    Origin hoarfrost (1200-1300) hoar “gray, white” ((11-20 centuries)) (from Old English har) + frost
    hoar·frost nounChineseSyllable
    thin Corpus a outside layer that forms ice of objects on


    hoarfrost
    hoar‧frost /ˈhɔːfrɒst $ ˈhɔːrfrɒːst/ noun [uncountable] formal
     Date: 1200-1300
     Origin: hoar 'gray, white' (11-20 centuries) (from Old English har) + frost
    a thin layer of ice that forms on objects outside when it is very cold
       SYN  frost:
        A light hoarfrost covered the fields.