frost

英 [frɒst]

美 [frɔːst]

n.  严寒天气; 霜冻; 冰点以下的温度; 霜
v.  (使)蒙上霜，结霜; 给(糕饼)覆上糖霜

复数：frosts　现在分词：frosting　过去分词：frosted　过去式：frosted　第三人称单数：frosts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 严寒天气；霜冻；冰点以下的温度
  a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0˚C (= freezing point ) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night
  1. It will be a clear night with some ground frost .
     今夜晴，部分地面有霜冻。
  2. a sharp/hard/severe frost
     酷寒
  3. There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10˚C) last night.
     昨夜零下10摄氏度。
  4. frost damage
     霜冻害
• 霜
  the thin white layer of ice that forms when the temperature drops below 0˚C
  1. The car windows were covered with frost.
     车窗玻璃结了霜。

verb

• （使）蒙上霜，结霜
  to cover sth or to become covered with a thin white layer of ice
  1. The mirror was frosted up.
     镜子蒙了一层霜。
  2. The windows had frosted over.
     窗子结满了霜。
• 给（糕饼）覆上糖霜
  to cover a cake with icing/frosting

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 霜;霜冻;严寒天气
  When there isfrostor afrost, the temperature outside falls below freezing point and the ground becomes covered in ice crystals.
  1. There is frost on the ground and snow is forecast...
     地上结霜了，而且预报说会有雪。
  2. The wind had veered to north, bringing clear skies and a keen frost.
     风向已经转北，带来了晴朗的天空和严重的霜冻。
• PHRASE 冰点以下…度;零下…度
  When someone says that there are a particular number ofdegrees of frostthey mean that the temperature is that number of degrees below freezing point.
  1. We had 11 degrees of frost last night.
     昨天夜里气温降到了零下 11 度。

英英释义

noun

• weather cold enough to cause freezing
  Synonym:freeze
• the formation of frost or ice on a surface
  Synonym:icing
• ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
  Synonym:hoarhoarfrostrime

verb

• damage by frost
  1. The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown
• cover with frost
  1. ice crystals frosted the glass
• provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance
  1. frost the glass
  2. she frosts her hair
• decorate with frosting
  1. frost a cake
  Synonym:ice

双语例句

• There was a frost last night; you can see the ice on the window.
  昨夜有霜冻，你可以看到窗上结了冰。
• Try to harvest the fruit before the first frost.
  在第一次霜冻以前要设法把水果采摘完。
• There is frost on the ground.
  地上有霜。
• Earthworm populations in arable soils in the United States may be destroyed by frost.
  在美国可耕地中蚯蚓的种群会被冰冻所毁坏。
• The ground's covered with white frost.
  大地已经盖上了一片白霜。
• For earth, that I add frost, and the challenge of confidence and persistence!
  感谢泥土和风霜，使我增添了迎接挑战的信心和毅力！
• Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly.
  红梅傲雪凌霜开。
• Heavy frost heralds a fine day.
  霜重见晴天。
• The air was thin and crisp, filled with hazy sunshine and frost
  空气稀薄清新，其间日光蒙眬，寒气逼人。
• The wind had veered to north, bringing clear skies and a keen frost.
  风向已经转北，带来了晴朗的天空和严重的霜冻。