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英语词汇 "frosty"的意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语

好的,我们来详细解析一下英语词汇 "frosty"。

1. 读音

英式音标: /ˈfrɒsti/

美式音标: /ˈfrɔːsti/

中文谐音: 夫绕-斯提(“绕”读短促些)

2. 核心释义与中文翻译

"frosty" 的核心意思是 "覆盖着霜的""像霜一样寒冷的"。它既可以描述物理上的寒冷,也可以引申为态度、关系或氛围 "冷若冰霜的,冷淡的"

形容词:

霜冻的;严寒的

冷若冰霜的;冷淡的;不友好的

 

3. 详细释义与用法

(1)字面意思:与霜或寒冷相关

覆盖着霜的: 描述物体表面结了一层白色的霜。

例句:The car windows were frosty on the winter morning. (冬天的早晨,车窗上结满了霜。)

 

非常寒冷的: 形容天气或空气极其寒冷,让人感觉像被霜冻一样。

例句:We stepped out into the frosty air. (我们走进了冰冷的空气中。)

 

(2)比喻意思:态度、行为或关系

冷淡的,不友好的: 形容人的态度、表情、语气或行为冷漠、不热情,甚至带有敌意。

例句:She gave him a frosty stare. (她冷冷地瞪了他一眼。)

例句:The meeting began with a frosty exchange of words. (会议以一番冷冰冰的对话开始。)

 

(关系)紧张的,不融洽的: 形容人与人之间的关系变得疏远、紧张或不友好。

例句:Relations between the two countries have turned frosty. (两国之间的关系变得紧张起来。)

 

4. 例句

(字面意思) He wiped the frosty windshield with his glove. (他用戴着手套的手擦了擦结霜的挡风玻璃。)

(字面意思) Our breaths were visible in the frosty morning. (在寒冷的早晨,我们呼出的气都清晰可见。)

(比喻意思) His frosty reception made me feel very unwelcome. (他冷淡的接待让我觉得自己非常不受欢迎。)

(比喻意思) Despite their past friendship, their conversation was frosty and polite. (尽管他们过去是朋友,但他们的谈话却冷淡而客气。)

(比喻意思) The manager's frosty demeanor intimidated the new employees. (经理冷若冰霜的举止吓到了新员工。)

5. 常用短语

a frosty reception: 冷淡的接待

例句:The proposal was met with a frosty reception from the board. (该提案遭到了董事会的冷遇。)

 

frosty relations: 冷淡/紧张的关系(常用于国际关系或人际交往中)

例句:There have been frosty relations between the two departments since the merger. (自从合并以来,两个部门之间的关系一直很紧张。)

 

turn frosty: 变得冷淡/紧张

例句:The atmosphere turned frosty when he mentioned the money. (当他提到钱时,气氛变得冷淡起来。)

 

6. 词性变化与同义词/反义词

词根: frost (n. 霜;冰冻天气)

副词: frostily (冷淡地)

名词: frostiness (寒冷;冷淡)

同义词:

(寒冷) icy, freezing, chilly, frigid

(态度冷淡) cold, unfriendly, hostile, icy, glacial, stiff

 

反义词:

(寒冷) warm, hot, balmy

(态度冷淡) warm, friendly, cordial, welcoming, amiable

 

总结

"Frosty" 是一个非常形象的词。当你想描述一个结霜的早晨或冰冷的空气时,可以用它;当你想形容一个人不友好的眼神、一次尴尬的会面或一段紧张的关系时,也可以用它的比喻义。记住它的核心意象——"像霜一样冷",就能很好地掌握这个词的用法。

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