chill學測 L3KK [ˈtʃɪl] ｜ /ˈtʃɪl/
寒冷；涼意·（突然的）恐懼；不安·使冷卻；冰鎮
一字橫跨溫度、恐懼、動作三種情境
It felt cold in the room, but the chill she felt came from fear.
房間裡感覺很冷，但她感受到的寒意其實來自恐懼。
一個畫面：涼意竄遍全身
體感受寒皮膚直接感受到外界的寒冷
驚嚇竄背恐懼像冷意一樣竄上背脊
外力冰鎮刻意讓飲食變得冰涼
義項
空氣寒意C2noun寒冷；涼意
There was a chill in the air, so she put on her coat.
空氣中透著涼意，所以她穿上外套。
a chill in the airfeel a chill
驚嚇寒意C1noun（突然的）恐懼；不安
A chill ran down his back when the lights suddenly went out.
燈突然熄滅時，一股寒意竄下他的背脊。
a chill down the backa sudden chill
冰鎮飲料C2verb使冷卻；冰鎮
I put the drinks in the refrigerator to chill them before the party.
派對前我把飲料放進冰箱冰鎮。
chill the drinkschill a drink
片語
a chill in the air空氣冷冽 →空氣中帶著涼意
a chill down the back寒意竄背 →恐懼感讓背脊發涼
chill the drinks冰鎮飲料 →讓飲料變得冰涼
你會不會這樣說？
'A chill ran down his back when the lights suddenly went out.' 這裡的 chill 最接近哪個意思？(A) 溫度下降 (B) 突然的恐懼感 (C) 刻意冰鎮
看答案
(B)
此句的 chill 指恐懼引起的寒意，並非實際降溫或冰鎮動作。
I put the drinks in the refrigerator to ___ them before the party. (chill / chilly)
看答案
chill
chill 是動詞「使冷卻」，chilly 是形容詞「寒冷的」，此處需要動詞。
字族
chilly 寒冷的；冷淡的