| [/frɔst; US frɔːst; frɔst/] n 用法:
1 (a) [U] weather condition in which the temperature falls below freezing-point, usu accompanied by the formation of frost(2) 严寒（气温在冰点以下, 通常伴有霜冻）:
Young plants are often killed by frost. 植物的幼苗常因严寒而冻死. *
a temperature of 10 degrees of frost, ie 10 degrees Celsius below freezing-point 冰点下10摄氏度的气温.
(b) [C] instance or period of this 严寒; 严寒期:
There was a heavy (ie severe) frost last night. 昨夜有严重霜冻. *
early frosts, ie in autumn 秋寒 *
late frosts, ie in spring 春寒. 用法:
2 [U] dew or water vapour frozen into tiny white ice crystals that cover the ground, etc when the temperature falls below freezing-point 霜:
The windscreen was covered with frost. 挡风玻璃上结了霜. frost 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] cover (sth) with frost 在（某物）上结霜:
frosted pavements 结霜的人行道. 用法:
2 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态] kill or damage (plants, etc) with frost n (1) 冻死或冻坏（植物等）. 用法:
3 [Tn] (esp US) decorate (a cake, etc) with icing or frosting 用糖衣或糖霜装饰（糕饼等）. 用法:
4 [Tn] make (glass) opaque by giving it a rough frostlike surface 使（玻璃）不透明（形成霜状粗糙表面）:
frosted window panes 磨砂窗户玻璃. 用法:
5 (phr v) frost over/up become covered with frost 结霜:
The car windscreen frosted over during the night. 汽车的挡风玻璃在夜间结了霜. |