chilling

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chil·ling /ˈtʃɪlɪŋ/ adjectiveadj

FRIGHTENEDsomething that is chilling makes you feel frightened, especially because it is cruel, violent, or dangerous 令人毛骨悚然的，令人害怕的

the chilling sound of wolves howling

令人毛骨悚然的狼嚎

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—chillingly adverbadv

It was chillingly clear that he wanted revenge.

他显然想报复，这让人不寒而栗。

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chilling• Outside the door she paused, breathing the chill and chilling air.• For once there was not that exhilarating, sometimes chilling clarity.• The lawyer gave a chilling demonstration of how the accused used a towel to suffocate his victim.• Gradually Jack realized he could never penetrate the chilling force-field that lay between him and the two men.• Today's arrests should send a chilling message to anyone involved in insurance fraud.• His description of how he watched helplessly as one of the deadly missiles thundered towards him makes chilling reading.• The case is a chilling reminder of how ordinary, seemingly respectable citizens still have racist and deeply intolerant views.• a chilling reminder of the war• She would even have preferred more of his contemptuous accusations to this present chilling remoteness.• The chilling thought struck Sabine to the bone.• These fossil-like impressions of flesh-forms convey a chilling vulnerability not shared but enhanced by the metal material which they now permanently impress.• The captain's message ended with the chilling words: ""Mission completed. All prisoners disposed of.''

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