frost
UK [frɒst] US [frɑ:st] noun countable or uncountable
ADVANCED
■(a period of time in which there is) an air temperature below the freezing point of water, or the white, powdery layer of ice which forms in these conditions, especially outside at night 霜期；冰冻天气；霜•There was a frost last night.昨天晚上下霜了。 •When I woke up this morning the ground was covered with frost.我今天早晨醒来的时候地面上覆盖了一层霜。 •There were a lot of hard/heavy (= severe) frosts that winter.那年冬天多次出现严重的霜冻。
UK [frɒst] US [frɑ:st] verb
COLD 冷的
intransitive or transitive
■to become covered in frost 结霜•Our bedroom window frosted up.我们卧室的窗户上结霜了。 •Our lawn is frosted over.我们的草坪上结了一层霜。
UK [frɒst] US [frɑ:st] verb
CAKE 糕饼
transitive US (UK ice)
■to cover a cake with frosting 给（糕饼等）撒糖霜•Leave the cake to cool before frosting it.等蛋糕晾凉了再撒糖霜。
UK [frɒst] US [frɑ:st] verb
HAIR 头发
transitive US
■to make narrow strips of a person's hair a more pale colour than the surrounding hair 挑染（头发）
UK [frɒst] US [frɑ:st] verb
GLASS 玻璃
transitive
■to intentionally make glass less smooth to stop it being transparent 为（玻璃）制毛面 |