frost - Meaning, pronunciation, collocation and usage 英漢雙解 | Mr. Ng 線上詞典

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B2 [ U ] the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night霜

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。

B2 [ C or U ] a weather condition in which the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night霜期；冰冻天气

There was a frost last night.昨天晚上下霜了。

There were a lot of hard/heavy (= severe) frosts that winter.那年冬天多次出现严重的霜冻。

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Look, the frost has made a beautiful pattern on the window.

There was a heavy frost last night and the ground is still hard.

These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.

In a normal winter, the frost penetrates deeply enough to kill off insect eggs in the soil.

Gardeners need to be prepared for several severe frosts in the next month or two.

[ I or T ] 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。

[ T ] US to cover a cake with icing 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。

[ T ] US to make narrow strips of a person's hair a more pale colour than the surrounding hair挑染（头发）

[ T ] to intentionally make glass less smooth to stop it being transparent为（玻璃）制毛面