frost
noun uk/frɒst/ us/frɑːst/
B2 [ U ]霜
the thin, white layer of ice that forms when the air temperature is below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night
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 ]霜期;冰冻天气
a weather condition in which the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, especially outside at night
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。
- More examples
- 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.
frost
verb uk/frɒst/ us/frɑːst/
(COLD)
[ I or T ]结霜
to become covered in frost
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。
(CAKE)
[ T ] US给（糕饼等）撒糖霜
to cover a cake with icing
Leave the cake to cool before frosting it. 等蛋糕晾凉了再撒糖霜。
(HAIR)
[ T ] US挑染（头发）
to make narrow strips of a person's hair a more pale colour than the surrounding hair
(GLASS)
[ T ]为（玻璃）制毛面
to intentionally make glass less smooth to stop it being transparent