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a weather condition in which the temperature drops below 0° Celsius (= freezing point) so that a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground and other surfaces, especially at night 严寒天气；霜冻；冰点以下的温度 It will be a clear night with some ground frost. 今夜晴，部分地面有霜冻。 a sharp/hard/severe frost 酷寒 There were ten degrees of frost (= the temperature dropped to -10° Celsius) last night. 昨夜零下 10 摄氏度。 frost damage 霜冻害
Extra ExamplesTopics Weatherc1The sharp frost nipped at our noses. 寒气刺痛了我们的鼻子。 The winter frosts have arrived. 下冬霜了。 The young plants all died in the late frost. 幼苗全在晚霜中冻死了。 There was just a touch of frost in the air. 空气中略有一丝寒意。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- heavy
- killing
- …
- touch
- degree
- be covered in
- be covered with
- damage
- date
- line
- …
- arrive
- come
- set in
- …
- a danger of frost
- a risk of frost
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the thin white layer of ice that forms when the temperature drops below 0° Celsius 霜 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hard
- heavy
- killing
- …
- touch
- degree
- be covered in
- be covered with
- damage
- date
- line
- …
- arrive
- come
- set in
- …
- a danger of frost
- a risk of frost
Word OriginOld English frost, forst, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vorst and German Frost, also to freeze.