frostnip
noun[U]
uk/ˈfrɒst.nɪp/us/ˈfrɑːst.nɪp/injuryto thebodycausedbyseverecold, usually to someone'stoes,fingers,ears, ornose, that does notcausepermanentdamage, but canbecomefrostbiteif thecoldcontinues:
亚冻伤(因严寒而造成的身体伤害,通常影响到脚趾、手指、耳朵或鼻子,不会造成永久性伤害,但是如果寒冷继续下去就会变成冻伤)Frostnip is asuperficialfreezeinjurythatcausesnotissueloss.亚冻伤是一种浅表冻伤,不会造成组织损伤。
Dressyourchildinlayers, makesurehe comesindoorsatregularintervals, andwatchfor frostnip, frostbite's earlywarningsignal.给孩子多穿几层衣服,确保他每隔一段时间就回到室内来,并注意亚冻伤情况,即冻伤的早期警告信号。
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frostbite
- If you get away withmild"frostnip" andbegintothawout againyourhandsburnwithpainbut that's goodnewsas itmeansthefleshisalive.
- Theinitialstagesoffrostbiteare sometimes called "frostnip"; somepeoplecanfeelthese, some not.
- Thatmorning, I'd alreadylostmygloves,missedthebusand got frostnip on achairlift.
- Theyhuddleon thepavementoutsidebars,holdingcigarettesinfingersvisiblywaxywith frostnip.
Cold
- Baltic
- be (as) cold as iceidiom
- bitter
- bitterly
- bone-chilling
- cold snap
- coldness
- cooling
- crispness
- dank
- frozen
- glacial
- nuclear winter
- post-glacial
- refrigerated
- sharpness
- starving
- stone-cold
- ultracold
- vitrification