"frost" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 霜

Definition

当空气很冷时，在物体表面形成的一层薄冰；有时也指极寒天气或为食物加糖霜的过程。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见于天气预报、园艺及烘焙领域，既可以是名词也可以是动词，例如'bake a cake and frost it'（为蛋糕加糖霜）。不要和'freeze'（结冰）、'snow'（下雪）混淆。

Examples

There was frost on the grass this morning.

今天早上草地上有**霜**。

A layer of frost covered the car windows.

一层**霜**覆盖了汽车窗户。

The plants were damaged by the frost.

植物被**霜**冻害了。

Tonight’s frost might kill the flowers if we don’t cover them.

今晚的**霜**如果不盖住花，可能会把它们冻死。

Did you remember to frost the cupcakes?

你记得给纸杯蛋糕**涂上糖霜**了吗？

We woke up to a sparkling frost all over the rooftops.

我们醒来时，屋顶上全是闪闪发亮的**霜**。