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frostbite

/frawst-bahyt, frost-/US // ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt, ˈfrɒst- //UK // (ˈfrɒstˌbaɪt) //

冻伤,冻疮,冻穿,霜冻

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : injury to any part of the body after excessive exposure to extreme cold, sometimes progressing from initial redness and tingling to gangrene.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    frost·bit, frost·bit·ten, frost·bit·ing.

    • : to injure by frost or extreme cold.

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Examples

  • Even if they fall off a cliff, you don’t know whether it was a consequence of impaired balance and cognitive function due to altitude illness, or perhaps a loss of coordination from frostbite.

  • Frozen toes at the bottom of your sleeping bag, the fear of frostbite looming in the back of your mind, and the ever-present possibility that you didn’t bring enough layers.

  • Don’t rub frostbitten fleshIt’s only natural to rub your hands together when they are cold, but this isn’t a wise thing to do when your tissues are suffering from frostbite.

  • Many others who survived suffered severe frostbite and have had or soon will undergo amputations.

  • Let's hope he didn't get frostbite - here's the science of getting naked in antarctica.

  • They can also give you frostbite on your face or even kill you.

  • In a fall show dubbed "frostbite," Jenden sent cool, sleek concoctions down the runway.

  • This bone-chilling week, they are perhaps just a surer way to avoid frostbite.

  • Except for a touch of frostbite on his toes and fingers, Barrent was all right.

  • They had not been able to frostbite her yet because she had been too young; but they would get her presently.

  • The cold burned our cheeks a fierce brick-red, and a frostbite showed on them like a patch of white putty.

  • To expose flesh was to feel instantly the sharp sting that heralds frostbite.

  • The fun of snow-shoeing, mitigated by frostbite, quickly degenerated from a sport into a mere means of locomotion.