#英語豐富多彩的習語#
還記得關於 chill 的習語 take a chill pill 的寓意嗎？今天又多了一個關於 chill 的習語 chill to the done，字面意思是「冷到骨子裡了」，可以意為「寒徹骨 ，寒氣刺骨，毛骨悚然，一陣寒意」，寓意：
to get frightened or scare somebody
嚇到某人
to be very cold
很冷
to feel unpleasantly cold
令人不快的寒冷
feel very chilly and frosty
感覺很冷很冷
to make someone feel very scared
使某人感到非常害怕
它還有一個表達方式：a chill to the marrow.
例如：
The movie they played on cable last night gave me a chill to the bone. I will not be watching a night time movie anymore.
他們昨晚在有線電視上播放的那部電影使我毛骨悚然。我將再也不會看夜間電影了。
解析：此句中 cable = cable television，意為「有線電視」，是不可數名詞。
Passing from nearby a graveyard at night gives me a chill to the bone.
晚上從附近的一個墓地經過，我感到一陣寒意。
解析：動名詞短語 passing from nearby a graveyard at night 作主語，謂語用單數。
He got a chill to the bone when the teacher caught him cheating in the examination. He was barred from giving it again for two years straight.
當老師發現他考試作弊時，他嚇得要命。他被連續兩年禁止再考試。
解析：動名詞短語 cheating in the examination 在句中作直接賓語 him 的賓語補足語，且與 him 有邏輯上的主動關係。
She discovered all of his dark secrets after the wedding and it gave her a chill to the bone.
婚禮後，她發現了他所有的秘密，這讓她感到毛骨悚然。
After shoveling snow for hours, I am just chilled to the bone.
鏟了幾個小時的雪，我冷得要命。
解析：after 引導的狀語從句的主語和主句的主語一致，可省略狀語從句的主語和 be 動詞。
The wind from the mountain chilled us to the bone.
山上的風把我們凍得透不過氣來。
When I heard the scrapping noise on the door after the horror movie ended, I got a chill to the bone.
當我聽到恐怖電影結束後門上的刮擦聲時，我感到一陣寒意。