Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
frost
I.frost1 /frɒst $ frɒːst/ BrE AmE noun [Language: Old English; Origin: related to freeze] 1. [uncountable and countable] very cold weather, when water freezes late/early/first frost Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost. hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost (=extremely cold weather) three continuous nights of hard frost the risk of frost damage to crops 2. [uncountable] ice that looks white and powdery and covers things that are outside when the temperature is very cold: The grass and trees were white with frost. • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2) adjectives ▪ a severe frost (=when the temperature falls several degrees below freezing point)Many plants were damaged by the severe frost. ▪ a hard/heavy frost (=a severe frost)We’ve had three continuous nights of hard frost. ▪ a sharp frost (=a sudden severe frost)There had been a sharp frost overnight. ▪ ground frost (=frost that forms only on the ground)Scotland should have a dry night, with a touch of ground frost in northern glens. ▪ an early frost (=one that happens before winter)I hoped the early frost wasn’t a sign of a bad winter to come. ▪ a late frost (=one that happens in late spring)There’s always the danger of a late frost killing the buds. verbs ▪ the frost meltsThe frost was gradually melting. ▪ be covered in frostThe lawn was covered in frost. ▪ protect something against frostThe plants need to be protected against frost. frost + NOUN ▪ frost damage (=damage to plants, caused by frost)Some crop regions may have suffered frost damage. II.frost2 BrE AmE verb [transitive] especially American English to cover a cake with a mixture of powdery sugar and liquid SYN ice British English frost over/up phrasal verb to become covered in frost: Overnight all the windowpanes had frosted over.
