frost

霜

厳しい寒さで物の表面にできる、細かい氷の薄い層。

やさしい英語で： A thin layer of tiny pieces of ice that forms on surfaces in very cold weather.

• Frost covered the grass.
• I scraped the frost off the car window.
• The leaves were white with frost this morning.

類義語： hoarfrost

よく使う表現： covered in frost, thick frost, frost on something, layer of frost

降霜、凍てつく寒さ

屋外の物の表面に氷ができるほど寒い天候や時期。

やさしい英語で： A period of weather cold enough for ice to form on outdoor surfaces.

• A frost is expected tonight.
• The early frost killed our tomatoes.
• Several hard frosts damaged the young trees.

類義語： freeze

よく使う表現： hard frost, overnight frost, early frost

アイシングを塗る

ケーキなどの菓子に、柔らかく甘いクリームや砂糖衣を塗る。

やさしい英語で： To cover a cake or other sweet food with a soft, sweet layer.

• Let the cake cool before you frost it.
• He frosted the cupcakes with vanilla icing.
• Have you frosted the birthday cake yet?

使い方： frost something with something (She frosted the cake with chocolate icing.)

類義語： ice

よく使う表現： frost a cake, frost the cupcakes

霜が付く、霜で覆う

薄い氷の層で覆われる、または物をその層で覆う。

やさしい英語で： To become covered, or cover something, with a thin layer of ice.

• The windows frosted overnight.
• Cold air frosted the outside of the bottle.
• The freezer walls had frosted over.

使い方： frost over (The windows frosted over during the night.)

類義語： ice over, ice up

よく使う表現： frost over, frost the glass

怒らせる、いら立たせる

人を怒らせたり、いら立たせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone angry or annoyed.

• That rude remark frosted me.
• His refusal to help really frosted her.
• The unfair decision had frosted everyone on the team.

類義語： annoy, anger, irritate

反対語： please

よく使う表現： frost someone, really frost someone