stay frosty

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be alert and ready for action, without letting one's fear or other emotions get in the way. slang
    — 1986, 'Corporal Hicks', Aliens (movie): We're all in strung out shape, but stay frosty, and alert
  2. To keep one's cool. slang
    — Chill out, stay frosty, be cool.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stay, frosty.
    — Nonetheless, the fact of sanctions ensured that Tokyo-Pyongyang relations would stay frosty.

词形变化

stays frosty present,singular,third-person staying frosty participle,present stayed frosty participle,past stayed frosty past

词源

Originally military slang, probably as a reference to keeping one's cool, but with extra emphasis because of the need to stay alert in dangerous situations.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary