frostnip
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfrɒst.nɪp/ us/ˈfrɑːst.nɪp/
亚冻伤（因严寒而造成的身体伤害，通常影响到脚趾、手指、耳朵或鼻子，不会造成永久性伤害，但是如果寒冷继续下去就会变成冻伤）
injury to the body caused by severe cold, usually to someone's toes, fingers, ears, or nose, that does not cause permanent damage, but can become frostbite if the cold continues
Frostnip is a superficial freeze injury that causes no tissue loss. 亚冻伤是一种浅表冻伤，不会造成组织损伤。
Dress your child in layers, make sure he comes indoors at regular intervals, and watch for frostnip, frostbite's early warning signal. 给孩子多穿几层衣服，确保他每隔一段时间就回到室内来，并注意亚冻伤情况，即冻伤的早期警告信号。
Compare: frostbite
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- If you get away with mild "frostnip" and begin to thaw out again your hands burn with pain but that's good news as it means the flesh is alive.
- The initial stages of frostbite are sometimes called "frostnip"; some people can feel these, some not.
- That morning, I'd already lost my gloves, missed the bus and got frostnip on a chairlift.
- They huddle on the pavement outside bars, holding cigarettes in fingers visibly waxy with frostnip.