a.
- 冷的,寒冷的
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It was bitterly
cold that night.
那个夜晚,天气十分寒冷。
- 冷淡的,不友善的;冷酷的
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The selfish old miser had a
cold nature.
这个自私的老吝啬鬼生性冷酷。
- (食物)未热过的;热过后变凉的;冰冻的
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Would you like a
cold drink?
你要不要喝杯冷饮?
- (尤指儿童游戏中)距离目标(或答案)还远的;远未猜中的[F]
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--"Is she an actress?" --"No, you're getting
colder."
—“她是演员?” —“不是,你远没有猜对。”
- 【口】昏倒的,不省人事的[F]
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The boxer was knocked out
cold.
这位拳击手被击倒在地不省人事。
- 令人泄气的;使人战栗的
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He was rather slow to realize the
cold truth.
他迟迟才认识到这冷酷的事实。
n.
- 寒冷[U]
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He was shivering with
cold.
他冷得发抖。
- 伤风,感冒[C][U]
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I have got a
cold recently.
近来我感冒了。
ad.
- 完全地,彻底地
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Joseph knew the business
cold.
约瑟芬对此事了如指掌。
短语
catch (a) cold
- 感冒
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Feed a cold and starve a fever.
- 伤风时宜吃,发烧时应饿。
go cold all over
- 全身战栗
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She
went cold all over when she heard footsteps behind her in the darkness.
当她在黑暗中听到身后的脚步声,她全身战栗。
have/get sb. cold
- 牢牢掌握某人
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They
had him cold.
他们牢牢地控制着他。
(out) in the cold
- 被冷落
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Sam was
out in the cold in the conversation.
在谈话中没人理会山姆。
派生
ad.
coldly
n. [U]
coldness
辨析
adj.
- of or at a low or relatively low temperature.
- lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional.
▸not affected by emotion; objective.
- (of a colour) containing pale blue or grey and giving no impression of warmth.
- (of a scent or trail) no longer fresh and easy to follow:
the trail went cold.
▸(in children's games) far from finding or guessing what is sought.
- without preparation or rehearsal.
- informal unconscious:
she was out cold.
n.
- a low temperature; cold weather; a cold environment.
- a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, causing running at the nose and sneezing.
Phrase
- catch a cold
informal encounter difficulties. - cold comfort
poor consolation. - cold feet
loss of nerve or confidence. - the cold shoulder
a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection. - in cold blood
without feeling or mercy. - in the cold light of day
when one has had time to consider a situation objectively. - leave someone cold
fail to interest or excite someone. - out in the cold
ignored; neglected.
Derivative
- coldish adj.
- coldly adv.
- coldness n.
Etymology
OE cald, of Gmc origin; rel. to L. gelu ‘frost’.