cold
cold
/ kEuld /
◙ adjective
1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body
• 气温低的;冷的;寒冷的(尤指与人的体温相比而言)
»a freezing cold day.
严寒之日。
»it's cold outside.
外面很冷。
»a sharp, cold wind.
凛冽的寒风。
(of food or drink) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling
• (食物,饮料)未热过的;凉的;冰冻的
»a cold drink.
冰镇饮料。
»serve hot or cold.
冷热皆宜。
(of a person) feeling uncomfortably cold
• (人)感觉冷的
»she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire.
她觉得冷,所以我又往火炉里添了些木柴。
feeling or characterized by fear or horror
• 感到(或令人)不寒而栗的
»he suddenly went cold with a dreadful certainty.
意识到必然的可怕结局,他突然感到毛骨悚然。
»a cold shiver of fear.
不寒而栗。
[as complement] [informal] unconscious
• [非正式] 失去知觉的;不省人事的
»she was out cold.
她昏过去了。
dead
• 死的
»lying cold and stiff in a coffin.
冷冰冰、直挺挺地躺在棺材里。
2. lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional
• 冷淡的;缺乏热情的;不易动感情的
»how cold and calculating he was.
他是多么精明冷酷啊。
»cold black eyes.
冷漠的黑眼睛。
»cold politeness.
冷淡有礼。
not affected by emotion; objective
• 冷静的;客观的
»cold statistics.
客观的统计数据。
sexually unresponsive; frigid
• 性冷淡的;无性欲的
depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth
• 令人沮丧的;扫兴的;灰蒙蒙的
»the cold, impersonal barrack-room.
阴沉而缺少人气的营房。
»a cold light streamed through the window.
黯淡的光线泻进了窗户。
(of a colour) containing pale blue or grey
• (颜色)含浅蓝(或浅灰)色的
3. (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal) no longer fresh and easy to follow
• (被搜寻的人或猎物的气味或踪迹)不再新鲜的;不再易于跟随的;已变淡的
»the trail went cold.
嗅迹已隐淡了。
[predic.] (in children's games) far from finding or guessing what is sought
• (儿童游戏中)远离目标的;远未猜中的
4. [as complement] without preparation or rehearsal; unawares
• 未准备(或排演)的;未经热身的;意外的,突如其来的
»going into the test cold.
没有准备就去考试。
[informal] at one's mercy
• [非正式] 任由(某人)摆布;在(某人的)掌握中
»they had him cold.
他任凭他们支配。
◙ noun
1. [mass noun] a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere; cold weather; a cold environment
• 冷,寒冷(尤指气温);寒冷的天气;寒冷的环境
»my teeth chattered with the cold.
我冷得牙齿直打颤。
»they nearly died of cold.
他们几乎冻死了。
2. a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, a sore throat, and other similar symptoms
• 感冒;伤风
◙ adverb
1. (informal chieflyUS)completely; entirely
• [非正式,主美] 完全地;彻底地
»we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase.
我们走到楼梯转弯口后全停了下来。
1. very cold
• 极度寒冷
◘ catch a cold
1. (也作 catch cold)become infected with a cold
• 受凉,感冒,伤风
encounter trouble or difficulties
• 遇到麻烦(或困难)
◘ cold comfort
1. poor or inadequate consolation
• 无用的安慰,不起作用的安慰
»another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless.
对于274万失业者来说,通货膨胀率的又一次下跌只是无用的安慰罢了。
◘ cold feet
1. loss of nerve or confidence
• 失去勇气(或信心)
»I began to get cold feet, but the other two guys were totally positive .
我开始动摇,可其他两个人却深信不疑。
◘ the cold light of day
1. the objective realities of a situation
• 客观现实
» in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous.
在现实生活中,这一切显得如此荒谬可笑。
◘ the cold shoulder
1. a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection
• 冷落;冷淡;拒绝
»the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder .
新来的英格兰队经理冷待了他。
◘ cold-shoulder someone
1. reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone
• 拒绝某人;冷落某人;冷待某人
◘ cold steel
1. weapons such as swords or knives collectively
• 冷兵器(刀、剑等的总称)
◘ in cold blood
1. without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly
• 无情地;残忍地
»the government forces killed them in cold blood.
政府军残忍地杀死了他们。
◘ out in the cold
1. ignored ; neglected
• 被冷落;被忽视;未被理睬;被排除在外
»the talks left the French out in the cold.
这次谈判法国人被排除在外。
◘ throw (或 pour) cold water on
1. be discouraging or negative about
• 对…持批评(或不支持)态度;对…泼冷水
♦ coldness noun
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