cold的中文意思

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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。

【IDIOMS】

◘ as cold as ice (或 stone, the grave 等.)
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

【派生】

♦ coldish adjective
♦ coldness noun

【语源】

1. Old English cald, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koud and German kalt, also to Latin gelu 'frost'