cold
adj
(-er, -est)
1 of low temperature, esp when compared to the temperature of the human body 冷的; 寒冷的: feel cold 覺得冷
have cold hands, feet, ears, etc 冰涼的手、 腳、 耳等
a cold bath, climate, day, house, room, wind, winter 冷水浴、 寒冷的氣候、 冷天、 寒冷的房屋、 冰涼的房間、 冷風、 寒冷的冬天
cold weather, water 寒冷的天氣、 冷水
It/The weather is getting colder. 天[天氣]漸冷了. Cf 參看 hot, warm1.
2 (of food or drink) not heated; having cooled after being heated or cooked (指食物或飲料)未加熱的; 已 冷卻的
Would you like tea or a cold drink? 你喜歡要茶還是要冷飲?
have cold meat and salad for supper 晚飯吃涼肉和色拉
Don't let your dinner get cold, ie Eat it while it is still warm. 不要讓飯涼了(趁熱吃).
3
(a) (of a person, his manner, etc) without friendliness, kindness or enthusiasm; without emotion (指人、 態度等)不友好的; 不和氣的; 不熱情的; 冷淡的
a cold look, stare, welcome, reception, etc 冷淡的表情、 目光、 迎接、 接待等
cold fury, ie violent anger kept under control 強忍住的怒火.
(b) sexually unresponsive; frigid 無性欲反應的; 性冷感的.
4 suggesting coldness; creating an impression of coldness 顯示出寒冷的; 產生冷的印象的
a cold grey colour 冷灰色
cold skies 令人有寒冷感覺的天空.
5 (in children's games) not close to finding a hidden object, the correct answer, etc (兒童游戲中)遠離隱藏物的, 遠未猜中的.
6 [pred 作表語]
(infml 口) unconscious (used esp in the expression shown) 無知覺(尤用於下列示例)
knock sb (out) cold 擊昏某人.
7 [pred 作表語]
dead 死.
8 (idm 習語) blow hot and cold => blow1. ,cold `comfort thing that offers little or no consolation 不起(什麼)安慰作用的事物
After losing my job it was cold comfort to be told I'd won the office raffle. 我失去工作以後, 聽說我抽中了公司的獎券, 有同畫餅. a ,cold `fish (derog 貶) person who shows no emotion or is very aloof 無熱情的人; 冷漠的人. ,cold `turkey (sl 俚 esp US)
(a) way of treating a drug addict by suddenly stopping all his doses of the drug instead of gradually reducing them 使有毒癮者突然停用毒品而不是逐漸減少劑量的處理方法.
(b) frank statement of the truth, often about sth unpleasant 直言不諱; 照實說
talk cold turkey to/with sb 對[與]某人直言不諱. get/have cold `feet (infml 口) become/be afraid or reluctant to do sth (esp sth risky or dangerous) 臨陣退縮或膽怯
He got cold feet at the last minute. 他事到臨頭卻退縮了. give sb/get the cold `shoulder treat sb/be treated in a deliberately unfriendly way 故意冷落某人. in cold `blood without feeling pity or remorse; deliberately and callously 殘忍地; 蓄意地; 冷酷地
kill, murder, shoot, etc sb in cold blood 殘忍地將某人殺死、 謀殺、 射殺等. leave sb cold => leave1. make sb's blood run cold => blood1. pour/throw cold `water on sth be discouraging or unenthusiastic about sth 對某事物潑冷水(泄氣或不熱心)
pour cold water on sb's plans, ideas, hopes, etc 對某人的計劃、 主意、 希望潑冷水.
cold n
1 [U] lack of heat or warmth; low temperature (esp in the atmosphere) 冷; 寒冷
shiver with cold 凍得發抖
the heat of summer and the cold of winter 夏暑冬寒
Don't stand outside in the cold. 不要站在外面凍著.
She doesn't seem to feel the cold. 她似乎不覺得冷.
2 [C, U] infectious illness of the nose or throat or both, with catarrh, sneezing, coughing, etc 傷風; 感冒
a bad, heavy, slight cold 嚴重、 重、 輕感冒
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太涼爽(cool)就感冒(cold)了 彎腰(c)的老人(old)怕 冷
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*[k?uld]n. 感冒, 寒冷a. 寒冷的, 冷淡的, 冷靜的ad. 完全地【醫】 寒冷的; 感冒, 傷風相關詞組: be knocked cold have a cold feet in cold blood leave sb cold be out in the cold make sb's blood run cold throw cold water on pass out cold