a.
- 冷的,寒冷的
It was bitterly
cold that night.
那個夜晚,天氣十分寒冷。
- 冷淡的,不友善的;冷酷的
The selfish old miser had a
cold nature.
這個自私的老吝嗇鬼生性冷酷。
- (食物)未熱過的;熱過後變涼的;冰凍的
Would you like a
cold drink?
你要不要喝杯冷飲?
- (尤指兒童遊戲中)距離目標(或答案)還遠的;還未猜中的[F]
--"Is she an actress?" --"No, you're getting
colder."
—"她是演員?" —"不是,你越來越離譜了。"
- 【口】昏倒的,不省人事的[F]
The boxer was knocked out
cold.
這位拳擊手被擊倒在地不省人事。
- 令人洩氣的;使人戰慄的
He was rather slow to realize the
cold truth.
他遲遲地才認識到這冷酷的事實。
n.
- 寒冷[U]
He was shivering with
cold.
他冷得發抖。
- 傷風,感冒[C][U]
I have got a
cold recently.
近來我感冒了。
ad.
- 完全地,徹底地
Joseph knew the business
cold.
約瑟芬對此事瞭如指掌。
片語
catch (a) cold
- 感冒
Feed a cold and starve a fever.
- 傷風時宜吃,發燒時應餓。
go cold all over
- 全身戰慄
She
went cold all over when she heard footsteps behind her in the darkness.
當她在黑暗中聽到身後的腳步聲,她全身戰慄。
have/get sb. cold
- 牢牢掌握某人
They
had him cold.
他們牢牢地控制著他。
(out) in the cold
- 被冷落
Sam was
out in the cold in the conversation.
在談話中沒人理會山姆。
衍生
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’.