cold
adj
noun
adv
kəʊld
adj
1
OBJECTS/SURFACES/LIQUIDS/ROOMS
物体/表面/液体/房间
something
that
is
cold
has
a
low
temperature
温度低的，冷的;
She
splashed
her
face
with
cold
water.
她往脸上泼冷水。
a
blast
of
cold
air
一股冷空气
We
slept
on
the
cold
ground.
我们睡在冰冷的地上。
The
house
felt
cold
and
empty.
屋子里感觉很冷，空荡荡的。
ice/stone/freezing
cold
(very
cold)
非常冷，冰冷
The
radiator
is
stone
cold;
isn’t
the
heating
working?
散热器冰凉，是不是暖气停了？
go/get
cold
(become
cold)
变冷
My
tea’s
gone
cold.
我的茶已经凉了。
Come
and
eat
or
your
dinner
will
get
cold!
过来吃饭吧，要不饭菜就凉了！
2
WEATHER
天气
when
there
is
cold
weather,
the
temperature
of
the
air
is
very
low
冷的，寒冷的;
It
was
so
cold
this
morning
I
had
to
scrape
the
ice
off
my
windshield.
今天早晨太冷了，我不得不把挡风玻璃上的冰刮掉。
The
day
was
bitterly
cold
.
天气严寒。
The
hut
sheltered
her
from
the
cold
wind.
这棚屋为她遮挡了寒风。
cold
winter/evening/January
etc
the
coldest
winter
on
record
有记载以来最冷的一个冬天
cold
out/outside
It
was
raining
and
freezing
cold
outside.
外面在下雨，非常寒冷。
The
weather
gets
colder
around
the
middle
of
October.
十月中旬左右，天气开始转冷。
turn/grow
cold
(become
cold
or
colder,
especially
suddenly)
〔尤指突然〕变冷
The
nights
grew
colder.
夜里开始变得更冷了。
3
be/feel/look/get cold
if
you
are
cold,
your
body
is
at
a
low
temperature
很冷/感到冷/看起来冷/变冷
Could
you
turn
up
the
heater,
I’m
cold.
你能把取暖器打开吗？ 我冷。
I
feel
so
cold!
我觉得冷极了！
My
feet
are
as
cold
as
ice
(=very
cold)
.
我的脚冰凉。
4
FOOD
食物
cold
food
is
cooked
but
not
eaten
hot
冷的，凉的
a
plate
of
cold
meats
一盘冷肉
a
cold
buffet
冷自助餐
Serve
the
potatoes
cold.
把马铃薯端上来冷吃。
5
LACKING FEELING
缺乏情感
unfriendly
or
lacking
normal
human
feelings
such
as
sympathy,
pity,
humour
etc
冷漠的，冷酷的;
Martin
was
really
cold
towards
me
at
the
party.
马丁在聚会上对我非常冷淡。
His
voice
was
as
cold
as
ice.
他的声音冷冰冰的。
She
gave
him
a
cold
stare.
她冷冷地瞪了他一眼。
a
cold,
calculated
murder
一起冷酷的蓄意谋杀
6
get/have cold feet
to
suddenly
feel
that
you
are
not
brave
enough
to
do
something
you
planned
to
do
[非正式] 临阵退缩，胆怯
informal
The
plan
failed
after
sponsors
got
cold
feet.
赞助人临阵退缩，计划失败。
7
give sb the cold shoulder
to
deliberately
ignore
someone
or
be
unfriendly
to
them,
especially
because
they
have
upset
or
offended
you
[非正式] 故意冷落某人，冷待某人
informal
8
LIGHT/COLOUR
光线/颜色
a
cold
colour
or
light
reminds
you
of
things
that
are
cold
给人冷感的，冷的;
the
cold
light
of
a
fluorescent
tube
荧光灯管发出的冷光
9
in the cold light of day
in
the
morning,
when
you
can
think
clearly
or
see
something
clearly
在头脑清醒时的早晨
The
house
seemed
less
threatening
in
the
cold
light
of
day.
第二天早晨脑子清醒时，这房子似乎就不那么吓人了。
10
cold (hard) cash
10.
money
in
the
form
of
paper
money
and
coins
rather
than
cheques
or
CREDIT
CARDS
[美] 现款，现金
AmE
11
leave sb cold
11.
to
not
feel
interested
in
or
affected
by
something
in
any
way
无法引起某人的兴趣; 未打动某人
Opera
left
him
cold.
他对歌剧不感兴趣。
12
take/need a cold shower
12.
used
humorously
to
say
that
someone
is
sexually
excited
and
the
cold
water
will
stop
them
feeling
that
way
需要冲个冷水澡〔幽默用法，指某人有性冲动〕
13
sb’s trail/scent is cold
13.
used
to
say
that
you
cannot
find
someone
because
it
has
been
too
long
since
they
passed
or
lived
in
a
particular
place
某人已经踪迹全无
I
tracked
the
boy
as
far
as
the
factory,
but
there
his
trail
went
cold.
我追踪那名男孩一直到工厂，但他已踪影全无。
14
IN GAMES
在游戏中
used
in
children’s
games,
to
say
that
someone
is
far
away
from
the
hidden
object
or
answer
they
are
trying
to
find
〔儿童游戏中〕远离隐藏物的，离猜中差得远的
not before noun 不用于名词前
You’re
getting
colder!
你猜得越来越离谱了！
15
cold facts
15.
facts
without
anything
added
to
make
them
more
pleasant
or
interesting
客观的事实
Statistics
can
be
merely
cold
facts.
统计数据可以只是冷冰冰的事实。
16
cold steel
16.
a
weapon
such
as
a
knife
or
sword
[文] 冷兵器，利器〔如刀、剑等〕
literary
noun
17
a
common
illness
that
makes
it
difficult
to
breathe
through
your
nose
and
often
makes
your
throat
hurt
感冒，伤风
C
I’ve
got
a
bad
cold
.
我得了重感冒。
Keep
your
feet
dry
so
you
don’t
catch
a
cold
(=become
ill)
.
双脚保持干燥，这样就不会得感冒。
18
the cold
also
又作
a
low
temperature
or
cold
weather
冷，寒冷
U | BrE
I
was
shivering
with
cold.
我冷得发抖。
Don’t
go
out
in
the
cold
without
your
coat!
外面天气很冷，穿上外套再出去！
you’ll
catch
your
death
of
cold
19
come in from the cold
to
become
accepted
or
recognized,
especially
by
a
powerful
group
of
people
被〔团体〕承认 （接纳 ）
20
leave sb out in the cold
to
not
include
someone
in
an
activity
[非正式] 冷落某人，排斥某人
informal
He
chose
to
favour
us
one
at
a
time
and
the
others
were
left
out
in
the
cold.
他情愿每次只关照我们当中的一人，而不理会其他人。
adv
21
suddenly
and
completely
[美] 完全地，彻底地; 突然地，贸然地
AmE
Paul
stopped
cold.
‘What
was
that
noise?’
保罗突然停下来问道:“那是什么声音？”
22
out cold
unconscious
[非正式] 神志不清
informal
He
drank
until
he
was
out
cold.
他喝得酩酊大醉。
You
were
knocked
out
cold
(=hit
on
the
head
so
that
you
became
unconscious)
.
你被打昏了。
23
without
preparation
无准备地
I
can’t
just
get
up
there
and
make
a
speech
cold!
我不能毫无准备就上去演讲！