cold

cold
adjective

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。
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
(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
[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

[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。
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

(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。

常用词组
as cold as ice (或 stone, the grave 等.)

very cold
极度寒冷

catch a cold

(亦作 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

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

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

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

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

reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone
拒绝某人；冷落某人；冷待某人

cold steel

weapons such as swords or knives collectively
冷兵器（刀、剑等的总称）

in cold blood

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

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

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

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

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