英语词汇“cold”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cold

(kōld)

adj. cold·er, cold·est

a. Having a low temperature: cold water.

b. Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal.

c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.

a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows.

b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor.

c. Dead: was cold in his grave.

3. Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic.

a. Having little appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor.

b. Designating or being in a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth.

a. Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.

b. Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.

c. Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.

6. Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent.

7. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury.

8. Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity: The team fell into a slump of cold shooting.

adv.

1. To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober.

2. With complete finality: We turned him down cold.

3. Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.

a. Relative lack of warmth: Cold slows down chemical reactions.

b. The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.

2. A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.

3. A viral infection characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory passages and usually accompanied by malaise, fever, chills, coughing, and sneezing. Also called common cold, coryza.

Idiom:

out in the cold

Lacking benefits given to others; neglected.

[Middle English, from Old English ceald; see gel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

coldly adv.

coldness n.

Synonyms: cold, arctic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy
These adjectives mean marked by a low or an extremely low temperature: cold air; an arctic climate; a chilly day; cool water; a frigid room; a frosty morning; gelid seas; glacial winds; icy hands.

Antonym: hot

单词	cold
释义	cold (kōld) adj. cold·er, cold·est 1. a. Having a low temperature: cold water. b. Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal. c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer. 2. a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows. b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor. c. Dead: was cold in his grave. 3. Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic. 4. a. Having little appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor. b. Designating or being in a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth. 5. a. Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod. b. Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold. c. Devoid of sexual desire; frigid. 6. Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent. 7. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury. 8. Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity: The team fell into a slump of cold shooting. adv. 1. To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober. 2. With complete finality: We turned him down cold. 3. Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job. n. 1. a. Relative lack of warmth: Cold slows down chemical reactions. b. The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill. 2. A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill. 3. A viral infection characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory passages and usually accompanied by malaise, fever, chills, coughing, and sneezing. Also called common cold, coryza. *Idiom:* *out in the cold* Lacking benefits given to others; neglected. [Middle English, from Old English ceald; see gel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] coldly adv. coldness n. *Synonyms:* cold, arctic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy These adjectives mean marked by a low or an extremely low temperature: cold air; an arctic climate; a chilly day; cool water; a frigid room; a frosty morning; gelid seas; glacial winds; icy hands. Antonym: hot
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