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cold C0469100 (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 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: hotThesaurus| Adv. | 1. | coldly - in a cold unemotional manner; "he killed her in cold blood"in cold blood |
Translationscold (kəuld) adjective1. low in temperature. cold water; cold meat and salad. 冷的，涼的 冷的2. lower in temperature than is comfortable. I feel cold. 寒冷 寒冷3. unfriendly. His manner was cold. 冷淡的 冷淡的 noun1. the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings. She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold. 寒冷，低溫 寒冷2. an illness with running nose, coughing etc. He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold. 感冒，傷風 感冒ˈcoldly adverb in an unfriendly way. She looked at me coldly. 冷淡地 冷淡地ˈcoldness noun 冷淡 冷淡ˌcold-ˈblooded adjective1. having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body. cold-blooded creatures. 冷血的 冷血的2. cruel and unfeeling. cold-blooded murder. 無情的 无情的cold war a major, especially political, struggle between nations which involves military threats but not fighting. 冷戰 冷战get cold feet to lose courage. I was going to apply for the job but I got cold feet. 喪失勇氣 丧失勇气give (someone) the cold shoulder verb (also ˌcoldˈshoulder ) to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person). All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends. 對人冷淡 （表示）冷淡 in cold blood deliberately and unemotionally. He killed them in cold blood. 殘忍地 残忍地EncyclopediaSeecoldcoldly
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