| 单词 | cold |
| 释义 | adjective | noun | adverb coldcold1 /koʊld/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1OBJECTS/LIQUIDS/ROOMS ETC. having a low temperature OPP hot: My car doesn’t run very well when the engine’s cold. How about a nice cold soda? The office always feels so cold first thing on Monday morning. Come sit down – your coffee’s getting cold. It’s freezing cold outside – wear a coat (=extremely cold)! The meat was stone cold when the waiter brought it to the table (=completely cold – used about things that should not be cold).2WEATHER when the weather is cold, the temperature of the air is very low: It was a cold, clear night. They say it’s the coldest winter for over 50 years. I’d wear a hat – it’s cold outside. It’s going to get cold this weekend.THESAURUScool – slightly cold in a pleasant way, especially after it has been hot: It’s very hot during the day, but cooler at night.crisp – slightly cold, dry, and clear, in a way that is pleasant: The crisp mountain air is good for your health.chilly – slightly cold in an unpleasant way: It’s chilly outside, so take a sweater.frosty – very cold, with the ground covered in frost (=ice that is white and powdery): It was a bright frosty morning and we could see our breath.freezing (cold) – very cold, especially in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable: It was freezing cold last night.icy (cold) – extremely cold so that water outside becomes ice: An icy wind blew across the field.bitter (cold) – very cold in a way that feels very unpleasant: The bitter wind seemed to go right through us.frigid formal – very cold: I stepped out into the frigid darkness of a December night.wintry – cold and feeling like winter. Used especially in weather reports and writing: The wintry temperatures continued into April.3YOUR BODY be/feel/look/get cold if you are cold, your body is at a low temperature: Aren’t you cold? Come inside before you get cold. Your hands are as cold as ice (=extremely cold)!4FOOD cold food has been cooked, but is not eaten while it is warm: They offered us bread and a selection of cold meats.eat/serve something cold You can eat this dish hot or cold. → see also cold cuts5LACKING FEELING unfriendly or lacking normal human feelings such as sympathy, pity, humor, etc. OPP warm: “I don’t care,” was her cold reply. He made a cold, pragmatic decision.► see thesaurus at unfriendly6leave somebody cold informal to not feel interested in or affected by something at all: Ballet just leaves me cold.7get/have cold feet informal to suddenly feel that you are not brave enough to do something you planned to do: They got cold feet and canceled the order.8give somebody/something the cold shoulder informal to deliberately ignore someone or something, especially because you are upset or offended: Haley is well-known for giving reporters the cold shoulder.9cold (hard) cash informal money in the form of paper money and coins rather than checks or credit cards10somebody’s trail/scent goes cold used to say that someone, especially the police, cannot find someone because it has been too long since the person came through or lived in a particular place: They kept up the search for weeks, but the trail had gone cold.11a cold fish disapproving a person who seems unfriendly and does not show his or her emotions12CHILDREN'S GAME spoken used in a children’s game to say that someone is far away from the hidden object he or she is trying to find OPP warm: No, you’re getting colder.13COLOR/LIGHT a cold color or light reminds you of things that are cold: Coming from the screen was a cold, blue light.14in the cold light of day in the morning, when you can think or understand things clearly15cold steel literary a weapon such as a knife or sword[Origin: Old English ceald, cald]—coldness noun [uncountable] → see also in cold blood at blood (4), cold/small comfort at comfort1 (7), pour cold water over/on something at pour (7), a (cold) sweat at sweat2 (4) adjective | noun | adverb coldcold2 ●●● S2 W3 noun 1[countable] medicine a common illness that makes it difficult to breathe through your nose and often makes your throat hurt: He’s had so many colds this winter. I’ve got a bad cold, so don’t get too close to me. I had fun skiing, but I caught a cold (=got one). → see also common cold2the cold a low temperature or cold weather: Nobody wanted to go out in the cold. The cold affects the functioning of the engine.3leave somebody out in the cold informal to not include someone in an activity, group, process, etc.: The trade negotiations have left farmers out in the cold.4come in from the cold to become officially accepted by a group of people or countries, after not being accepted by themCOLLOCATIONSverbshave (got) a cold She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold.be getting a cold (=be starting to have a cold) I think I might be getting a cold.catch a cold (=start to have one) I caught a cold and had to miss soccer practice.come down with a cold informal (=catch one) A lot of people come down with colds at this time of year.be suffering from a cold formal (=have one) He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self.adjectives/nouns + colda bad cold If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed.a nasty cold (=a bad one) He sounds like he has a nasty cold.a slight/little cold It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow.a chest cold (=one that makes you cough a lot) He was taking cough medicine for a chest cold.a head cold (=one that makes it hard to breathe through your nose) A bad head cold can sometimes feel like the flu.the common cold There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold. adjective | noun | adverb coldcold3 adverb 1suddenly and completely: Judy stopped cold, realizing they were laughing at her.2out cold unconscious, especially because you have been hit on the head: He was lying on the floor, out cold.3without preparation: I can’t just get up there and make a speech cold! |
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