| 单词 | coldness |
| 释义 | 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) |
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