/kəʊld ||; kold/adj Compare cold, hot, cool, and warm. Cold indicates a lower temperature than cool and may describe a temperature that is unpleasantly low a terribly cold winter. Cool means ‘fairly cold’ and may describe a pleasantly low temperature It's terribly hot outside but it's nice and cool in here. Hot indicates a higher temperature than warm and may describe a temperature that is unpleasantly high I can't drink this yet, it's too hot. Warm means ‘fairly hot’ and may describe a pleasantly high temperature Come and sit by the fire, you'll soon get warm again. 比较cold、hot、cool及warm。cold表示温度比cool要低，也许低得令人难受：a terribly cold winter严寒的冬天。cool指凉，令人舒服的低温度：It's terribly hot outside but it's nice and cool in here.外边火辣辣，里边却阴凉舒服。hot表示的温度比warm要高，或许高得令人难受：I can't drink this yet, it's too hot.这个太烫了，我还喝不了。warm指暖，令人舒服的高温度：Come and sit by the fire, you'll soon get warm again.过来坐在炉边暖和暖和吧。 cold turkey suddenly and completely, without getting used to sth gradually 突然而完全；无准备: I gave up smoking cold turkey. 我一下子戒了烟。 get/have cold feet(informal 非正式) to become/be afraid to do sth 害怕起来: She started to get cold feet as her wedding day approached. 婚期逼近，她开始害怕起来。 in cold blood in a cruel way and without pity 冷血地；残酷地: to kill sb in cold blood 残酷地杀人