cold1/kold; kəʊld/adj 1 something that is cold has a low temperature [ hot, warm ] 温度低的﹐冷的: The house was cold and empty. 房子冷飕飕的﹐空荡荡的。We slept on the cold ground. 我们睡在冰冷的地上。a blast of cold air 一股寒气ice/stone/freezing cold (=very cold) 冰冷的 freezing cold water 冰冷的水My coffee's gone cold . 我的咖啡凉了。be/feel/look/get cold I feel so cold! 我感觉冷极了!It's cold outside. 外面很冷。The day was bitterly cold . 这天天气非常冷。THESAURUS 同类词cool – cold in a pleasant way, especially after it has been hot〔尤指天气热过以后〕凉爽的: It's very hot in the day, but cooler at night. 白天很热﹐但是晚上凉爽些。chilly – cold, but not very cold 寒冷的: a chilly autumn day 一个寒冷的秋日frosty – very cold, with the ground covered in a frozen white powder 严寒的﹔结霜的: a bright frosty morning 一个阳光明媚而严寒的早晨freezing (cold) – extremely cold 极冷的: It was freezing cold last night. 昨晚冷极了。icy (cold) – extremely cold 极冷的: an icy wind 刺骨寒风HOT1, WEATHER12 cold food is cooked, but is not eaten hot〔食物〕冷的: a cold buffet 冷餐会Serve the potatoes cold. 马铃薯要冷吃。3 without friendly feelings [ warm ] 冷淡的﹐冷漠的: a polite but cold greeting 礼貌但冷冰冰的问候4 get/have cold feet informal to start to feel that you are not brave enough to do something【非正式】胆怯﹐害怕﹐临阵退缩: She was getting cold feet about getting married. 她对结婚感到害怕起来。5 leave sb cold if something leaves you cold, you are not at all interested in it 无法引起某人的兴趣﹔未打动某人: Most poetry leaves me cold. 大部分诗歌我都不感兴趣。6 in cold blood in a cruel and deliberate way 残忍地﹔蓄意地: innocent civilians murdered in cold blood 被残忍杀害的无辜平民7 give sb the cold shoulder informal to deliberately ignore someone or be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you【非正式】故意冷落某人﹐冷待某人—coldness n [U]
cold2n 1 [C] a common illness that makes you cough, and makes it difficult to breathe through your nose 感冒﹐伤风: I’ve got a bad cold . 我得了重感冒。Keep your feet dry so you don’t catch a cold . 不要把脚弄湿以免着凉。2 [U] when you feel cold 冷﹐寒冷: I was shivering with cold. 我冷得发抖。3 the cold cold weather 寒冷的天气: Come in out of the cold. 外面冷﹐快进来。4 be left out in the cold informal to not be included in an activity【非正式】被冷落﹔被忽视[排挤]: Anyone who didn’t join the gang was left out in the cold. 谁不入伙就会遭到冷落。
cold3adv 1 out cold informal unconscious【非正式】神志不清的﹐无意识的 2 AmE suddenly and completely【美】突然地﹔完全地: In the middle of his speech, he stopped cold. 他演讲到一半突然停了下来。