cold /kəʊld/ CET4 TEM4 ( colder, colds, coldest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable. 冷的

  例：

  Rinse the vegetables under cold running water.

  用冷自来水冲洗蔬菜。

  例：

  He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold.

  他喜欢茶不太烫也不太凉。

• 2. 

  coldness N-UNCOUNT 冷

  例：

  She complained about the coldness of his hands.

  她抱怨他的那双手冷冰冰的。

• 3. 

  ADJ If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low. 寒冷的

  例：

  It was bitterly cold.

  天气冷得刺骨。

  例：

  The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on.

  屋子冷冰冰的，因为我开不起暖气。

• 4. 

  coldness N-UNCOUNT 寒冷

  例：

  Within a quarter of an hour, the coldness of the night had gone.

  一刻钟之内，夜晚的寒冷就消退了。

• 5. 

  ADJ If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature. 感觉冷的

  例：

  I was freezing cold.

  我快冻僵了。

• 6. 

  ADJ Cold colours or cold light give an impression of coldness. (颜色或灯光) 冷的

  例：

  Generally, warm colours advance in painting and cold colours recede.

  一般来说，先上暖色调油漆，再上冷色调油漆。

• 7. 

  ADJ A cold person does not show much emotion, especially affection, and therefore seems unfriendly and unsympathetic. If someone's voice is cold, they speak in an unfriendly, unsympathetic way. 冷漠的; 不友好的 [表不满]

  例：

  What a cold, unfeeling woman she was.

  她是一个多么冷漠无情的女人啊。

• 8. 

  coldly ADV 冷漠地; 不友好地

  例：

  "I'll see you in the morning," Hugh said coldly.

  “我会在早上见你，”休冷冷地说。

• 9. 

  N-UNCOUNT Cold weather or low temperatures can be referred to as the cold. (天气或气温的) 寒冷 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  He must have come inside to get out of the cold.

  他肯定进来避过寒。

• 10. 

  in cold blood →see blood

• 11. 

  to get cold feet →see foot

• 12. 

  to blow hot and cold →see hot

• 13. 

  to pour cold water on something →see water

• 14. 

  N-COUNT If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough. 感冒

  例：

  I had a pretty bad cold.

  我得了很重的感冒。

• 15. 

  PHRASE If you catch cold, or catch a cold, you become ill with a cold. 患感冒

  例：

  Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.

  我们把头发弄干吧，省得患感冒。

• 16. 

  PHRASE If someone is out cold, they are unconscious or sleeping very heavily. 失去知觉的; 沉睡的

  例：

  She was out cold but still breathing.

  她失去了知觉，但还在呼吸。