| 释义 |
●give sb/get the cold ˈshouldertreat sb/be treated in a deliberately unfriendly way 对人冷漠；受到冷遇◆I try to chat to my colleagues during the lunch hour, but for some reason they’ve been giving me the cold shoulder.
午餐时间我想跟同事聊天，可不知为什么他们对我很冷淡。 OPP with open arms ORIGIN One theory about the origin of this expression is that it refers to meat. Meat cut from the shoulder of an adult sheep was very cheap, so giving visitors this meat served cold was a sign that they were not welcome. 一种说法认为，这个表达法源于从成年羊肩部割下的肉。这种肉非常便宜，因此给客人吃冷的羊肩肉表示客人不受欢迎。 |