coldBrE /kəʊld/ NAmE /koʊld/► SEE ALLcold comforta cold fishcold turkeycome in from the coldget/have cold feetgive sb/get the cold shoulderin cold bloodin the cold light of dayleave sb coldpour/throw cold water on sthmake sb’s blood run coldmake sb’s blood freezeblow hot and coldgo hot and cold (all over)left out in the coldwhen A sneezes, B catches a coldbe in a sweat ●ˌcold ˈcomforta thing that is intended to make you feel better but which does not不起作用的安慰；徒增烦恼的安慰◆When you’ve just had your car stolen, it’s cold comfort to be told it happens to somebody every day. 如果对车刚刚被偷走的人说每天都有这样的事情发生，那一点也不能让他得到安慰。●a ˌcold ˈfish (disapproving) a person who shows little or no emotion, or is unfriendly, reserved, etc.不动感情的人；冷血动物◆When I first met him, he seemed rather a cold fish, but actually he’s quite passionate. 我们初次见面时，他看起来冷冰冰的，不过实际上他是个很热情的人。●cold ˈturkeythe unpleasant state that drug addicts experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug, or a way of treating addicts that makes them experience this state（吸毒者）突然戒毒的痛苦状态◆The worst time was when he was going cold turkey. 最难熬的就是他刚戒毒时的痛苦时期。◆I quit smoking cold turkey (= I stopped suddenly and completely). 我一下子就把烟戒了。●come in from the ˈcoldbe included in a group, an activity, etc. that you have had no part in before介入以前没有参与的事情；不再受冷落（或排斥）◆Finland finally came in from the cold and became a member of the EU. 芬兰不再受排斥，被接纳成为欧盟的成员国。●get/have cold ˈfeet (informal) no longer want to continue what you intended or have started to do because you are nervous or afraid临阵畏缩；怯场；打退堂鼓◆Do you still want to do this parachute jump or are you getting cold feet? 你是还想跳伞呢，还是想要临阵退出？OPPtake the plunge●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。OPPwith open armsORIGINOne 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。●in cold ˈblooddeliberately and calmly, without showing any pity残忍地；冷酷地；无情地◆The innocent victims were shot in cold blood. 这些无辜的受害者被残忍地枪杀了。OPPin the heat of the moment▸ˌcold-ˈblooded
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◆a cold-blooded murder 残忍的凶杀案●in the ˌcold light of ˈdaywhen you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer有时间冷静思考时；第二天早晨事情更明朗时◆In the cold light of day, the plans they’d made didn’t seem such a good idea. 等冷静下来一想，他们的计划似乎不是个好主意。●leave sb ˈcoldfail to affect or interest sb未能打动某人；未能激起某人的兴趣◆Classical music leaves me absolutely cold, but I love rock. 古典音乐一点也引不起我的兴趣，我喜欢摇滚乐。◆His kind of humour just leaves me cold. 他的那种幽默让我觉得乏味。●pour/throw cold ˈwater on sth (informal) discourage or try to prevent a plan, etc. from being carried out; be unenthusiastic about sth给…泼冷水；阻止…施行；对…不热心◆I’ve had lots of ideas about how to improve sales but my manager pours cold water on all my suggestions. 我对于如何增加销售额有很多想法，可是经理对我所有的建议都泼冷水。●make sb’s ˈblood run cold●make sb’s ˈblood freezemake sb feel horror or extreme fear令人毛骨悚然；使人不寒而栗◆A terrifying scream in the blackness of the night made my blood run cold.黑夜里一声可怕的尖叫让我毛骨悚然。●blow hot and ˈcold (informal) keep changing your opinions about sb/sth拿不定主意；出尔反尔；冷热无常◆She keeps blowing hot and cold about the job: one day she says it’s marvellous, the next she hates it.她对这份工作的态度反复无常：今天说它好极了，明天又讨厌它。●go ˌhot and ˈcold (all ˈover) (informal) suddenly feel very worried, upset or frightened when you remember sth very unpleasant（因回忆起不好的事而）突然感到焦虑（或恐惧）◆I go hot and cold all over when I think of that train accident. It was so terrible.一想起那次火车事故，我就万分恐惧，真是太可怕了。●left ˌout in the ˈcoldexcluded from a group or an activity; ignored被遗弃；受冷落◆Everyone had something to do or somewhere to go. I felt left out in the cold.人人都有事做，大家都有去处，我感觉自己被冷落了。●when A ˈsneezes, B catches a ˈcold ( if A catches a ˈcold, B gets pneuˈmonialess frequent) if one person, organization, country, etc. has a problem, the effects of this on another person, organization or country are much more serious甲打个喷嚏，乙就跟着感冒◆When Wall Street sneezes, the world catches a cold.华尔街打个喷嚏，全世界都会感冒。●be in a ˈsweat1. ( be all of a ˈsweat) (informal) be wet with sweat because it is hot or you have been running, etc.满身大汗；汗流浃背◆I had to run to work this morning because I got up late. I was in a real sweat when I arrived.今天早上起晚了，我不得不跑步上班，等到了的时候我已是大汗淋漓。2. ( be in a cold ˈsweat) be very frightened or worried about sth（害怕或焦急得）一身汗，直冒冷汗◆I woke up during the night in a cold sweat worrying about the exam.半夜里我惊醒过来，为考试的事急得直冒冷汗。
