a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
2
a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
双语例句
1
She finally came to understand that marriage was like a wall and that all quarrels, “coldwars” and suspicions were like the nails on the wall.
她终于明白，婚姻就像一堵墙。
2
Marked by two world wars and a Cold war, it has been a century characterized by the fight for freedom against tyranny, and equality of treatment whatever your status, gender or race.
After the Cold war and the upheaval in East Europe, this concept was further used to refer to how to cope with past atrocities in the aftermath of wars or conflicts.