cold call

noun

/ˈkəʊld kɔːl/

a phone call made to somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something推销商品的电话

cold-call

verb

/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they cold-call	/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/ /ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
he / she / it cold-calls	/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/ /ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/
past simple cold-called	/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/ /ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
past participle cold-called	/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/ /ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
-ing form cold-calling	/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ /ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

cold-call somebody to phone somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something打个电话：给您不认识的人打电话，以卖给他们
- Fraudsters would cold-call residents with offers of solar electricity. 诈骗者会向居民推销太阳能电力。