- of or at a low or relatively low temperature, especially when compared with the human body气温低的; 冷的; 寒冷的（尤指与人的体温相比而言）：
a freezing cold day
严寒之日
it's cold outside
外面很冷
a sharp, cold wind.
凛冽的寒风。
- (of food or drink) served or consumed without being heated or after cooling（食物, 饮料）未热过的; 热过后变凉的; 冰冻的：
a cold drink
冰镇饮料
serve hot or cold.
冷热皆宜。
- (of a person) feeling uncomfortably cold（人）感觉冷的：
she was cold, and I put some more wood on the fire.
她觉得冷, 所以我又往火炉里添了些木柴。
- feeling or characterized by fear or horror感到（或令人）不寒而栗的：
he suddenly went cold with a dreadful certainty
意识到必然的可怕结局, 他突然感到毛骨悚然
a cold shiver of fear.
不寒而栗。
- as complement informal unconscious〈非正式〉失去知觉的; 不省人事的：
she was out cold.
她昏过去了。
- dead死的：
lying cold and stiff in a coffin.
冷冰冰、直挺挺地躺在棺材里。
- lacking affection or warmth of feeling; unemotional.冷淡的; 缺乏热情的; 不易动感情的：
how cold and calculating he was
他是多么精明冷酷啊
cold black eyes
冷漠的黑眼睛
cold politeness.
冷冰冰的礼节。
- not affected by emotion; objective.冷静的; 客观的：
cold statistics.
客观的统计数据。
- sexually unresponsive; frigid.性冷淡的; 无性欲的。
- depressing or dispiriting; not suggestive of warmth令人沮丧的; 扫兴的; 灰蒙蒙的：
the cold, impersonal barrack-room
阴沉而缺少人气的营房
a cold light streamed through the window.
黯淡的光线泻进了窗户。
- (of a colour) containing pale blue or grey（颜色）含浅蓝（或浅灰）色的。
- (of the scent or trail of a hunted person or animal) no longer fresh and easy to follow（被搜寻的人或猎物的气味或踪迹）不再新鲜的; 不再易于跟随的; 已变淡的：
the trail went cold.
嗅迹已隐淡了。
- predic.(in children's games) far from finding or guessing what is sought（儿童游戏中）远离目标的; 远未猜中的。
- as complement without preparation or rehearsal; unawares未准备（或排演）的; 未经热身的; 意外的, 突如其来的：
going into the test cold.
没有准备就去考试。
- informal at one's mercy〈非正式〉任由摆布; 受掌控：
they had him cold.
他们吃定他了。
- mass noun a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere; cold weather; a cold environment冷, 寒冷（尤指气温）; 寒冷的天气; 寒冷的环境：
my teeth chattered with the cold
我冷得牙齿直打颤
they nearly died of cold.
他们几乎冻死了。
- a common infection in which the mucous membrane of the nose and throat becomes inflamed, typically causing running at the nose, sneezing, a sore throat, and other similar symptoms感冒; 伤风。
- informal, chiefly US completely; entirely〈非正式, 主美〉完全地; 彻底地：
we stopped cold behind a turn in the staircase.
我们走到楼梯转弯口后完全停了下来。
as cold as ice （或stone, the grave等）
- very cold极度寒冷。
catch a cold （亦作catch cold）
- become infected with a cold受凉, 感冒, 伤风。
- encounter trouble or difficulties遇到麻烦（或困难）。
cold comfort
- poor or inadequate consolation无用的安慰, 不起作用的安慰：
another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless.
对于274万失业者来说, 通货膨胀率的又一次下跌只是无用的安慰罢了。
cold feet
- loss of nerve or confidence失去勇气（或信心）：
I began to get cold feet, but the other two guys were totally positive.
我开始动摇, 可其他两个人却深信不疑。
the cold light of day
- the objective realities of a situation客观现实：
in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous.
在现实生活中, 这一切显得如此荒谬可笑。
the cold shoulder
- a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection冷落; 冷淡; 拒绝：
the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder.
新来的英格兰队经理冷落了他。
cold-shoulder someone
- reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone拒绝某人; 冷落某人; 冷待某人。
cold steel
- weapons such as swords or knives collectively冷兵器（刀、剑等的总称）。
in cold blood
- without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly无情地; 残忍地：
the government forces killed them in cold blood.
政府军残忍地杀死了他们。
out in the cold
- ignored; neglected被冷落; 被忽视; 未被理睬; 被排除在外：
the talks left the French out in the cold.
这次谈判法国人被排除在外。
throw（或pour） cold water on
- be discouraging or negative about对…持批评（或不支持）态度; 对…泼冷水。