cold
US
UK cold adj: (low in temperature)
SC 冷的 lěng de
SC 寒冷的 lěng de ，hán lěng de
Laura dipped one foot into the cold water of the lake.
你需要穿件外套。 外面很冷。
cold adj: (person: not warm)
SC 感到寒冷的
She trudged home, cold and tired.
她又冷又累，拖着步伐回了家。
be cold vi + adj: (feel lack of heat)
SC 感到寒冷
I'm cold; please would you close the window?
我觉得很冷，能麻烦你关上窗户吗？
be cold vi + adj: (weather: uncomfortably low temperature)
SC 寒冷 hán lěng
TC 寒冷
TC 寒冷
Put your coat on; it is cold outside today.
穿上你的外套，今天外面很冷。
cold adj: (unheated)
SC 冷的 lěng de
SC 未加热的 lěng de ，wèi jiā rè de
No, I don't need the microwave; I like to eat cold leftover pizza.
不，我不需要用微波炉，我喜欢不加热就直接吃剩下的披萨。
cold adj: (chilled)
SC 冷冻的 lěng dòng de
TC 冷凍的
TC 冷凍的
SC 冰冻的 lěng dòng de，bīng dòng de
TC 冰凍的
TC 冰凍的
I prefer to drink cold water.
我要喝冰水。
cold n: uncountable (lack of heat)
SC 寒冷 hán lěng
TC 寒冷
TC 寒冷
SC 严寒 hán lěng，yán hán
TC 嚴寒
TC 嚴寒
Many Alaskans do not mind the cold.
很多阿拉斯加人都不惧严寒。
cold n: (common virus: head cold) (病症)
SC 感冒，伤风 gǎn mào ，shāng fēng
You can tell Simon has a cold because his nose is bright red.
西蒙的鼻子红通通的，一看就知道他感冒了。
cold adj: figurative (unfriendly)
SC 不友好的 bù yǒu hǎo de
SC 冷淡的 bù yǒu hǎo de ，lěng dàn de
SC 冷冰冰的 bù yǒu hǎo de ，lěng bīng bīng de
While he is cold in public, those who know him understand that he is still a nice person.
cold adj: figurative (indifferent)
SC 冷淡的 lěng dàn de
SC 不感兴趣的 lěng dàn de ，bù gǎn xìng qù de
My boss was cold to my idea of a new product line.
cold adj: (dead)
SC 死的 sǐ de
When the police arrived, they discovered two cold bodies.
警察到达后，发现了两具冷冰冰的尸体。
cold adj: informal (out cold: unconscious)
SC 失去知觉的 shī qù zhī jué de
SC 失去意识的
The boxer was knocked cold and the match was stopped.
那位拳击手被打得失去了知觉，比赛因此中止了。
cold adj: figurative (rational, unemotional)
SC 客观的 kè guān de
TC 客觀的
TC 客觀的
SC 理性的 kè guān de ，lǐ xìng de
SC 冷冰冰的 kè guān de ，lěng bīng bīng de
The judge's cold reasoning followed the law but enraged the victim's family.
法官冷冰冰的推论与法相符，却让受害者家人激愤。
cold adj: figurative (sexually: frigid)
SC 性冷淡的 xìng lěng dàn de
SC 无性欲的 xìng lěng dàn de，wú xìng yù de
He wanted to make love to her, but found her very cold.
cold adj: figurative (far from target)
SC 远离目标的 yuǎn lí mù biāo de
SC 未猜中（答案）的 yuǎn lí mù biāo de ，wèi cāi zhòng dá àn de
His guesses at the answer continued to be cold. He really had no idea.
cold adj: figurative (unprepared)
SC 没准备好的 méi zhǔn bèi hào de
SC 无准备的 méi zhǔn bèi hào de，wú zhǔn bèi de
He's not ready to go into the game. He's still cold.
cold adv: (unprepared)
SC 无准备地 wú zhǔn bèi de
TC 無準備地
TC 無準備地
When the star player was injured, his backup went in cold. He had no time to get ready.
明星球员受伤后，替补贸然上场，根本就没时间准备。
cold adv: (unintroduced)
SC 贸然地 mào rán de
TC 貿然地
TC 貿然地
SC 未经介绍地 mào rán de，wèi jīng jiè shào de
The salesman was given no leads, and had to call potential customers cold.
没人给那位销售员任何提示，他只能贸然给潜在顾客打电话。
cold adv: US (completely)
SC 完全地 wán quán de
He stopped cold after seeing the body.
他看到尸体后，就完全停了下来。
bad cold n: (severe cold virus)
SC 重感冒 zhòng gǎn mào
She's home with a bad cold.
bitter cold n: (weather: freezing)
SC 严寒 yán hán
TC 嚴寒
TC 嚴寒
SC 酷寒 yán hán，kù hán
The older she gets, the less she can tolerate the bitter cold.
bitterly cold adj: (intensely cold)
SC 寒冷的 hán lěng de
SC 严寒的 hán lěng de ，yán hán de
TC 嚴寒的
TC 嚴寒的
SC 酷寒的 hán lěng de ，kù hán de
You need very warm clothing to survive the bitterly cold weather in the Arctic.
blow hot and cold v expr: figurative (waver, vacillate)
SC 摇摆不定 yáo bǎi bú dìng
SC 犹豫不决 yáo bǎi bú dìng，yóu yù bù jué
TC 猶豫不決
TC 猶豫不決
catch a cold, catch cold, take a cold v expr: (contract cold virus)
SC 感冒 gǎn mào
If you go out in this rain without a coat you're liable to catch a cold.
catch your death, catch your death of cold v expr: informal (catch a bad cold)
SC 得重感冒
cold as ice adj: (very cold)
SC 冰冷的 bīng lěng de
The sodas from the vendor on the beach were as cold as ice.
cold brew n: (coffee made with cool water)
SC 冷萃咖啡
SC 冷泡咖啡
cold brew adj: (coffee: made with cool water)
SC 冷萃的
SC 冷泡的
cold call n: (unsolicited sales visit or phone call)
SC 电话推销 diàn huà tuī xiāo
TC 電話推銷
TC 電話推銷
SC 上门推销 diàn huà tuī xiāo，shàng mén tuī xiāo
TC 上門推銷
TC 上門推銷
I got my start in sales by making door-to-door cold calls.
cold calling n: (making unsolicited sales calls)
SC 电话推销 diàn huà tuī xiāo
TC 電話推銷
TC 電話推銷
SC 上门推销 diàn huà tuī xiāo，shàng mén tuī xiāo
TC 上門推銷
TC 上門推銷
Do you prefer to make your sales contacts by cold calling or direct mail?
cold case n: (unsolved police investigation)
SC 悬案
SC 未破案件
cold cash n: (currency)
SC 现款 xiàn kuǎn
SC 现金 xiàn kuǎn，xiàn jīn
TC 現金
TC 現金
Davis paid the workers in cold cash.
cold comfort n: (small, ineffective consolation)
SC 不起作用的安慰 bù qǐ zuò yòng de ān wèi
The pension, though not insubstantial, was cold comfort to the widow of such a loving husband.
cold cream, cold-cream n: (skincare product) (护肤品)
SC 雪花膏，冷霜 xuě huā gāo，lěng shuāng
Her only bad habit was putting cold cream on her face before coming to bed.
cold cuts npl: chiefly US (meat served cold) (餐食)
SC 冷切肉，冷盘
The buffet included a selection of cold cuts.
cold feet n: (loss of courage)
SC 害怕 hài pà
TC 害怕
TC 害怕
SC 胆怯 hài pà，dǎn qiè
Everyone gets nervous before their wedding; it's just cold feet.
cold fish n: figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) (非正式用语，比喻)
SC 态度冰冷的人 tài dù bīng lěng de rén
She's such a cold fish that she wouldn't even talk to me when I said hello.
cold front n: (cool air pushing forward)
SC 冷锋 lěng fēng
The weather will get nasty due to the cold front pushing in from the North.
cold heart n: figurative (lack of compassion) (比喻)
SC 冷酷的心 lěng kù de xīn
TC 冷酷的心
TC 冷酷的心
She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it.
cold meat n: US (meat: cooked, sliced)
SC 冷盘肉 lěng pán ròu
TC 冷肉盤
TC 冷肉盤
What do you want in your sandwich: cheese, or cold meat?
cold pack n: (ice pack, compress)
SC 冰袋 bīng dài
After getting hit in the eye, I put a cold pack on it to prevent swelling.
cold-shoulder [sb] vtr: informal, figurative (snub)
SC 冷淡 lěng dàn
TC 冷淡
TC 冷淡
SC 轻视 lěng dàn，qīng shì
TC 輕視
TC 輕視
SC 冷落 lěng dàn，lěng luò
cold shower n: (shower: in cold water) (本义)
SC 冷水澡 lěng shuǐ zǎo
After the soccer game, I went home and took a cold shower.
cold shower n: figurative (reception: unenthusiastic) (比喻)
SC 缺乏热情的接待 quē fá rè qíng de jiē dài
cold snap n: (period: cold weather)
SC 寒流 hán liú
TC 寒流
TC 寒流
The recent cold snap killed my tomato plants.
cold sore n: (herpes on lip)
SC 唇疱疹 chún pào zhěn
I never kiss anyone with a cold sore.
cold spell n: (period of cold weather)
SC 春寒期 chūn hán qī
After the heat wave there was a cold spell, much to everyone's relief
cold storage n: (keeping [sth] chilled)
SC 冷藏 lěng cáng
cold storage n: figurative (suspension of activity)
SC 搁置 gē zhì
TC 擱置
TC 擱置
SC 暂行停止
cold store n: (refrigerated compartment)
SC 冷藏库
SC 冷库 lěng kù
cold store [sth] vtr: (keep in cold storage)
SC 将...存入冷藏库
SC 把...放入冷库
cold sweat n: (from fear, illness)
SC 冷汗
cold tablet n: (pill for relief of common cold)
SC 感冒药
cold turkey n: (leftover turkey meat served cold)
SC 冷火鸡肉 lěng huǒ jī ròu
TC 冷火雞肉
TC 冷火雞肉
Since Christmas we have been eating cold turkey sandwiches every day.
cold turkey n: figurative (sudden withdrawal from [sth] addictive) (指戒瘾)
SC 突然完全戒除
Some people believe that cold turkey is the only way to beat addiction.
cold turkey adv: (abruptly, without support)
SC 一下子 yí xià zi
SC 突然地 yí xià zi ，tū rán de
He quit smoking, and he did it cold turkey.
cold turkey adj: (abrupt and sudden)
SC 突然的 tū rán de
SC 猛然的
Cold turkey withdrawal from any drug is very difficult.
the Cold War n: (hostility: Soviet Union and West) (前苏联和西方国家之间的敌对状态)
SC 冷战 lěng zhàn
Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War.
cold war n: (hostility short of armed warfare)
SC 冷战 lěng zhàn
cold war n: figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (指人际间)
SC 冷战 lěng zhàn
cold water n: (water: not hot) (本义)
SC 冷水 lěng shuǐ
TC 冷水
TC 冷水
The football team poured cold water on the coach's head.
cold wave n: (period of extremely cold weather)
SC 寒潮 hán cháo
SC 冷烫 hán cháo，lěng tàng(头发)
The weather bureau forecast a cold wave.
cold wave n: (hairdressing: type of perm)
SC 冷烫 lěng tàng
cold weather n: (chilly conditions)
SC 寒冷的天气 hán lěng de tiān qì
SC 寒冷气候
We are going north, so prepare for cold weather!
cold weather, cold-weather n as adj: (for chilly conditions)
SC 寒冷天气的
SC 寒冷天气中的
cold-blooded, also US: coldblooded adj: (animal) (指动物)
SC 冷血的 lěng xiě de / lěng xuè de
Cold-blooded animals can't regulate their body heat like warm-blooded animals do.
变温动物不像恒温动物那样能自我调节体温。
cold-blooded, also US: coldblooded adj: figurative (person: emotionless) (指人)
SC 冷血无情的 lěng xiě wú qíng de / lěng xuè wú qíng de
They say the convict is a cold-blooded killer.
cold-blooded, also US: coldblooded adj: figurative (act: cruel, showing no mercy) (指行为)
SC 冷酷残忍的 lěng kù cán rěn de
The massacre was a cold-blooded, ruthless act.
cold-bloodedly adv: (cruelly, without mercy)
SC 冷血地，冷酷无情地 lěng xuè de ，lěng kù wú qíng de
The man was jailed for life for cold-bloodedly killing two innocent people.
cold-call [sb] vtr: (make unsolicited sales visit or phone call)
SC 打陌生推销电话
He cold-called all the people on his contact list.
cold, hard cash n: figurative (making money)
SC 钱 qián
TC 錢
TC 錢
He didn't care about performing a service; all he cared about was cold, hard cash.
cold, hard cash n: (money, not credit) (本义)
SC 货币，现款 huò bì，xiàn kuǎn
TC 貨幣
TC 貨幣
I'll sell you this bike, but you have to pay me in cold, hard cash.
coldhearted (US), cold-hearted (UK) adj: (lacking compassion)
SC 冷淡的 lěng dàn de
SC 无情的 lěng dàn de ，wú qíng de
TC 無情的
TC 無情的
SC 冷心的 lěng dàn de ，lěng xīn de
The way they went in and grabbed their mother's stuff seemed pretty cold-hearted.
他们进来取走他们母亲物品的方式似乎非常的冷酷无情。
come in from the cold v expr: figurative (no longer be in exile)
SC 摆脱孤立
SC 不再受冷落
common cold n: (cold virus)
SC 感冒 gǎn mào
There's no cure for the common cold.
freezing cold n: (sub-zero temperatures)
SC （零度以下）刺骨的寒冷 líng dù yǐ xià cì gǔ de hán lěng
SC 冰冷 líng dù yǐ xià cì gǔ de hán lěng，bīng lěng
All my delicate plants died last night in the freezing cold.
freezing cold adj: figurative (extremely cold) (比喻)
SC 非常冷的，冰冷的，冷得刺骨的 fēi cháng lěng de，bīng lěng de，lěng dé cì gǔ de
She may have a warm heart but on the outside she's freezing cold.
get cold feet v expr: figurative, informal (abandon [sth] due to anxiety)
SC 退缩 tuì suō
SC 临阵退缩 tuì suō ，lín zhèn tuì suō
TC 臨陣退縮
TC 臨陣退縮
He was starting to get cold feet about the wedding.
give [sb] the cold shoulder v expr: informal, figurative (snub)
SC 冷淡 lěng dàn
TC 冷淡
TC 冷淡
SC 轻视 lěng dàn，qīng shì
TC 輕視
TC 輕視
SC 冷落 lěng dàn，lěng luò
After the incident, they all gave her the cold shoulder.
go cold turkey v expr: (addiction: quit abruptly)
SC 快速戒掉坏习惯
SC 下决心戒掉瘾头
He was shivering and sweating because he had no money to buy more drugs and was going cold turkey.
grow cold vi + adj: (weather) (天气)
SC 变冷 biàn lěng
After nightfall, the desert really grows cold.
grow cold vi + adj: figurative (feelings) (感情)
SC 冷却 lěng què
TC 冷卻
TC 冷卻
Selena's love for Eric had grown cold.
have a cold v expr: (be suffering from the cold virus)
SC 感冒 gǎn mào
SC 伤风 gǎn mào ，shāng fēng
SC 受凉 gǎn mào ，shòu liáng
I don't feel like going out today because I have a cold.
have cold feet, have got cold feet v expr: figurative, informal (abandon [sth] due to anxiety)
SC 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ
SC 临阵退缩 dǎ tuì táng gǔ，lín zhèn tuì suō
TC 臨陣退縮
TC 臨陣退縮
have [sth] down cold, also US: have [sth] down pat v expr: US, informal (know, understand [sth] completely)
SC 完全了解，彻底明白 wán quán liǎo jiě，chè dǐ míng bái
TC 徹底明白
TC 徹底明白
She scored 100% on her Spanish test because she had the conjugations down cold.
她对动词变形了解得非常透彻，所以在西班牙语考试中得了满分。
have [sb] down cold v expr: US, informal (understand [sb]'s character) (非正式用语)
SC 清楚…的品行 qīng chǔ de pǐn xíng
head cold n: (viral infection)
SC 伤风 shāng fēng
ice-cold adj: (extremely cold to touch)
SC 冰冷的 bīng lěng de
ice-cold adj: (without emotion)
SC 冷漠的 lěng mò de
in cold blood adv: figurative (without emotion)
SC 残忍地 cán rěn de
TC 殘忍地
TC 殘忍地
SC 冷血地 cán rěn de ，lěng xuè de
The gunman killed his victim in cold blood.
in cold storage adv: (refrigerated)
SC 冷藏 lěng cáng
SC 冷冻 lěng cáng，lěng dòng
TC 冷凍
TC 冷凍
Meat will go bad if not kept in cold storage.
in cold storage adv: figurative (saved, postponed)
SC 搁置 gē zhì
TC 擱置
TC 擱置
SC 冷处理 gē zhì，lěng chǔ lǐ
Let's keep that idea in cold storage until we have the capital to develop it.
in the cold, out in the cold adv: (outside, exposed to cold weather)
SC 在户外严寒中
The hikers were caught in the cold during the early snow storm.
in the cold, out in the cold adv: figurative (excluded)
SC 被冷落, 吃闭门羹, 被排除在外
He was left feeling out in the cold when his friends went to the pub without him.
in the cold light of day expr: figurative (objectively, dispassionately)
SC 事后冷静理智地回想
SC 事后客观地反思
intense cold n: (extremely cold conditions)
SC 严寒 yán hán
TC 嚴寒
TC 嚴寒
SC 酷寒 yán hán，kù hán
The intense cold numbed their limbs and paralyzed them.
leave [sb] out in the cold v expr: figurative, often passive (neglect, ignore)
SC 忽视 hū shì
TC 忽視
TC 忽視
SC 无视 hū shì，wú shì
TC 無視
TC 無視
out cold adj: informal (unconscious)
SC 失去知觉的，昏迷的 shī qù zhī jué de ，hūn mí de
sensitive to the cold adj: (quick to feel cold)
SC 对寒冷敏感的 duì hán lěng mǐn gǎn de
Alessandro is very sensitive to the cold so he always wears a pullover.
sensitive to the cold adj: (affected by the cold)
SC 容易感冒的 róng yì gǎn mào de
Those plants are sensitive to the cold: you should take them inside when it gets chilly.
stone cold, stone-cold adj: figurative (completely cold)
SC 冷血的 lěng xiě de / lěng xuè de
throw cold water on [sth] v expr: figurative (be discouraging)
SC 对...泼冷水
They threw cold water on her plan.