cold /kəʊld/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (colder,colds,coldest)

• 1.  

  ADJ（形容词） Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable. 冷的

  例：

  Rinse the vegetables under cold running water.

  用冷自来水冲洗蔬菜。

• 2.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） coldness 冷

  例：

  She complained about the coldness of his hands.

  她抱怨他的那双手冷冰冰的。

• 3.  

  ADJ（形容词） If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low. 寒冷的

  例：

  It was bitterly cold.

  天气冷得刺骨。

• 4.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） coldness 寒冷

  例：

  Within a quarter of an hour, the coldness of the night had gone.

  一刻钟之内，夜晚的寒冷就消退了。

• 5.  

  ADJ（形容词） If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature. 感觉冷的

  例：

  I was freezing cold.

  我快冻僵了。

• 6.  

  ADJ（形容词） Cold colours or cold light give an impression of coldness. (颜色或灯光) 冷的

  例：

  Generally, warm colours advance in painting and cold colours recede.

  一般来说，先上暖色调油漆，再上冷色调油漆。

• 7.  

  ADJ（形容词） A cold person does not show much emotion, especially affection, and therefore seems unfriendly and unsympathetic. If someone's voice is cold, they speak in an unfriendly, unsympathetic way. 冷漠的; 不友好的[表不满]

  例：

  What a cold, unfeeling woman she was.

  她是一个多么冷漠无情的女人啊。

• 8.  

  ADV（副词） coldly 冷漠地; 不友好地

  例：

  "I'll see you in the morning," Hugh said coldly.

  “我会在早上见你，”休冷冷地说。

• 9.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） Cold weather or low temperatures can be referred to as the cold. (天气或气温的) 寒冷 [also 'the' N]

  例：

  He must have come inside to get out of the cold.

  他肯定进来避过寒。

• 10.  

  （） in cold blood →see blood
• 11.  

  （） to get cold feet →see foot
• 12.  

  （） to blow hot and cold →see hot
• 13.  

  （） to pour cold water on something →see water
• 14.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough. 感冒

  例：

  I had a pretty bad cold.

  我得了很重的感冒。

• 15.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you catch cold, or catch a cold, you become ill with a cold. 患感冒

  例：

  Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.

  我们把头发弄干吧，省得患感冒。

• 16.  

  PHRASE（习语） If someone is out cold, they are unconscious or sleeping very heavily. 失去知觉的; 沉睡的

  例：

  She was out cold but still breathing.

  她失去了知觉，但还在呼吸。