寒冷刺骨:cold有哪些意思
It would hurt.I'm not saying it wouldn't.To tell you the truth I'm a lot more concerned about that water being so cold.
——Titanic
當然會受傷。我可沒說過不會受傷。告訴你實話,但我更害怕的是...海水那么的冷。
——《泰坦尼克號》
一、下面我們來看看cold有幾種含義
adj.
1.寒冷的?having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body
No person would dawdle in the street on such a cold winter night.
在這樣寒冷的寒夜,沒人會在街上閑逛。
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2.冷淡的,無情的,不熱情的?without emotion
He couldn't pierce her cold reserve.
他沒能打破她冷淡的緘默。
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3.失去知覺的?unconscious
The ball hit Dick in the head and knocked him out cold for ten minutes.
球打中迪克的頭,使他失去知覺有十分鐘之久。
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adv.
【美】【口】完全地?suddenly and completely
He has to quit cold.
他不得不完全放棄。
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n.
1.寒冷?bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat
He must have come inside to get out of the cold.
他肯定是進來避寒的。
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2.感冒 [C]?a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling
She is in bed with an awful cold.
她得了重感冒而臥病在床。
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二、詞義辨析:哪些詞匯能形容“冷”
cold, cool, chilly, frosty, freezing, icy
這些形容詞均含“冷、涼”之意。
cold最普通用詞,強調(diào)缺乏溫暖,使人不舒服。
cool指既不太熱也不太冷。
chilly指使哆嗦的冷。
frosty指霧氣在寒冷物體的表面凝結(jié)成薄冰時的嚴寒結(jié)霜的溫度。
freezing指使人僵直,使東西凝固的冷。
icy多指風(fēng)暴、風(fēng)雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。
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三、含有cold的常見短語
cold comfort
n.簡直不起作用的安慰
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cold cream
n.雪花膏,冷霜(一種化妝品)
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cold feet
n.信心或勇氣之喪失,膽怯
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cold shoulder
phr.【俗】冷淡,輕視;碰一鼻子灰
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cold spell
一段寒冷的氣候,寒潮
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四、接下來,做個填詞游戲吧
He was staring at her with ____ eyes.
他用冷漠的眼光盯著她。?