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cold adj.
⇨ cold 1 (cold water/weather) ⇨ cold 2 (a cold look)cold1 adjective cold water/weather/hands 冷水；冷天；冰冷的手a cold look of disapproval 不满的冷漠表情cold ♦︎ cool ♦︎ chilly ♦︎ chill ♦︎ lukewarm ♦︎ tepid ♦︎ crispThese words all describe sb/sth that has a low temperature. 这些词均表示温度低。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达寒冷的程度| lukewarm | ➔ | cool | ➔ | chilly | ➔ | cold | | tepid | | | | chill | | | | | | | crisp | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a cold / cool / chilly / chill / crisp day / morning◆a cold / cool / chilly night / afternoon / evening◆cold / cool / chilly / chill / crisp air◆a cold / cool / chilly / chill wind◆cold / cool / chilly weather◆cold / cool / lukewarm / tepid water◆a cold / cool / lukewarm / tepid shower◆a cold / lukewarm / tepid bath◆a cold / cool temperature◆cold / lukewarm / tepid tea / coffee / food◆a cold / cool climate / drink◆to feel cold / cool / chilly◆to get cold / cool / chilly◆It's cold / chilly outside.■ cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked 寒冷的；冷的；（食物或饮料）未加热的，凉的；放凉了的◆I'm cold. Turn the heating up.我觉得冷，把暖气调高一点儿。◆It's freezing cold!冷得要命！◆The stream was icy cold.溪水冰冷彻骨。◆A cold wind blew.一阵冷风吹了过来。◆It was the coldest winter on record.这是有记录以来最冷的冬天。◆Every room has hot and cold water.每个房间都有冷热水。◆It's cold chicken for lunch.午餐吃鸡肉冷盘。OPP hot , warm ⇨ hot , mild ⇨ sunny ▸ cold noun [uncountable] ◆He shivered with cold.他冷得直哆嗦。◆Don't stand outside in the cold.别站在外面冻着。◆She doesn't seem to feel the cold.她好像并不觉得冷。▸ coldness noun [uncountable] ◆the icy coldness of the water水冰冷刺骨■ cool (usually approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way 凉爽的；凉快的◆a long cool drink一大杯冷饮◆Store medicines in a cool dry place.将药品存放在凉爽干燥的地方。◆A cool breeze played in the trees.林间凉风习习。◆Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend.天气预报说周末天气较凉。◆The water was blissfully cool.水沁心凉。◆Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.咱们坐在背阴处乘凉吧。OPP warm ⇨ hot see also cool ⇨ cool verb ■ chilly (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable 寒冷的；阴冷的◆Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.带件外套，晚点可能会转冷。◆She was beginning to feel chilly.她开始感到寒意。◆The room was uncomfortably chilly.房间里很阴冷。■ chill (rather formal) (especially of the weather, wind or air) unpleasantly cold （天气）寒冷的；（风或空气）冷飕飕的◆the chill grey dawn阴冷的拂晓◆Their breath steamed in the chill air.大冷天他们呵气都起雾了。◆It was a chill day in February.那是2月里的一个冷天。▸ chill noun [singular] ◆There's a chill in the air this morning.今天早上寒气袭人。NOTE 辨析 Chilly or chill? Chilly is more informal than chill. People can feel chilly but they do not usually 'feel chill'. It is more usual to say: It's quite chilly outside. but: A chill wind was blowing. * chilly不如chill正式。可以说feel chilly，通常不说feel chill。一般说It's quite chilly outside，但也说A chill wind was blowing。■ lukewarm / /ˌluːkˈwɔːm; NAmE ˌluːkˈwɔːrm/ (not used in comparative forms 不用于比较级形式) (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way 微温的；温吞的◆The food was barely lukewarm.食物温吞而已。◆Add half a cup of lukewarm water to the mixture.往混合物中加半杯温水。■ tepid /ˈtepɪd/ / (not used in comparative forms 不用于比较级形式) (often disapproving) lukewarm 微温的；温吞的◆The tea was weak and tepid.茶寡淡而温吞。◆She stood under the tepid shower.她站着淋温水浴。NOTE 辨析 Lukewarm or tepid?There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words. 这两个词的含义和用法实际上没有差别。■ crisp (approving) (of the air or weather) pleasantly dry and cold （空气或天气）干冷舒适的，凉爽的◆It was a crisp winter morning.那是一个清冷干爽的冬日早晨。◆The air was crisp and clear and the sky was blue.空气清新凉爽，天空一片湛蓝。 cold2 adjective cold water/weather/hands 冷水；冷天；冰冷的手a cold look of disapproval 不满的冷漠表情cold ♦︎ impersonal ♦︎ unfriendly ♦︎ cool ♦︎ aloof ♦︎ frosty ♦︎ remote ♦︎ distantThese words all describe a person or place that is not friendly or lacks feeling. 这些词均表示冷漠的、不友好的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达冷漠或不友好的程度| impersonal | ➔ | cold | ➔ | frosty | | cool | | unfriendly | | | | | aloof | | | | | remote | | | | | distant | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unfriendly / cool towards sb◆a cold / an unfriendly / a cool / a frosty look◆a cold / an impersonal / an unfriendly / a cool / an aloof / a frosty manner◆a cold / an unfriendly / a cool voice◆a cold / cool / frosty stare◆a cold / an unfriendly / a cool glance◆a cool / frosty reception◆an impersonal / an unfriendly / a cool attitude■ cold (disapproving) without emotion; not friendly 冷漠的；不友好的◆Her manner was cold and distant.她的态度冷漠而疏远。◆He was portrayed as a cold, calculating terrorist.他被描绘成一个冷酷而工于心计的恐怖分子。◆He was staring at her with cold eyes.他冷冷地盯着她。OPP warm ⇨ friendly 1 ▸ coldly adverb ◆to stare / smile / reply coldly冷漠地盯；冷冷地笑；冷淡地回答▸ coldness noun [uncountable] ◆She was hurt by the coldness in his voice.他说话的冷漠语气让她伤心。■ impersonal (usually disapproving) lacking friendly human feelings or atmosphere; making you feel unimportant 缺乏人情味的；冷淡的◆Business letters do not always need to be impersonal and formal.商业信函不一定就总得语气正式且缺乏人情味。◆The hotel room looked bare and impersonal.旅馆的房间空荡荡、冷冰冰的。OPP personal ⓘ A personal service or action is done for a particular person rather than for a large group of people or people in general; the term is used to suggest a warm and friendly service. 以personal修饰的服务或行为是针对某一个人，而不是面向群体或大众的。该词常用来形容服务亲切周到、切合个人需要◆We offer a personal service to all our customers.我们为所有顾客提供个性化服务。 ■ unfriendly not kind or pleasant to sb 不友好的；冷漠的；有敌意的◆The report said that the Church can appear unfriendly to outsiders.报道说，教会对外人可能显得不太客气。◆The atmosphere in the room was distinctly unfriendly.房间里的气氛明显很冷淡。OPP friendly ⇨ friendly 1 ■ cool not friendly, interested or enthusiastic 不友好的；冷淡的；不感兴趣的◆She was decidedly cool about the proposal.她显然对提案不感兴趣。◆He has been cool towards me ever since we had the argument.自从我们吵了一架，他一直待我很冷淡。OPP warm ⇨ friendly 1 ▸ coolly adverb ◆He received my suggestion coolly.他对我的建议反应冷淡。■ aloof / /əˈluːf/ / [not usually before noun] (written) not friendly or interested in other people 冷淡；冷漠◆She had always kept herself aloof from her colleagues.她以往跟同事的关系一向疏离。■ frosty not friendly, in a way that suggests that sb does not approve of sth 冷淡的；冷若冰霜的◆He received a frosty reception from the US media.他遭到了美国媒体的冷遇。▸ frostily adverb ◆'No thank you,' she said frostily.“不，谢了。”她冷冷地说。■ remote [not usually before noun] not friendly; not letting other people get to know you 不友好；不让人接近◆He somehow remains a remote figure.他总是和别人保持距离。▸ remoteness noun [uncountable] ◆His remoteness made her feel unloved.他的冷漠使她觉得他不爱她。■ distant remote 不友好；不让人接近◆He seemed distant and distracted.他显得冷淡而心不在焉。 see also distance ⇨ division 2 |