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frosty adj.
⇨ cold 2 (a frosty reception) ⇨ freezing (frosty weather)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 freezing adjective freezing ♦︎ icy ♦︎ snowy ♦︎ wintry ♦︎ frozen ♦︎ bitter ♦︎ frostyThese words all describe sb/sth that is extremely cold. 这些词均表示极冷的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆freezing / icy / snowy / wintry / bitter / frosty weather◆freezing / icy / snowy / wintry / frozen / frosty conditions◆a freezing / an icy / a wintry / a bitter wind◆freezing / icy / wintry / frosty air◆a freezing / an icy / a snowy / a wintry / a frosty day / night / morning◆freezing / icy / bitter cold◆a freezing / an icy / a bitter winter◆freezing / icy water◆an icy / a snowy / a wintry / a frozen landscape◆I'm freezing / frozen.◆It's freezing / bitter outside.■ freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius 极冷的；冰冻的；冰点以下的◆It's absolutely freezing outside.外面简直太冷了。◆I'm freezing! Close the window!我要冻僵了！关上窗户！◆Expect icy roads and freezing fog tonight.预计今晚路面会结冰，还会出现冰雾。OPP boiling ⇨ hot see also freeze ⇨ cool verb ▸ freezing adverb ◆It was a freezing cold morning.那是个严寒的早晨。■ icy / /ˈaɪsi/ / (especially written) (of weather, air and landscapes) extremely cold; covered with ice （天气或空气）冰冷的，冰冻的；（地貌）覆盖着冰的，结满冰的◆An icy blast (= of wind) hit them.一阵凛冽的寒风向他们袭来。◆the icy wastes of the Russian Steppes俄罗斯大草原的冰冻荒原◆The car skidded on the icy road.汽车在结冰的路上打滑。▸ icy adverb ◆The water was icy cold.水冰冷刺骨。■ snowy covered with snow; when a lot of snow falls 被雪覆盖的；下雪多的◆snowy fields / peaks雪野；雪峰◆a snowy weekend大雪纷飞的周末◆The weather in January is often cold and snowy.1月的天气往往寒冷又多雪。■ wintry (of weather, air and landscapes) very cold and typical of winter （天气、空气和地貌）寒冷的，冬天的，冬令的◆The weather will turn wintry over the next few days.接下来的几天天气将转冷。◆There will still be one or two wintry showers (= with snow or sleet) around.还将出现一两场冬季的雨夹雪。◆She gazed out at the wintry landscape (= with frost and snow).她向外凝视着冬景。NOTE 辨析 Icy or wintry? Icy just means 'extremely cold' and is used especially about wind, especially in literary writing. Wintry suggests snow and frost as well as cold; it is used in literary writing and also in spoken weather forecasts on televsion or the radio. * icy仅表示极冷，尤指风，尤用于文学作品中。wintry除了表示寒冷外，还意味着有雪和霜，既用于文学作品中，亦用于电视或广播的口头天气预报中。■ frozen /ˈfrəʊzn; NAmE ˈfroʊzn/ (of people or parts of the body) extremely cold; (of rivers, lakes or landscape) with a layer of ice on the surface （人或身体部位）冻僵的，极冷的；（江河湖泊或地貌）冰封的，封冻的，结冰的◆My hands are frozen.我的手冻僵了。◆The surface of the lake is permanently frozen.这个湖的表面是长年冰封的。◆You look frozen stiff.你看来冻僵了。 see also freeze ⇨ cool verb ■ bitter (disapproving) (of weather) extremely cold and unpleasant （天气）严寒的，冷得难受的◆They had no protection against the bitter cold.他们抵御不了严寒。◆It's really bitter out today.今天户外的确很冷。■ frosty (of weather) cold with frost (= when a thin white layer of ice forms on the ground); covered with frost （天气）霜冻的，严寒的；结霜的◆It was a bright, frosty day.那是晴朗而霜寒的一天。◆I looked out over the frosty fields.我向外望着结霜的田野。▸ frost noun [uncountable, countable] ◆It will be a clear night with some ground frost.今夜晴，部分地面有霜冻。◆a sharp / hard / severe frost酷寒 |