cold

as cold as ice (或 stone, the grave 等.)

very cold

極度寒冷

catch a cold

(亦作 catch cold)become infected with a cold

受涼，感冒，傷風(fēng)

cold comfort

poor or inadequate consolation

無用的安慰，不起作用的安慰

another drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the 2.74 million jobless.

對于274萬失業(yè)者來說，通貨膨脹率的又一次下跌只是無用的安慰罷了。

cold feet

loss of nerve or confidence

失去勇氣（或信心）

I began to &B{get cold feet}, but the other two guys were totally positive .

我開始動搖，可其他兩個人卻深信不疑。

the cold light of day

the objective realities of a situation

客觀現(xiàn)實

&B{in the cold light of day} it all seemed so ridiculous.

在現(xiàn)實生活中，這一切顯得如此荒謬可笑。

the cold shoulder

a show of intentional unfriendliness; rejection

冷落；冷淡；拒絕

the new England manager gave him the cold shoulder .

新來的英格蘭隊經(jīng)理冷待了他。

cold-shoulder someone

reject or be deliberately unfriendly to someone

拒絕某人；冷落某人；冷待某人

cold steel

weapons such as swords or knives collectively

冷兵器（刀、劍等的總稱）

in cold blood

without feeling or mercy; ruthlessly

無情地；殘忍地

the government forces killed them in cold blood.

政府軍殘忍地殺死了他們。

throw (或 pour) cold water on

be discouraging or negative about

對…持批評（或不支持）態(tài)度；對…潑冷水

out in the cold

Lacking benefits given to others; neglected.

冷落的：沒有好處以給別人的；被忽視的