1. 冷的，寒冷的　 of low temperature, especially when compared to the temperature of the human body
2. 不热情的，冷淡的　 (of a person, his manner, etc.) without friendliness, kindness or enthusiasm; without emotion

　～ atmosphere　沮丧气氛
　～ bath　冷水浴
　～ blast　冷风
　～ blood　冷血
　～ box　冰箱
　～ chamber　低温室
　～ colours　冷色
　～ compacting　冷压
　～ counsel　不愿听的忠告
　～ cream　冷霜
　～ cuts　冷吃的肉片
　～ desert　寒冷的不毛之地
　～ drinks　冷饮
　～ emulsion　冷乳液
　～ fact　冷酷的事实
　～ flow　冷流
　～ hardiness　耐寒力
　～ nature　冰冷的性格
　～ news　使人扫兴的消息
　～ pack　冷毛巾
　～ reception　冷漠接待
　～ response　冷淡反应
　～ room　冷藏室
　～ store　冷饮店
　～ sweat　冷汗
　～ war　冷战
　～ water　冷水
　～ wave　寒流
　bitingly ～　刺痛地寒冷
　bitterly ～　刺骨地寒冷
　dreadfully ～　可怕地寒冷
　extremely ～　极度寒冷
　freezingly ～　冰冷
　frightfully ～　可怕地寒冷
　icily ～　冰冷
　inconveniently ～　令人不便地寒冷
　increasingly ～　日益增加地寒冷
　intensely ～　极其寒冷
　intolerably ～　无法忍受地寒冷
　piercingly ～　刺骨地寒冷
　slightly ～　稍冷
　terrifically ～　非常冷
　unbearably ～　无法承受地寒冷
　uncomfortably ～　不舒服地寒冷
　unnecessarily ～　不必要地冷淡
　～ at heart　心冰冷
　～ in death　僵死的
　～ to　对…冷淡
　～ towards　冷淡地对待…
　～ with　由于…而发冷

　Don't drink cold water.　不要喝冷水。
　He used to drink cold water.　他过去习惯喝冷水。
　You'll have to wash with cold water.　你只好用冷水洗了。
　He numbed through in the cold room.　他在寒冷的屋里冻得浑身麻木。
　The rain brought a cold wind.　雨带来一阵寒风。
　A cold wind was coming down the valley.　一阵冷风吹过山谷。
　Such cold weather is quite unusual here in Nanjing at this time of this year.　南京今年这时竟有这样冷的天气确属罕见。
　Steam is condensed into water when it touches a cold surface.　蒸气接触冷的表面时，即凝结为水。
　Anything that smells of cold war should be avoided.　凡有冷战意味的言行都应避免。
　His sister was a cold person.　他姐姐是个冷漠的人。
　He gave me a cold reception.　他冷淡地接待我。
　You shouldn't give him a cold look.　你不应冷冷地瞥他一眼。
　She immediately threw cold water on the proposition.　她立即给这个建议泼冷水。
　He has cold feet in the face of difficulty.　他在困难面前胆怯畏缩。
　I shall not go to that house again, those people are too fond of giving others the cold shoulder when they feel irritable.　我再也不去那一家了，那些人感到厌烦时十分乐于给人白眼。
　I am cold.　我好冷。
　The weather is cold.　天气寒冷。
　It's colder today than yesterday.　今天比昨天冷。
　It was bitter cold that day.　那天天气寒冷。
　The concrete floor is freezing cold.　水泥地板冰冷。
　She could feel cold waiting for a bus.　在等公共汽车时，她感到冷。
　Did you feel cold standing in the rain?　站在雨里，你不觉得冷吗?
　I arrived cold and shaking in Liverpool early the next morning.　第二天一早我到达了利物浦，冷得瑟瑟发抖。
　Ice cream is too cold for me.　冰淇淋对我来说太冷。
　He is cold by nature.　他天生怕冷。
　I don't know about you, but I think it's very cold in this room.　我不知道你感觉如何，但我觉得这屋子非常冷。
　It was cold to the touch.　这东西摸上去很凉。
　She was cold to me.　她对我冷淡。
　His blood grows cold with fear.　由于害怕，他的血变得冰冷。
　She went cold with fear when she heard the footsteps outside her door.　听到门外的脚步声，她的手脚吓得冰凉。
　She is cold to everyone.　她对谁都那么冷淡。
　It was so cold that nobody can make his hands naked.　天气太冷，没有人能把手露在外面。
　The weather makes water cold.　天气使水变冷了。
　Don't you find it cold in this room?　你不觉得房间里冷吗?
　Shall I heat up the pies or shall we eat them cold?　我把馅饼热一下还是我们就吃凉的?
　They found the man cold at heart.　他们发现这个人冷心肠。

 ♣ blow hot and cold
　三心二意，出尔反尔　change one's likes or way often
　The boys will get tired of Ann's blowing hot and cold.　男孩子们对于安的出尔反尔感到厌烦。
 ♣ get cold
　置某人于掌握之中　make sb under one's control
　The boss has got the young man cold.　老板控制住了这个年轻人。
 ♣ leave cold
　没有打动某人的心　fail to impress on
　The speaker tried hard to impress the audience but left them cold.　讲演者试图感动听众，但他没有打动听众的心。
　I must say that the film left me cold.　我不得不承认，那部电影完全不能打动我。
 ♣ out cold
　失去知觉　unconscious
　The ball hit Dick in the head and knocked him out cold for ten minutes.　球打在迪克头上，打得他失去知觉达10分钟。

 ♣ cold, chilly, cool
　这三个词的共同意思是“温度低，冷的”。其区别是：
1. 从温度上说， chilly最冷， cold次之， cool再次之。chilly指“寒冷”， cold指“冷”， cool指“凉爽”。
2. 从人的心理上说， chilly是人所不愿；cold多指人所不愿、令人不快，也可指所期望的低温，为人所愿意；cool则多指温度宜人，令人感到舒服。例如：
　I felt chilly in the wind.　风吹得我感到寒冷。
　He has only a cold drink on a hot day.　在大热天里他只有一杯冷饮。
　We hope for a cool day for the game.　我们希望比赛那天天气凉爽。
3. 用于人时，cool指心境平和、冷静， cold指冷落、不热情，而chilly则不仅指不热情，而且不友好，甚至“冷酷”。

1. S 冷，寒冷　 lack of heat or warmth; low temperature (especially in the atmosphere)
2. C U 伤风，感冒　 infectious illness of the nose or throat or both, with, sneezing, coughing, etc.

　bear ～　忍受寒冷
　blanket against ～　抵御寒冷
　blast ～　吹冷风
　blow ～　吹冷风
　brave ～　冒着寒冷
　dislike ～　不喜欢寒冷
　endure ～　承受寒冷
　feel ～　感到冷
　guard against ～　防御寒冷
　resist ～　抗寒
　shiver ～　冷得发抖
　stand ～　忍受寒冷
　stem ～　堵住寒冷
　suffer ～　忍受寒冷之苦
　throw ～　摆脱寒冷
　catch ～　着凉
　contract ～　得感冒
　court ～　招至感冒
　engender ～　引起感冒
　have a ～　着凉
　ambient ～　包围着的冷空气
　bitter ～　严寒
　biting ～　刺骨的寒风
　encroaching ～　侵入的冷气
　extreme ～　极端的寒冷
　intense ～　严寒
　interminable ～　漫无止境的寒冷
　lingering ～　迟迟不去的寒冷
　paralyzing ～　令人麻木的寒冷
　penetrating ～　刺骨的寒冷
　piercing ～　刺骨的严寒
　unprecedented ～　前所未有的寒冷
　bad ～　重感冒
　cruel ～　令人痛苦的感冒
　deadly ～　致命的感冒
　heavy ～　重感冒
　perpetual ～　经久不愈的感冒
　slight ～　轻感冒
　stubborn ～　顽固的感冒
　terrible ～　重感冒

　The cold was more than the children could bear.　严寒使孩子们几乎难以忍受。
　Don't stand outside in the cold.　别站在外面冻着。
　She doesn't seem to feel the cold.　她似乎不觉得冷。
　I had never known such bitter cold.　我从来不知道有这样刺骨的寒冷。
　The exterior cold had stolen into the car.　外部的寒冷已不知不觉地侵入车内。
　I was so excited to see snow that I was indifferent to the cold.　我看到雪激动得连寒冷都不在乎了。
　He dislikes both the heat of summer and the cold of winter.　他既不喜欢酷暑，也不喜欢寒冷。
　The cold makes the skin smart.　寒冷使皮肤刺痛。
　I cannot stand the cold in the North.　我忍受不了北方的寒冷。
　He is shaking with cold.　他冷得发抖。
　You ought to know better than to go out in this cold weather in those thin summer shoes; no wonder your feet got cold!　你应当明白，这么冷的天不应穿夏天的单鞋出去，难怪你的脚冻了！
　They were miserable with hunger and cold.　他们饥寒交迫。
　He is patient of cold and hunger.　他能忍饥挨冻。
　The machine is designed to work in extremes of heat or cold.　这部机器经特殊设计，可在极热或极冷的环境下运转。
　One catches cold more often in summer than in winter.　人们在夏天比在冬天更容易着凉。
　Weak people are prone to catch cold.　虚弱的人易于感冒。
　Put on your coat, or you'll catch a cold.　穿上衣服，不然你会感冒的。
　He caught a cold in the storm yesterday.　昨天下暴雨时他挨淋了，所以感冒了。
　The boy has caught a bad cold.　男孩患了重感冒。
　I get a cold every year at this time.　我每年这时候都会感冒。
　I've had a cold since my arrival.　我到这里以后就一直感冒。
　Mary has a bad cold and sore throat.　玛丽患了重感冒，而且咽喉痛。
　The apparent cause of his absence was a bad cold.　他缺席的原因表面上看来是重感冒。
　He has been flat on his back for two weeks with a bad cold.　他患重感冒已卧床两周。
　Is there any cure for the common cold?　有治一般伤风的办法吗?
　Is my cold catching, doctor?　医生，我的感冒会传染吗?
　I cannot shake off my cold.　我的感冒总是不好。
　Half the boys in the school were absent with colds.　学校中一半学生因感冒而缺席。
　Johnny was absent from school with a cold.　约翰尼因感冒而没有上学。
　This new medicine is better for a cold.　这种新药治感冒疗效更好。
　He is down with a cold.　他患了伤风。
　He was hoarse from a cold.　他因感冒而声音沙哑。
　Try to get rid of your nasty cold.　想法除去你那讨厌的感冒。
　In his weakened condition, he is very susceptible to cold.　他身体很弱，因此很容易患感冒。
　Daddy still has a bit of his cold, but otherwise all are well.　爸爸还有点感冒，此外一切都好。
　Don't worry, it's simply a cold.　别担心，不过是感冒而已。

 ♣ come in from the cold
　摆脱孤独，不再受冷落　no more be ignored
　Before long the stranger came in from the cold.　很快，这个陌生人摆脱了孤独。
 ♣ out in the cold
　孤单，被排除　alone; not included
　He was left out in the cold at school because he didn't like sports.　他在学校受冷落，因为他不喜欢体育。
　The guests were left out in the cold for half an hour.　客人被冷落达半个小时。
　The evil captain has been turned out in the cold.　这个坏船长被赶走了。
 ♣ stop cold
　突然停止不动　stop moving suddenly
　He danced and danced but stopped cold minutes later.　他不停地跳舞，几分钟后突然停止不动了。

 ♣ catch a cold, have a cold
　这两个短语都是“患感冒”的意思。其区别在于：前者表示动态“患了感冒”；后者表示静态“患着感冒”。
 ♣ 下面两句意思不同：

　［同义词］ adj. heartless, unemotional, unfeeling, unfriendly
　［反义词］ adj. compassionate, friendly, outgoing, warm
　［词源］　中古英语、古英语cald（冷）