寒冷刺骨：cold有哪些意思
It would hurt.I'm not saying it wouldn' 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...海水那麼的冷。
——《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，沒人會在街上閒逛。
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。
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。
adv.
【美】【口】完全地 suddenly and completely
He has to quit cold.
他不得不完全放棄。
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。
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牀。
二、詞義辨析：哪些詞彙能形容“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成薄冰時的嚴寒結霜的溫度。
freezing指使人僵直，使東西凝固的冷。
icy多指風暴、風雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。
三、含有cold的常見短語
cold comfort
n.簡直不起作用的安慰
cold cream
n.雪花膏,冷霜(一種化妝品)
cold feet
n.信心或勇氣之喪失,膽怯
cold shoulder
phr.【俗】冷淡，輕視；碰一鼻子灰
cold spell
一段寒冷的氣候,寒潮
四、接下來，做個填詞遊戲吧
He was staring at her with ____ eyes.
他用冷漠的眼光盯着她。
