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o cold hands and feet 0 a cold

room/house % 1$ (ft fa] / M A o hot and cold water in every room ^N0 Isn’t it cold today?

JftifcJl? o It’s freezing cold.

0 to get/turn colder ^?M. % H1$ 0 bitterly cold weather F* M fr⁽J AA o the coldest May on record

# 0 {BrE) The water has gone cold. ;JcS$^₀

► FOOD/DRINK t %} ; 2 not heated; cooled after

being cooked a cold drink

Y/X/ o Hot and cold food is available in the cafeteria.

1 Iftfljf o cold chicken for lunch AH

► UNFRIENDLY F &3 (of a person A) without emotion;

unfriendly }% ; F A £F : to give sb a cold

look/stare/welcome Bg / H#^A/ ifflgl

|Ao Her manner was cold and distant. (ft/SHI 1^*1 iIS„ 0 He was staring at her with cold eyes,

► UGHT/COLOURS : M\ 4 seeming to lack warmth,

in an unpleasant way : clear cold

light it o cold grey skies

► ROUTE lift , 5 not easy to find : The police

followed the robbers to the airport but then the trail

went cold. wM&mmmm rtm, \mfam

► IN GAMES ij 6 used in children’s games to say that the person playing is not close to finding a person or thing, or to guessing the correct answer ( J L M

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► UNCONSCIOUS A- A A 7 out - [not before noun] {informal) unconscious A A Afl ‘ft: He was knocked out cold in the second round. #, f£ H A $ A ffl A A 7

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► FACTS 8 the ~ facts/truth facts with nothing added

to make them more interesting or pleasant ; %

— see also coldly, coldness rm a cold fish a person who seems unfriendly and without strong emotions (ft A get/have cold

feet (informal) to suddenly become nervous about doing sth that you had planned to do i|f_q[AMiA; : He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing, it A A Ye. M I»J ftfe .A M i# ft, nJ ♦ 3\ l(w A it it II tA- % ft* A 1$. o give sb the cold 'shoulder

(iinformal) to treat sb in an unfriendly way '/A/I Al#; (A —see also cold-shoulder in cold blood acting in a way that is deliberately cruel; with no pity t &'8rife; A'lfffe: to kill sb in cold

blood 9% it #< IF ^ A in the cold light of day when you have had time to think calmly about sth; in the morning when things are clearer ^Itf lHl&]tt##N'; if A1$ H fit SI # ft % A-f-kA These things always look different in the cold light of day. ii ft # 1# {£ ^ ft

fS $v A Jot # F IH ₀ leave sb cold to fail to affect or interest sb AfTSAA A; ft A 61M % A ft A S*: Most

modern art leaves me cold. ft M ft zi A IF © ft ft

A®₀ pour/throw cold water on sth to give reasons for not being in favour of sth; to criticize sth (A Y/ A; Utif; M fk — more at blood n., blow v., hot adj.

st noun

► LOW TEMPERATURE , M 1 [U] a lack of heat or

warmth; a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere ( XXb ) f££ n, 'M: He shivered with

cold, ftlif ffl A f4₀ o Don’t stand outside in the cold.

<> She doesn’t seem to feel the cold. WkfLWYtc 0 You’ll catch your death of cold (- used to warn sb they could become very ill if they do not keep warm in cold weather), Airlift ₀

► ILLNESS -txAft 2 [C] (also less frequent the .common ‘cold

[sing.]) a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze, etc. Hit?; Fjjxl; # tfC: I’ve got a cold, fic $ ^lef T o 0 a bad/heavy/slight cold rm / E / o to catch a cold ||f

rm come in from the 'cold to become accepted or included in a group, etc. after a period of being outside it ) leave sb .out in the 'cold to

not include sb in a group or an activity ^

— more at catch v.

a adv. 1 (NAmE) suddenly and completely ^ ^_:

s final request stopped her cold. ffl.lt

Ti. 2 without preparing M ft ?£ # it: I can’t just walk in there cold and give a speech. Ifc/F tiff A

SYNONYMS

cold

cool ♦ freezing ♦ chilly ♦ lukewarm ♦ tepid

All these words describe sb/sth that has a low temperature. £Uz&Mty$.7j

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 ^6^,

( I’m cold. Turn the

heating up. fiUHl ASltUIA' \&₈ o

Outside it was bitterly cold. /hffiA'ffi’AAA o a cold wind fMo hot and cold water $AjC^fl#g7jc o It’s cold chicken for lunch.

cool (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way . SAlAlfA a long cool drink

-A PT^-fA o We found a cool place to sit. -ft ill ^ 7

freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius It’s

absolutely freezing outside. T ₀ o I’m

freezing! It W-Aiil f!

chilly {rather informal) too cold to be comfortable It SiiAfiA Bring a coat. It migh t turn chilly

later. WAA,

lukewarm {often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way

, MM : Her coffee was now lukewarm.

tepid {often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way ^IMLeIA a jug of tepid water ~w:M/k

LUKEWARM OR TEPID? lukewarm 3$Ji tepid ?

There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words. AAAlsfe

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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS

2 to be/feel cold/cool/freezing/chilly/lukewarm/tepid

3 to become/get/grow cold/cool/freezing/chilly

4 to keep sth cold/cool

5 cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather

6 a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind

7 cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water

8 a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath

9 cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food

10 a cold/cool drink

11 It’s cold/chilly/freezing outside.

cold-¹ blooded adj. 1 (of people and their actions A A W\l jf) showing no feelings or pity for other people Yf

SSlft; a cold-blooded killer ft

EF) m A 2 {biology A) (of animals, for example fish or snakes tf)fy), having a body temperature that

depends on the temperature of the surrounding air or water —compare warm-blooded ► .cold

bloodedly adv.

.cold-¹ calling noun [u] the practice of telephoning sb that you do not know, in order to sell them sth ► .cold 'call noun

cold 'cash noun [v] (NAmE) = hard cash .cold 'comfort noun [u] the fact that sth that would normally be good does not make you happy because the whole situation is bad #J

MU: A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort