說到a cold fish這個習語,你腦袋裡想到的是什麼?是一條冷魚嗎?說一條冷魚是字面的意思,不符合英語語言習慣的。那是什麼意思呢?今天,我們就一起看一下與cold相關的一些習語。看一下您掌握了多少?
1、a cold fish 冷漠無情的人
Mary doesn't have any friends because she was a cold fish.瑪麗是個冷漠的人,她沒有什麼朋友。
2、get/have cold feet 臨陣膽怯、畏縮
He was going to ask her but he got cold feet and said nothing.他本來是想向她提出邀請的,可事到臨頭他卻膽怯得什麼也沒有說。
3、give sb the cold shoulder 冷漠對待、使受到冷遇
We got a cold shoulder from the older members of the club.我們受到俱樂部老會員們的冷眼相待。
4、in cold blood 殘忍地、蓄意地、冷酷地、無情地
Do not slash your horse in that cruel way.不要那麼殘忍地鞭打你的馬。
5、in the cold light of day 有時間冷靜考慮時、在頭腦更清醒些的第二天早晨
These things always look different in the cold light of day.這些事情在冷靜地考慮後總會顯得不同。
6、leave sb cold未打動某人、無法引起某人的興趣
Most modern art leaves me cold.大多數的現代藝術引不起我的興趣。
7、pour/throw cold water on sth
I'm afraid I was forced to throw cold water on these assumptions.恐怕我不得不給這些假設潑冷水了。
8、go hot and cold 突然感到害怕(或焦慮)
When the phone rang I just went hot and cold.電話鈴響時我嚇得一陣冷一陣熱。
9、come in from the cold 不再受冷落(或排斥)
The old man has come in from the cold after ten years of living a hermit's life in the mountains.在山中過了十年隱士生活之後,那老人不再受冷落。
10、leave sb out in the cold 冷落、排斥
You shouldn't leave your sister out in the cold你不應該冷落你的妹妹
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