1. cold-blooded 冷血的；冷酷的
　　例1：The real world is so different from what it is in my imagination. But it is surely a real world, a cold-blooded world。
      這個(gè)真實(shí)的世界與我所想的是那么的不同，但它的確是一個(gè)真真實(shí)實(shí)的世界，一個(gè)冷漠的世界。
       例2：Cold-blooded people act in cruel ways. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident.
      冷血的人行事殘酷，他們可能對(duì)其他人做出非常殘暴的事情，而且并非出自偶然。
　　2. to get cold feet 臨陣退縮
　　例1：She was to get married last month but she got cold feet。
她本應(yīng)該上個(gè)月結(jié)婚的，但她又打了退堂鼓。
      例2：You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
      當(dāng)你了解到這一形勢(shì)后，你可能會(huì)在做總裁這事上臨陣退縮。
　　3. cold shoulder 冷遇；冷淡對(duì)待
　　例1：Henry got the cold shoulder when he asked to have a date with Mary。
      當(dāng)亨利要求和瑪麗約會(huì)時(shí)，瑪麗對(duì)他不予理睬。
      例2：You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
      當(dāng)朋友未能遵守承諾時(shí)，你可能會(huì)冷落他?；蛘吣憧赡軙?huì)冷落對(duì)他人編造關(guān)于你的謊言的人。
　　4. cold fish 冷酷無情的人
　　例1：He is a cold fish, no one wants to make friends with him。
      他是一個(gè)冷漠的人，沒人想和他交朋友。
      例2：Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of their lovers.
      今年來一些膾炙人口的歌曲唱的就是這種毫無感情的無情男女傷害了他們愛人的心。
　　5. cold-hearted 無情的；冷淡的
　　例：She is a cold-hearted person who does not really care about your situation。
　　她是個(gè)冷心腸的人，對(duì)你的處境并不是真的關(guān)心。
　　6. out in the cold 被冷落，遭排斥
　　例1：Every time I see you, you leave me out in the cold。
每次我見到你，你都不理我。
      例2：A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise, that he was left out in the cold.
      一個(gè)人可能會(huì)說，除了他之外，所有人都加薪了。他被忽視了
      7. cold call （向潛在的主顧打的）冷不防電話
      例：sales cold call推銷電話
      8. cold turkey 生硬的、坦率的、毫無修飾的
      例：Stalin didn't like certain cold-turkey facts Kennan reported about Russia.
      斯大林不喜歡韓國報(bào)道關(guān)于俄羅斯的生硬的事實(shí)。