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单词 cold sweat
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cold sweat

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noun

a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.

Origin of cold sweat

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby cold sweat

cold steel, cold storage, cold store, Coldstream, Coldstream Guards, cold sweat, cold tone, cold turkey, cold type, cold ulcer, cold wall effect
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Example sentences from the Web for cold sweat

  • The announcement of this intention threw the deacon into a cold-sweat, but he did not think it prudent to say aught against it.

    The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for cold sweat

cold sweat

noun

informal a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with cold sweat

cold sweat

see in a cold sweat.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Medical definitions for cold sweat

cold sweat

n.

A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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