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C0469100 (kōld)adj. cold·er, cold·est 1. a. Having a low temperature: cold water.b. Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal.c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.2. a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows.b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor.c. Dead: was cold in his grave.3. Lacking emotion; objective: cold logic.4. a. Having little appeal to the senses or feelings: a cold decor.b. Designating or being in a tone or color, such as pale gray, that suggests little warmth.5. a. Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.b. Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.c. Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.6. Having lost all freshness or vividness through passage of time: dogs attempting to catch a cold scent.7. So intense as to be almost uncontrollable: cold fury.8. Characterized by repeated failure, especially in a sport or competitive activity: The team fell into a slump of cold shooting.adv.1. To an unqualified degree; totally: was cold sober.2. With complete finality: We turned him down cold.3. Without advance preparation or introduction: took the exam cold and passed; walked in cold and got the new job.n.1. a. Relative lack of warmth: Cold slows down chemical reactions.b. The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.2. A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.3. A viral infection characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory passages and usually accompanied by malaise, fever, chills, coughing, and sneezing. Also called common cold, coryza.Idiom: out in the cold Lacking benefits given to others; neglected.

[Middle English, from Old English ceald; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

cold′ly adv.cold′ness n.Synonyms: cold, arctic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy
These adjectives mean marked by a low or an extremely low temperature: cold air; an arctic climate; a chilly day; cool water; a frigid room; a frosty morning; gelid seas; glacial winds; icy hands.Antonym: hot

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(kəʊld) adj1. having relatively little warmth; of a rather low temperature: cold weather; cold hands. 2. without sufficient or proper warmth: this meal is cold. 3. lacking in affection, enthusiasm, or warmth of feeling: a cold manner. 4. not affected by emotion; objective: cold logic. 5. dead6. sexually unresponsive or frigid7. lacking in freshness: a cold scent; cold news. 8. chilling to the spirit; depressing9. (Colours) (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; giving no sensation of warmth10. (Metallurgy) metallurgy denoting or relating to a process in which work-hardening occurs as a result of the plastic deformation of a metal at too low a temperature for annealing to take place11. (General Engineering) (of a process) not involving heat, in contrast with traditional methods: cold typesetting; cold technology. 12. informal (of a seeker in a game) far from the object of a search13. (Marketing) denoting the contacting of potential customers, voters, etc, without previously approaching them in order to establish their interest: cold mailing. 14. cold comfort little or no comfort15. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) cold steel the use of bayonets, knives, etc, in combat16. from cold without advance notice; without giving preparatory information17. in cold blood showing no passion; deliberately; ruthlessly18. leave someone cold informal to fail to excite someone: the performance left me cold. 19. throw cold water on pour cold water on informal to be unenthusiastic about or discouragen20. the absence of heat regarded as a positive force: the cold took away our breath. 21. the sensation caused by loss or lack of heat22. in the cold out in the cold informal neglected; ignored23. (Pathology) an acute viral infection of the upper respiratory passages characterized by discharge of watery mucus from the nose, sneezing, etc24. catch a cold slang to make a loss; lose one's investmentadv25. informal without preparation: he played his part cold. 26. informal chiefly US and Canadian thoroughly; absolutely: she turned him down cold. [Old English ceald; related to Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds, Old High German kalt; see cool] ˈcoldish adj ˈcoldly adv ˈcoldness n

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adj. -er, -est,
n., adv. adj. 1. having a relatively low temperature. 2. feeling an uncomfortable lack of warmth; chilled. 3. having a temperature lower than the normal temperature of the human body: cold hands. 4. lacking in passion, enthusiasm, etc.: cold reason. 5. not affectionate or friendly: a cold reply. 6. lacking sensual desire; frigid. 7. depressing; dispiriting. 8. unconscious because of a severe blow, shock, etc. 9. lifeless or extinct; dead. 10. (in games) distant from the object of search or the correct answer. 11. Slang. (in sports and games) not scoring or winning. 12. a. cool (def. 11). b. being a cool color. 13. Metalworking. at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur: cold working. n. 14. the absence of heat or warmth. 15. the sensation produced by loss of heat from the body, as by contact with anything having a lower temperature than that of the body: the cold of a steel door. 16. cold weather. 17. Also called common cold. a respiratory disorder characterized by sneezing, sore throat, coughing, etc., caused by any of various viruses of the rhinovirus group. adv. 18. with complete competence; thoroughly: He knew his speech cold. 19. without preparation or prior notice. 20. abruptly; unceremoniously. 21. Metalworking. at a temperature below that at which recrystallization can occur (sometimes used in combination): to cold-hammer an iron bar; The wire was drawn cold. Idioms: 1. catch or take cold, to become afflicted with a cold. 2. (out) in the cold, neglected; ignored; forgotten. 3. throw cold water on, to dampen someone's enthusiasm about. [before 950; Middle English; Old English cald, ceald, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon cald, Old High German chalt, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic kalds; akin to gelid] cold′ly, adv. cold′ness, n.

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- When the moon is far to the north, it is popularly called a cold moon.See also related terms for north.

Cold

See also climate; heat
algiditycoldness. — algid, adj.cheimaphobia, cheimatophobiaan abnormal fear or dislike of cold.cryogenicsthe branch of physics that studies the production and effects of very low temperatures. — cryogenic, adj.cryology1. the study of snow and ice.
2. the science of refrigeration.cryometera thermometer for measuring very low temperatures.cryometrythe measurement of extremely low temperatures, by means of a cryometer. — cryometric, adj.cryophiliaBiology. a preference for low temperatures. — cryophile, n. — cryophilic, adj.cryophobiaan abnormal fear of ice or frost.cryoscopythe study of the freezing points of fluids.cryosurgerya surgical technique using freezing to destroy tissue.geliditythe state or condition of being extremely cold. — gelid, adj.horripilationthe raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.lyophilizationa process for preserving substances such as blood or serum by freeze-drying in a high vacuum.psychroesthesiaan abnormal condition in which part of the body, though warm, feels cold.psychrophobiaan abnormal fear of the cold.rhigosisa feeling or sensation of coldness.

cold

If you want to emphasize how cold the weather is, you can say that it is freezing, especially in winter when there is ice or frost.

...a freezing January afternoon.

In summer, if the temperature is below average, you can say that it is cool. In general, cold suggests a lower temperature than cool, and cool things may be pleasant or refreshing.

This is the coldest winter I can remember.A cool breeze swept off the sea; it was pleasant out there.

If it is very cool or too cool, you can also say that it is chilly.

It was decidedly pleasant out here, even on a chilly winter's day.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cold - a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs); "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"common coldcommunicable disease - a disease that can be communicated from one person to anotherrespiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory systemhead cold - a common cold affecting the nasal passages and resulting in congestion and sneezing and headacherhinorrhea - persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)
	2.	cold - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"low temperature, frigidity, frigidness, coldnesspressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor - any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressuretemperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)chill, gelidity, iciness - coldness due to a cold environmentchilliness, coolness, nip - the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"frostiness - coldness as evidenced by frostcool - the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning"
	3.	cold - the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"coldnesstemperature - the somatic sensation of cold or heat
Adj.	1.	cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"cool - neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"
	2.	cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"passionless - not passionate; "passionless observation of human nature"cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"hot - extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm; "a hot temper"; "a hot topic"; "a hot new book"; "a hot love affair"; "a hot argument"
	3.	cold - having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
	4.	cold - (color) giving no sensation of warmth; "a cold bluish grey"cool - (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"
	5.	cold - marked by errorless familiarity; "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"
	6.	cold - lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"; "stale news"dusty, stale, moth-eatenunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
	7.	cold - so intense as to be almost uncontrollable; "cold fury gripped him"intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	8.	cold - sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"frigidunloving - not giving or reciprocating affection
	9.	cold - without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"cold-blooded, inhuman, insensateinhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	10.	cold - feeling or showing no enthusiasm; "a cold audience"; "a cold response to the new play"unenthusiastic - not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"
	11.	cold - unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication; "the boxer was out cold"; "pass out cold"unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
	12.	cold - of a seeker; far from the object soughtfar - located at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
	13.	cold - lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"dead - no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"

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adjective1. chilly, biting, freezing, bitter, raw, chill, harsh, bleak, arctic, icy, frosty, wintry, frigid, inclement, parky (Brit. informal), cool It was bitterly cold outside.
chilly hot, heated, warm, mild, sunny, balmy2. freezing, frozen, chilled, numb, chilly, shivery, benumbed, frozen to the marrow I'm hungry, I'm cold and I have nowhere to sleep.3. distant, reserved, indifferent, aloof, glacial, cold-blooded, apathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative, standoffish His wife is a cold, unfeeling woman.
distant open, loving, caring, warm, spirited, emotional, alive, passionate, animated, responsive, compassionate, demonstrative4. unfriendly, indifferent, stony, lukewarm, glacial, unmoved, unsympathetic, apathetic, frigid, inhospitable, unresponsive The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today.
unfriendly warm, friendly, sympathetic, responsivenoun1. coldness, chill, frigidity, chilliness, frostiness, iciness, inclemency He must have come inside to get out of the cold.Related words
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adjective1. Marked by a low temperature:chill, chilly, cool, nippy, shivery.2. Not affected by or showing emotion:cold-blooded, emotionless, unaffected, unemotional, unmoved.3. Lacking all friendliness and warmth:frigid, frosty, glacial, icy.4. Deficient in or lacking sexual desire:ardorless, frigid, inhibited, passionless, unresponsive.5. Lacking consciousness:insensible, senseless, unconscious.Idioms: out cold, out like a light.nounRelative lack of physical warmth:chill, chilliness, coldness, coolness.

Translations

感冒冷的寒冷冷淡的

cold

(kəuld) adjective1. low in temperature. cold water; cold meat and salad.冷的2. lower in temperature than is comfortable. I feel cold.寒冷3. unfriendly. His manner was cold.冷淡的 noun1. the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings. She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.寒冷2. an illness with running nose, coughing etc. He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.感冒ˈcoldly adverb in an unfriendly way. She looked at me coldly.冷淡地ˈcoldness noun冷淡ˌcold-ˈblooded adjective1. having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body. cold-blooded creatures.冷血的2. cruel and unfeeling. cold-blooded murder.无情的cold war a major, especially political, struggle between nations which involves military threats but not fighting. 冷战get cold feet to lose courage. I was going to apply for the job but I got cold feet.丧失勇气give (someone) the cold shoulder verb (also ˌcoldˈshoulder ) to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person). All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends. （表示）冷淡 in cold blood deliberately and unemotionally. He killed them in cold blood.残忍地

cold

→ 冷的zhCN, 感冒zhCN

I'm cold → 我冷了
It's freezing (US)
It's freezing cold (UK) → 天气很冷
Will it be cold tonight? → 今天晚上天气会很冷吗？
The showers are cold → 淋浴喷出来的是冷水
The room is too cold → 房间里太热
The food is too cold → 菜太凉
The meat is cold → 这肉凉了
I'd like something for a cold → 我要买点感冒药
I have a cold → 我感冒了
I feel cold → 我感觉很冷

cold

[kold] 1. common cold.2. a relatively low temperature; the lack of heat. A total absence of heat is zero" >absolute zero, at which all molecular motion ceases. See also hypothermia and frostbite.3. low in physiological activity.4. low in radioactivity.common cold see common cold.

cold

(kōld), 1. A low temperature; the sensation produced by a temperature noticeably below an accustomed norm or a comfortable level.
See also: acute rhinitis, coryza. 2. Popular term for a viral infection involving the upper respiratory tract and characterized by congestion of the nasal mucous membrane, watery nasal rhinorrhea, and general malaise, with a duration of 3-5 days.
See also: acute rhinitis, coryza. 3. Completely devoid of, or containing an insignificant amount of, a radioactive nuclide. Synonym(s): frigid (1)

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psychrophobia.

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(kōld)adj. colder, coldest 1. a. Having a low temperature: cold water.b. Being at a temperature that is less than what is required or what is normal: cold oatmeal.c. Chilled by refrigeration or ice: cold beer.2. a. Feeling no warmth; uncomfortably chilled: We were cold sitting by the drafty windows.b. Appearing to be dead; unconscious: found him out cold on the floor.c. Dead: was cold in his grave.3. a. Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: a cold person; a cold nod.b. Exhibiting or feeling no enthusiasm: a cold audience; a cold response to the new play; a concert that left me cold.c. Devoid of sexual desire; frigid.n.1. a. Relative lack of warmth: Cold slows down chemical reactions.b. The sensation resulting from lack of warmth; chill.2. A condition of low air temperature; cold weather: went out into the cold and got a chill.3. A viral infection characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the upper respiratory passages and usually accompanied by malaise, fever, chills, coughing, and sneezing. Also called common cold, coryza.

cold′ly adv.cold′ness n.

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Common cold, see there.

cold

(kōld) 1. A low temperature; the sensation produced by a temperature notably below an accustomed norm or a comfortable level. 2. Popular term for a virus infection involving the upper respiratory tract and characterized by congestion of the mucosa, watery nasal discharge, and general malaise, with a duration of 3-5 days.
See also: rhinitis
Synonym(s): common cold, frigid (1) , upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection.

cold

An inflammation of the nose and throat lining caused by one of more than 200 different kinds of viruses. Infection is by touch rather than by droplet inhalation and virus access is often via the CONJUNCTIVA. The medical term is coryza.

cold

(kōld) 1. A low temperature; the sensation produced by a temperature noticeably below an accustomed norm or a comfortable level. 2. Popular term for viral infection involving upper respiratory tract.

Patient discussion about cold

Q. what vitamins are recommended for treating cold? and what is the right amount of it ? A. Actually, although studied in trials, vitamins C, E and zinc wasn't found to have a substantial effect either preventing or relieving the symptoms of common cold, so currently these vitamins can't be recommended for the treatment of common cold.
You may read more here: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoncold.html

Q. I think I caught a cold :( My throat is sore, and I keep snivel all the time. Is there anything I can do to in order to relieve the bad feeling?A. Go to a GOOD health food store and buy Oil of Oregano capsules; take one a day. Also get Source, "Welness Formula". Take as directed, 3, every 3 hours. Drink LOTS and LOTS of water! NO Dairy and no sugar! You'll be fine in a day! :)

Q. Do Antibiotics cure a cold? I have a cold and a runny nose, should I take Antibiotics?A. Taking antbiotics when you only have a cold can harm your chances of the effectiveness of using antibiotics when you have a severe problem. Your body can build up an immunity to antibiotics so it is only recommended to take them when your immune system can't fight off the infections. Most of the time, a cold just needs to run it's course , so drinking plenty of fluids and resting can allow your body to rejuvinate and fight the cold. To help prevent colds and viruses, look for products that help to maintain a good immune system like vitamin C. Aloe juice is another good product for your immune system. When we deal with stress and don't get enough rest, we cause havoc on our immune system, so prevention can be the best thing to do. Wishing you well!

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