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单词 cold-blooded
释义 cold-blooded
\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : marked by absence of warm feelings : without consideration, compunction, or clemency : unfeeling, callous, hardened, cruel
  < of cold-blooded expediency and sometimes of unscrupulous self-interest — Douglas Bush >
  < cold-blooded executions of innocent people — Sir Winston Churchill >
 b. : matter-of-fact, emotionless
  < the literary evidence must be tested by sidelights from cold-blooded documents — G.G.Coulton >
2. : having cold blood; specifically : having a body temperature not internally regulated but approximating that of the environment
 < cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles >
: poikilothermic, heterothermic
3. or coldblood
 a. of horses : not possessing Arab or Thoroughbred ancestry — used especially of members of the heavy draft breeds
 b. of horses and other livestock : of mixed or inferior breeding : mongrel
4. : noticeably sensitive to cold
 < too cold-blooded to enjoy skating >
cold-blood·ed·ly adverb
cold-blood·ed·ness noun -es
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