英语词汇“in cold blood”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Agar-agar for growing bacteria, to which blood has been added before the jelly set

The practice of temporarily increasing the oxygen-carrying capacity of an athlete's blood by reinjecting red blood cells previously drawn off

Any of various types of blood identified and defined by their antigenetic structures, esp one of the four types of human blood (designated O, A, B, AB)

A horse of the purest and most highly prized blood, origin or stock, a thoroughbred

A false accusation of murder or barbarism, esp the medieval slander that Jews sacrificed Christian children at Passover

(of animals, etc) all the individuals in a family line over a number of generations, esp as considered with regard to some characteristic or other

The almost colourless liquid left after the blood cells and platelets have been removed from blood

The pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood vessels, varying with age and physical condition

The massacre or execution of large numbers believed by a government or ruler to be disloyal

A N American plant (Sanguinaria canadensis) of the poppy family with red rootstock and sap

A disease of horses consisting of the swelling of a vein on the inside of the hock, from a checking of the blood

The taking of blood from the veins of one person and subsequent injection of it into those of another

The classification of blood according to blood groups, or the identification of the blood group to which a sample of blood belongs

A name for various trees with red wood or juice, or their timber, eg a lythraceous tree of the East Indies (genus Lagerstroemia), eucalyptus of different kinds, or logwood

The next of kin to a murdered person whose duty it was thought to be to avenge his or her death

New (or young) members in any association of people, to add vitality and new ideas

in hot (or cold) blood

In (or free from) excitement or sudden passion

in one's blood

In one's character, inborn

make someone's blood boil (or run cold)

To arouse someone's fury (or to horrify someone)

cold /kōld/

adjective

Giving or feeling a sensation that is felt to be the opposite of hot
Chilly
Low in temperature
Without passion or zeal
Spiritless
Unfriendly
Indifferent
Reserved
Dead
(of colours) suggesting cold rather than heat, as blue or grey
Without application of heat
Used of operations formerly requiring heat, eg cold-casting, -forging, -moulding and -welding
(in marketing, politics, etc) involving contacting people thought to be potential customers or supporters, without the contact having been prearranged or primed, and with no knowledge of the people's likely reactions or opinions, as in cold calling or cold canvassing

noun

A relative absence of heat
The feeling or sensation caused by the absence of heat
Coldness
A spell of cold weather
A catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory organs, caused by a virus, usually accompanied by hoarseness and coughing
Catarrh
Chillness

adverb

Without preparation or rehearsal

ORIGIN: OE (Anglian) cald (WSax ceald); Scot cauld, Ger kalt; cf cool, ON kala to freeze, L gelidus, from gelū frost

coldˈie noun (Aust sl)

A cold can or bottle of beer

coldˈish adjective

Somewhat cold

coldˈly adverb

coldˈness noun

coldˈblood noun and adjective

(of) a horse belonging to the heavy draught breeds (cf warmblood)

coldˈ-blooded adjective

Having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the environment, as in fishes
(of persons) sensitive to cold (informal)
(cold-bloodˈed) lacking in feeling
(of persons or actions) hard-hearted

cold-bloodˈedly adverb

cold-bloodˈedness noun

cold boot noun (computing)

The rebooting of a machine by turning the power source off and on

cold-bootˈ transitive verb

cold cathode noun (elec)

An electrode from which electron emission results from high-potential gradient at the surface at normal temperatures

cold chisel noun

A strong and finely-tempered chisel for cutting cold metal
A tool used with a heavy hammer to cut or break stone, concrete, etc

cold comfort see under comfort

cold cream noun

A creamy ointment used to remove make-up or as a cooling or moisturizing dressing for the skin

transitive verb (informal)

To apply cold cream to

cold cuts plural noun

Slices of cold cooked meat

coldˈ-drawn adjective

(of metal, wire, etc) drawn through a die without heating
(of vegetable oil) subjected to pressure without heat

cold duck noun

A drink made from equal parts of champagne and burgundy

cold feet plural noun

Loss of nerve
Cooling-off of courage or ardour

cold fish noun

A person who shows no emotion

cold frame noun

A structure, usu of wood and glass and without artificial heat, for protecting young plants

cold front noun

The surface of an advancing mass of cold air where it meets a retreating mass of warmer air

cold fusion noun

Nuclear fusion without prior heating, ie effected at normal room temperature

cold harbour noun

A wayside travellers' shelter

cold-heartˈed adjective

Lacking feeling
Indifferent

cold-heartˈedly adverb

cold-heartˈedness noun

coldˈhouse noun

A plant frame or greenhouse, without artificial heat

cold light noun

Luminescence

cold-mouldˈed adjective

cold moulding noun

The moulding of articles using resins that polymerize chemically

cold pack noun

A wet pack prepared with cold water, to counteract fever, inflammation, etc

cold pig noun (informal)

An application of cold water to rouse a sleeper

coldˈ-rolled adjective

(of metal) rolled without heating

cold rubber noun

A hard-wearing synthetic rubber made at a temperature of 5ºC (41ºF)

coldˈ-short adjective

Brittle when cold
(of feelings) brittle, sensitive

cold-shouldˈer transitive verb

To give the cold shoulder to (see below)

cold slaw noun

Coleslaw

cold snap noun

A sudden short spell of cold weather

cold sore noun

A blister or group of blisters on or near the mouth, caused by a viral infection (herpes simplex)

cold start noun

The reloading of a computer program (computing)
The starting of an engine at the ambient temperature

cold steel noun

Cutting or stabbing weapons, as opposed to bullets

cold storage noun

Storage and preservation of goods in refrigerating chambers
Abeyance

cold table noun

A selection of cold meat and other food eaten in a formal setting

cold turkey noun

Sudden withdrawal of narcotics
The symptoms experienced by a drug user on such withdrawal (also figurative)
The plain unvarnished truth

cold war noun

An intense, remorseless struggle for the upper hand by all means short of actual fighting, orig and esp as between the Communist and non-Communist powers after World War II

cold water noun

Water at its natural temperature in ordinary conditions

cold wave noun

An artificial wave produced by a chemical solution (hairdressing)
A sudden spell of cold weather over a large area

coldˈ-weld transitive verb

To force together (two like or unlike metals) so that normal oxide surface films are ruptured and adhesion occurs

cold welding noun

coldˈ-without noun

Brandy with cold water and no sugar

coldˈ-work transitive verb

To shape (metals) at or near atmospheric temperature by rolling, pressing, etc (cold work noun)

catch cold

To contract a cold
To make an unexpected loss

cold as charity

A proverbial phrase expressing ironically great coldness or indifference

cold dark matter

In cosmology, a material thought to be detectable in the microwave background of the universe whose existence may disprove the big-bang theory

come in from the cold

To gain acceptance or recognition after a period of isolation or neglect

give or show the cold shoulder

To show studied indifference
To give a rebuff

go cold (on)

To lose enthusiasm for or interest in
To peter out or disappear
To fail to respond to

in a cold sweat

(as if) sweating with fear

in cold blood

With deliberate intent, not under the influence of passion

in the cold light of day see under day

leave one cold

To fail to impress

leave out in the cold

To neglect, ignore

out cold

Unconscious

pour or throw cold water on

To discourage

turn down cold

To refuse absolutely and immediately, allowing no discussion

blood /blud/

cold /kōld/