colds的用法

• n. [内科] 感冒；寒冷（cold的复数形式）

cold

• n.
  • a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

    "will they never find a cure for the common cold?"

    同义词： common cold

  • the absence of heat

    "the coldness made our breath visible"; " come in out of the cold"; " cold is a vasoconstrictor"

    同义词： coldness low temperature frigidity frigidness

  • the sensation produced by low temperatures

    "he shivered from the cold"; " the cold helped clear his head"

    同义词： coldness

• adj.
  • used of physical coldness; 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"

  • 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"

  • having lost freshness through passage of time

    "a cold trail"; " dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

  • (color) giving no sensation of warmth

    "a cold bluish grey"

  • marked by errorless familiarity

    "had her lines cold before rehearsals started"

  • no longer new; uninteresting

    "cold (or stale) news"

    同义词： stale

  • so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

    "cold fury gripped him"

  • sexually unresponsive

    "was cold to his advances"

    同义词： frigid

  • without compunction or human feeling

    "in cold blood"; " cold-blooded killing"

    同义词： cold-blooded inhuman insensate

  • feeling or showing no enthusiasm

    "a cold audience"; " a cold response to the new play"

  • unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

    "the boxer was out cold"; " pass out cold"

  • of a seeker; far from the object sought
  • lacking the warmth of life

    "cold in his grave"