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单词 coldness
释义
coldness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkəʊld.nəs/us
/ˈkoʊld.nəs/

coldnessnoun[U](BEHAVIOUR)

C2
a way ofbehavingorspeakingthat does not showkindness,love, oremotionand is notfriendly:
冷漠；不友好的态度
It was the coldness of hermannerthatstruckme.令我印象深刻的是她冷淡的态度。
Despite hisemotionalcoldness andvanity, he is a veryinterestingcharacter.尽管他感情冷淡，虚荣心强，但他是一个非常有趣的人。
More examples
  • Shelaughed,uncomfortableat hissuddencoldness.
  • My father’s way ofparentingmay havereflectedacertaincoldness orlackofaffectionin his ownupbringing.
  • Hedisplayedastrangecoldness inleavingthebandbehind.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not being friendly
  • abrasive
  • abrasively
  • abrasiveness
  • abruptly
  • abruptness
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • coolness
  • estrange
  • estranged
  • estrangement
  • forbidding
  • forbiddingly
  • prickly
  • sourness
  • standoffish
  • standoffishly
  • standoffishness
  • sullen
  • surly
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Not showing or feeling emotions

coldnessnoun[U](TEMPERATURE)

thequalityof beingcoldintemperature:
冷；寒冷
Theicycoldness of the tapwater on myfacerestoredme.自来水洒在我脸上的冰冷使我恢复了活力。
Sherememberedextremecoldness and then anintenseheat.她记得极度的寒冷，然后是极度的高温。
More examples
  • Iplacedmycheekagainst theglassandfeltitscoldness.
  • Raynaud'sdiseaseischaracterizedbyextremecoldness in thefeetandhands.
  • In the coldness ofwintertheseedliesburied.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cold
  • Baltic
  • be (as) cold as iceidiom
  • bitter
  • bitterly
  • bone-chilling
  • cold snap
  • cooling
  • crispness
  • dank
  • dankness
  • frozen
  • glacial
  • nuclear winter
  • post-glacial
  • refrigerated
  • sharpness
  • starving
  • stone-cold
  • ultracold
  • vitrification
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(Definition ofcoldnessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcoldness

coldness
That is, the "something" which is felt will always be felt as having some property, such as sharpness,coldnessor furriness.
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In horror at hiscoldnessshe struggles back and falls across the bed half-fainting.
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The inhabitants, afraid of the plague, chase them with mercilesscoldness.
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Such a view, whether the two philosophers hold it or not, showscoldnesstowards the terrible reality of suffering and must be rejected.
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In fact there was among these gentlemen a littlecoldnesstowards the project.
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Coldnessof the extremities and cyanosis on lips were noted.
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Truly speaking we can simply say that she died from cold, becausecoldnesswas already in her blood.
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Scylla shows equalcoldnessfor all.
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People employed in distribution are affected not just by the darkness but by thecoldnessas well.
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If a pensioner suffers from greatcoldness, the local social security office will provide a chit for him to get coal.
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We have at present a sort of rent-a-freeze, or dial-a-freeze arrangement, depending on the degree of heat orcoldnesswith which it is applied.
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It is based on a crude average of once in five years'coldness.
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We must have a system that allows them to provide the warmth and thecoldness, etc., and still make a profit.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
People do not like thecoldnessof a letter and the official reply.
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Often,coldnessis a feature of disability, and a very important one.
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