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单词 cold shoulder
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cold shoulder
noun[S]
uk
/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊl.dər/us
/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
anunfriendlyattitudeshownto someone or something,especiallybyintentionallyignoringorshowingnointerestin them:
冷遇，冷淡对待
Hiswifewasangryandgivinghimthecoldshoulder.他的妻子很生气，对他非常冷淡。
Theyoungentrepreneurgotacoldshoulderfrom thebusinessestablishment.这位年轻的企业家在商界受到冷遇。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
  • ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
  • disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
  • turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
  • close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
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  • Thepresidentis now getting thecoldshoulderfrom both hisrightflankand his centrists.
  • The newrecordwas given thecoldshoulderbymusicfans.
  • Iaskedforhelp, and wasmetwith acoldshoulder.
  • Instead oftryingto make adealwith us, heturnsacoldshoulder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Refusing & rejecting
  • abnegate
  • abnegation
  • bar
  • batsomething/someoneaway
  • blow(something)out
  • brush
  • disown
  • jettison
  • laugh
  • miss a chance/opportunityidiom
  • quit
  • quit onsomeone
  • react
  • react againstsomething
  • recusant
  • repudiate
  • resistant
  • spurn
  • turnyournose upidiom
  • unclaimed
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Neglecting and ignoring
cold shoulder
adjective[before noun]
(alsocold-shoulder)
uk
/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊl.dər/us
/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
used todescribeatop(= apieceofclothingcoveringthetophalfof thebody)ordressthat hassleeveswithpartscutout to show theshoulders:
露肩的（上衣或礼服）
Thesecoldshoulderdressesareperfectforholidaysorsummerparties.这些露肩礼服非常适合假日或夏日聚会。
Coldshouldertopsare this season's mostexcitingtrend.露肩上衣是本季最令人兴奋的潮流。
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  • Stay instylethisseasonwithourgorgeousrangeofcoldshoulderlooks.
  • We have awiderangeof cold-shoulder and off-the-shouldertops.
  • Everyone isfallingfor this season'scoldshouldertrend.
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Style & appearance of clothes
  • aesthetic
  • alterable
  • anti-fur
  • Aran
  • backless
  • form-fitting
  • French tuck
  • frilly
  • fringed
  • full-fashioned
  • ready-to-wear
  • reversible
  • ribbed
  • ruche
  • ruched
  • waisted
  • washable
  • wasp-waisted
  • water-repellent
  • wearable
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cold-shoulder
verb[T]
uk
/ˌkəʊldˈʃəʊl.dər/us
/ˌkoʊldˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
todeliberatelyignoresomeone in anunfriendlyway:
故意冷落…，有意怠慢…
Hefoundhimself being cold-shouldered by hisformercolleagues.他觉得自己被以前的同事故意冷落了。
Synonym
slight
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to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
  • ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
  • disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
  • turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
  • close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
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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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Neglecting and ignoring
(Definition ofcold shoulderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcold shoulder

cold shoulder
Do we disengage completely from them, blacklist andcold-shoulderthem so that they are left outside the international community, or do we engage with them?
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Are we to continue tocold-shouldertwo nations which may be essential for our own survival?
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Now all these people feel that they are being cold-shouldered.
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Surely we could agree to talk about these things instead of cold-shouldering them.
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Previous to that, the public was cold-shouldered as regards penal policies.
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We are a rustic people and are quite accustomed to being neglected and cold-shouldered by our more civilised confreres in the towns.
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Those who are invited—eminent musicians, for example—will be cold-shouldered.
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He came over here, and was very anxious to help, but was cold-shouldered.
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I should have thought that it is not necessarily for us so vehemently to extend help, not perhaps to our enemies, but to our certainly rather cold-shouldering associates.
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As has been said, the test will be with the second generation, who will certainly be less tolerant of cold-shouldering, let alone discrimination, than their parents are at present.
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That in itself shows that, so far from neglecting or cold-shouldering this industry, we are most anxious to work in close touch and harmony with it.
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