It would hurt.I'm not saying it wouldn't.To tell you the truth I'm a lot more concerned about that water being so cold.

——Titanic

当然会受伤。我可没说过不会受伤。告诉你实话,但我更害怕的是...海水那么的

——《泰坦尼克号》

一、下面我们来看看cold有几种含义

adj.

1.寒冷的 having a lower than usual temperature; having a temperature lower than the human body

No person would dawdle in the street on such a cold winter night.

在这样寒冷的寒夜,没人会在街上闲逛。

 

2.冷淡的,无情的,不热情的 without emotion

He couldn't pierce her cold reserve.

他没能打破她冷淡的缄默。

 

3.失去知觉的 unconscious

The ball hit Dick in the head and knocked him out cold for ten minutes.

球打中迪克的头,使他失去知觉有十分钟之久。

 

adv.

【美】【口】完全地 suddenly and completely

He has to quit cold.

他不得不完全放弃。

 

n.

1.寒冷 bodily sensation produced by loss or lack of heat

He must have come inside to get out of the cold.

他肯定是进来避寒的。

 

2.感冒 [C] a bodily disorder popularly associated with chilling

She is in bed with an awful cold.

她得了重感冒而卧病在床。

 

二、词义辨析:哪些词汇能形容“冷”

cold, cool, chilly, frosty, freezing, icy

这些形容词均含“冷、凉”之意。

cold最普通用词,强调缺乏温暖,使人不舒服。

cool指既不太热也不太冷。

chilly指使哆嗦的冷。

frosty指雾气在寒冷物体的表面凝结成薄冰时的严寒结霜的温度。

freezing指使人僵直,使东西凝固的冷。

icy多指风暴、风雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。

 

三、含有cold的常见短语

cold comfort

n.简直不起作用的安慰

 

cold cream

n.雪花膏,冷霜(一种化妆品)

 

cold feet

n.信心或勇气之丧失,胆怯

 

cold shoulder

phr.【俗】冷淡,轻视;碰一鼻子灰

 

cold spell

一段寒冷的气候,寒潮

 

四、接下来,做个填词游戏吧

He was staring at her with ____ eyes.
他用冷漠的眼光盯着她。