Cold shoulder Meaning in English
expression
ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈʃoʊɫdɝ
KOHLD SHOWL-der
kˈəʊld/ /ʃˈəʊldɐ
KUHLD SHOHLD-uh
释义
To deliberately ignore or show a lack of interest in someone as a way of being unfriendly.
用法与细微差别
Always figurative, never about physical temperature. Common collocations: 'give someone the cold shoulder.' A polite way to describe social snubbing. Often used when describing subtle exclusion or being unfriendly on purpose.
Spanish: trato frío - ignorar (a alguien)Portuguese (BR): dar o ombro frio - desprezarPortuguese (PT): dar o ombro frio - desprezarChinese (Simplified): 冷淡对待 - 冷落Chinese (Traditional): 冷淡對待 - 冷落Hindi: अनदेखा करना - ठंडा व्यवहारArabic: تجاهل - معاملة ببرودBengali: উপেক্ষা করা - অবহেলা (মানসিকভাবে)Russian: игнорировать - холодное отношениеJapanese: 冷たくあしらう - 無視するVietnamese: làm lơ - phớt lờKorean: 차갑게 대하다 - 무시하다Turkish: soğuk davranmak - görmezden gelmekUrdu: نظرانداز کرنا - ٹھنڈا رویہ اختیار کرناIndonesian: bersikap dingin - cuekin
例句
She gave me the cold shoulder at the party.
basic
If you ignore your friends, they might give you the cold shoulder.
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Tom felt sad when his classmates gave him the cold shoulder.
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I don't know why she's giving me the cold shoulder lately.
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After their argument, he received the cold shoulder from everyone at work.
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Don't just give people the cold shoulder—talk things out.
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