cold
/ˈkold/KK
/ˈkoʊld/IPA
變化形
colder
coldest
1.
寒冷的；冷的
溫度低，讓人感到冷，或不夠暖和。
用法：描述天氣時常用 it is cold；描述飲料時，cold 通常指冰涼或已冷卻。
It is cold this morning, so wear warm clothes to school.
今天早上很冷，所以穿暖和的衣服去上學。
Please put the cold milk back in the ice box.
請把冰牛奶放回冰箱裡。
2.
感冒；傷風
一種常見的病毒性疾病，通常會造成流鼻水、鼻塞、喉嚨痛或咳嗽。
用法：通常說 catch a cold 或 have a cold。cold 前可用 a；不可說 have cold 來表示「感冒」。
I think I caught a cold after getting very wet in the rain.
我想我淋雨後感冒了。
She stayed home from school because she had a bad cold.
她因為得了重感冒而待在家裡，沒有去上學。
還有 2 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
冷淡的；不友善的
對人不熱情、不親切，讓人感覺受到疏遠。
用法：常接介系詞 to，表示「對某人冷淡」。
The new student was cold at first, but she was nicer later.
那位新同學一開始很冷淡，但後來友善多了。
He gave me a cold look when I forgot our meeting.
我忘記我們的約時，他冷冷地看了我一眼。
4.
不帶感情的；冷靜而客觀的
沒有明顯表露情感，或刻意以冷靜、客觀的方式處理事情。
用法：cold 在此義可帶有負面意味，暗示缺乏同理心；cold facts 指不受感情影響的事實。
We need to look at the cold facts before making a choice.
我們在做選擇前，需要先看看冰冷的事實。
His cold words made his family sad.
他冷漠的話讓家人很難過。
常見錯誤
I have cold today.
I have a cold today.
I caught cold because of the rain.
I caught a cold after getting caught in the rain.
The weather is very coldly.
The weather is very cold.
She is cold with me.
She is cold to me.
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學習提示
・cold 可作形容詞，也可作名詞。作名詞時最常見的意思是「感冒」。
・不要因為中文說「很冷」就一律用 very cold。天氣冷可說 It is cold；若冷得不舒服，可說 It is freezing。
・cold drink 通常是冷飲，不一定含酒精；soft drink 則是指不含酒精的汽水或其他飲料。