colder , coldest
Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
Rinse the vegetables under cold running water.
用冷自来水冲洗蔬菜。
He likes his tea neither too hot nor too cold.
他喜欢不太烫也不太凉的茶。
If it is cold, or if a place is cold, the temperature of the air is very low.
It was bitterly cold.
天气冷得刺骨。
The house is cold because I can't afford to turn the heat on.
屋子冷冰冰的,因为我付不起暖气费。
If you are cold, your body is at an unpleasantly low temperature.
I was freezing cold.
我快冻僵了。
Cold colours or cold light give an impression of coldness.
Generally, warm colours advance in painting and cold colours recede.
一般来说,绘画中的暖色给人的感觉向前,冷色则向后。
A cold person does not show much emotion, especially affection, and therefore seems unfriendly and unsympathetic. If someone's voice is cold, they speak in an unfriendly, unsympathetic way.
What a cold, unfeeling woman she was.
她是一个多么冷漠无情的女人啊。
colds
Cold weather or low temperatures can be referred to as the cold.
He must have come inside to get out of the cold.
他肯定进来避过寒。
If you have a cold, you have a mild, very common illness which makes you sneeze a lot and gives you a sore throat or a cough.
I had a pretty bad cold.
我得了重感冒。
out cold
If someone is out cold, they are unconscious or sleeping very heavily.
She was out cold but still breathing.
她失去了知觉,但还有呼吸。
catch cold , catch a cold
If you catch cold, or catch a cold, you become ill with a cold.
Let's dry our hair so we don't catch cold.
我们把头发弄干吧,省得患感冒。