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cold shoulder

/kohld-shohl-der/US // ˈkoʊld ˈʃoʊl dər //UK // informal //

冷肩膀,冷肩,冷肩症,冷冷的肩膀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a show of deliberate indifference or disregard.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also cold-shoul·der . having a portion of each sleeve cut out, leaving the shoulders exposed: cold shoulder tops for everyday wear;a cold-shoulder dress.

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Examples

  • After giving a cold shoulder to cryptocurrencies for years, India’s central bank is finally set to launch its own digital currency, and investors in the country have a reason to cheer.

  • For almost 30 years, NASA has given Venus the cold shoulder.

  • This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.

  • We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.

  • Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.

  • The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.

  • Accusing his opponents of being locked in a Cold War mind-set, it is Stone who is beholden to old orthodoxies.

  • She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.

  • When alone she sometimes picked it up and kissed the cold glass passionately.

  • I only saw the glitter of a bayonet which a Mexican thrust into his shoulder, at the very moment he was helping me up.