cold-blooded
['k?uld'bl?did]
- adj. [生理] 冷血的;殘酷的,無情的;怕冷的
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?cold-bloodedly;
英文詞源
- cold-blooded (adj.)
- also cold blooded; 1590s, of persons, "without emotion, unfeeling;" of actions, from 1828. The phrase refers to the old notion that blood temperature rose with excitement. In the literal sense, of reptiles, etc., from c. 1600. From cold (adj.) + blood (n.). Related: Cold-bloodedly; cold-bloodedness.
雙語例句
- 1. The cold, misty air felt wonderful on his face.
- 霧蒙蒙,寒冷的空氣使他臉上感覺很舒爽。
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- 2. Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.
- 冷水中生物的基礎(chǔ)代謝速度要低很多。
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- 3. Victorian houses can seem cold with their lofty ceilings and rambling rooms.
- 維多利亞式房屋屋頂高聳,房間布局凌亂,因此可能會顯得較為陰冷。
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- 4. Whenever I have a cold I get a nosebleed.
- 每次我感冒都會流鼻血。
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- 5. A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
- 感冒是上呼吸道的感染。
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