coldness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkəʊld.nəs/ us/ˈkoʊld.nəs/
(BEHAVIOUR)
C2 冷漠;不友好的态度
a way of behaving or speaking that does not show kindness, love, or emotion and is not friendly
It was the coldness of her manner that struck me. 令我印象深刻的是她冷淡的态度。
Despite his emotional coldness and vanity, he is a very interesting character. 尽管他感情冷淡，虚荣心强，但他是一个非常有趣的人。
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- She laughed, uncomfortable at his sudden coldness.
- My father’s way of parenting may have reflected a certain coldness or lack of affection in his own upbringing.
- He displayed a strange coldness in leaving the band behind.
(TEMPERATURE)
冷，寒冷
the quality of being cold in temperature
The icy coldness of the tapwater on my face restored me. 自来水洒在我脸上的冰冷使我恢复了活力。
She remembered extreme coldness and then an intense heat. 她记得极度的寒冷，然后是极度的高温。
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- I placed my cheek against the glass and felt its coldness.
- Raynaud's disease is characterized by extreme coldness in the feet and hands.
- In the coldness of winter the seed lies buried.
See: cold