1. cold-blooded 冷血的；冷酷的
例1：The real world is so different from what it is in my imagination. But it is surely a real world, a cold-blooded world。
这个真实的世界与我所想的是那么的不同，但它的确是一个真真实实的世界，一个冷漠的世界。
例2：Cold-blooded people act in cruel ways. They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident.
冷血的人行事残酷，他们可能对其他人做出非常残暴的事情，而且并非出自偶然。
2. to get cold feet 临阵退缩
例1：She was to get married last month but she got cold feet。
她本应该上个月结婚的，但她又打了退堂鼓。
例2：You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
当你了解到这一形势后，你可能会在做总裁这事上临阵退缩。
3. cold shoulder 冷遇；冷淡对待
例1：Henry got the cold shoulder when he asked to have a date with Mary。
当亨利要求和玛丽约会时，玛丽对他不予理睬。
例2：You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
当朋友未能遵守承诺时，你可能会冷落他。或者你可能会冷落对他人编造关于你的谎言的人。
4. cold fish 冷酷无情的人
例1：He is a cold fish, no one wants to make friends with him。
他是一个冷漠的人，没人想和他交朋友。
例2：Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of their lovers.
今年来一些脍炙人口的歌曲唱的就是这种毫无感情的无情男女伤害了他们爱人的心。
5. cold-hearted 无情的；冷淡的
例：She is a cold-hearted person who does not really care about your situation。
她是个冷心肠的人，对你的处境并不是真的关心。
6. out in the cold 被冷落，遭排斥
例1：Every time I see you, you leave me out in the cold。
每次我见到你，你都不理我。
例2：A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise, that he was left out in the cold.
一个人可能会说，除了他之外，所有人都加薪了。他被忽视了
7. cold call （向潜在的主顾打的）冷不防电话
例：sales cold call推销电话
8. cold turkey 生硬的、坦率的、毫无修饰的
例：Stalin didn't like certain cold-turkey facts Kennan reported about Russia.
斯大林不喜欢韩国报道关于俄罗斯的生硬的事实。