- 1. cheerless; desolate
- 2. cold; indifferent
- ♦ 反应~ a cold response
- ♦ 对倡议表示~ show indifference towards a proposal
- ♦ ~的态度 a frigid manner
- 3. treat coldly; cold-shoulder; slight
- ♦ 他强打着精神说话, 怕~了朋友。 He forced himself to perk up and make conversation so that his friend wouldn't feel he'd been given the cold shoulder.