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词汇 cold-blooded
释义 cold-blooded
adjective
uk /ˌkəʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/ us /ˌkoʊldˈblʌd.ɪd/
Cold-blooded animals can only control their body heat by taking in heat from the outside or by being very active: (动物)冷血的
Snakes and lizards are cold-blooded animals.蛇和蜥蜴都是冷血动物。
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warm-blooded
behaving in a very cruel way with no sympathy for other people: 冷酷无情的,残忍的
a cold-blooded murder残忍的谋杀
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

not kind to someone or something and causing pain
cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel.
callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets.
ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator.
heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Plants & animals - general words
animal kingdom
anti-parasitic
autotroph
biota
biped
esculent
family
fauna
flora
flora and fauna
migrant
natively
non-mammalian
non-placental
omnivore
ruminant
scavenger
secondary consumer
songster
terrestrially

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Unkind, cruel & unfeeling

cold-blooded | American Dictionary


cold-blooded
adjective
us/ˈkoʊld ˈblʌd·ɪd/

cold-bloodedadjective (VARYING TEMPERATURE)


having a body temperature that varies with the environment

cold-bloodedadjective (LACKING SYMPATHY)


lacking the sympathy and kindness that all people should show

Examples of cold-blooded


cold-blooded
Furthermore, the stereotypically 'masculine ' values (physical strength, defenders, cold-blooded), were mostly emphasised by female soldiers, not male.
Evidence for this comes from retinal neurons in cold-blooded creatures not responding dramatically more slowly to visual stimulation than in mammals.
In sum, the available data suggest that the high frequency response of warm-blooded retinas is some 3- 4 better than that of cold-blooded vertebrates.
Why small cold-blooded insects pose different conservation problems to birds in modern landscapes.
These persons, seemingly cold-blooded, without remorse, and indifferent regarding their crimes and victims, do not lack emotions.
They may, as the teleologists argued, facilitate childbirth; but why in that case (he asked) should they represent the distinct bones of cold-blooded vertebrates?
Chancellors are not cold-blooded men; even the present one has decent feelings, just as his predecessors did.
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This was a cold-blooded exercise seeking views on a random basis on a number of selected points.
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I would also on behalf of my constituents express my condemnation of this senseless, cowardly, cold-blooded and quite indiscriminate attack on innocent people.
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Its provisions cover all farm animals and horses, domestic animals such as cats and dogs, other mammals and cold-blooded creatures.
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It was a dastardly and cold-blooded act by evil people.
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I do not believe that even the cold-blooded gambler with lives is deterred by the threat of hanging.
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Local officials who violate women's rights are promoted for their ruthless cold-blooded efficiency.
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They were calculated, cold-blooded and cynical statements, made simply to win the election.
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It is my view that a deliberate cold-blooded attack on an unarmed policeman is not far short of an act of war against our society.
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