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词汇 cold-shoulder
释义 cold shoulder
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊl.dər/ us /ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
an unfriendly attitude shown to someone or something, especially by intentionally ignoring or showing no interest in them: 冷遇,冷淡对待
give someone/something the cold shoulderHis wife was angry and giving him the cold shoulder.他的妻子很生气,对他非常冷淡。
get the cold shoulder The young entrepreneur got the cold shoulder from the business establishment.
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to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
The president is now getting the cold shoulder from both his right flank and his centrists.
The new record was given the cold shoulder by music fans.
I asked for help, and was met with a cold shoulder.
Instead of trying to make a deal with us, he turns a cold shoulder.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Refusing & rejecting
abjuration
abjure
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
disavow
gainsay
opt
opt out
pass on
pass something up
punt on something
quit
rebel
refuse
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom

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Neglecting and ignoring
cold shoulder
adjective[ before noun ]
(alsocold-shoulder)uk /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊl.dər/ us /ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
used to describe a top(= a piece of clothing covering the top half of the body) or dress that has sleeves with parts cut out to show the shoulders: 露肩的(上衣或礼服)
These cold shoulder dresses are perfect for holidays or summer parties.这些露肩礼服非常适合假日或夏日聚会。
Cold shoulder tops are this season's most exciting trend.露肩上衣是本季最令人兴奋的潮流。
Stay in style this season with our gorgeous range of cold shoulder looks.
We have a wide range of cold-shoulder and off-the-shoulder tops.
Everyone is falling for this season's cold shoulder trend.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Style & appearance of clothes
aesthetic
alterable
anti-fur
Aran
backless
flouncy
foppishly
form-fitting
French tuck
frilly
reversible
ribbed
ribby
ruche
ruched
voluminously
voop neck
waisted
washable
wasp waist
cold-shoulder
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌkəʊldˈʃəʊl.dər/ us /ˌkoʊldˈʃoʊl.dɚ/
to deliberately ignore someone in an unfriendly way: 故意冷落…,有意怠慢…
He found himself being cold-shouldered by his former colleagues.他觉得自己被以前的同事故意冷落了。
Synonym
slight
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to intentionally not give someone or something any attention
ignoreThe buzzing is irritating, but try to ignore it.
disregardHe disregarded the advice of his doctor and went back to work.
turn a blind eye toUntil now, the mayor has turned a blind eye to the city's homelessness problem.
close your eyes toThe administration closed its eyes to human-rights abuses by its soldiers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not being friendly
abrasive
abrasively
abrasiveness
abruptly
abruptness
aloof
estrangement from someone
flintily
forbidding
forbiddingly
freezingly
frigid
gruff
offish
remote
remoteness
reserved
reservedly
saturnine
wintry

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Neglecting and ignoring

Examples of cold shoulder


cold shoulder
Do we disengage completely from them, blacklist and cold-shoulder them so that they are left outside the international community, or do we engage with them?
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Are we to continue to cold-shoulder two nations which may be essential for our own survival?
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Now all these people feel that they are being cold-shouldered.
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Surely we could agree to talk about these things instead of cold-shouldering them.
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Previous to that, the public was cold-shouldered as regards penal policies.
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We are a rustic people and are quite accustomed to being neglected and cold-shouldered by our more civilised confreres in the towns.
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Those who are invited—eminent musicians, for example—will be cold-shouldered.
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He came over here, and was very anxious to help, but was cold-shouldered.
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I should have thought that it is not necessarily for us so vehemently to extend help, not perhaps to our enemies, but to our certainly rather cold-shouldering associates.
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As has been said, the test will be with the second generation, who will certainly be less tolerant of cold-shouldering, let alone discrimination, than their parents are at present.
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That in itself shows that, so far from neglecting or cold-shouldering this industry, we are most anxious to work in close touch and harmony with it.
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