cold shoulder

英 [ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)]

美 [ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldər]

n.  冷落; 冷淡
v.  冷落; 慢待

英英释义

noun

• a refusal to recognize someone you know
  1. the snub was clearly intentional
  Synonym:snubcut

双语例句

• The membership committee turned a cold shoulder to Tom's request to join the club.
  会员资格审查委员会对汤姆参加俱乐部的要求不予理会。
• People at the party were polite to me, but one of the waiters gave me the cold shoulder when I asked for a drink.
  每个参加聚会的人倒是对我都很客气。可是当我问一个服务员要一杯饮料的时候，他对我特别冷淡。
• The company gave her a cold shoulder by lightening his workload considerably.
  公司大大减轻她的工作量，让她坐冷板凳。
• He gives me cold shoulder this morning.
  今天早上他对我很冷淡。
• Helen gave me the cold shoulder this morning.
  海伦今天早上不理睬我。
• When Wang Ping asked Zhang Ying for a date, she gave him the cold shoulder.
  王平请张英跟他定约会时，她爱搭不理。
• The bushes or the fence between you is not a cold shoulder, but a clear boundary.
  你们（两家）之间的一蔟蔟灌木丛或者篱笆并不是冷漠无情的隔阂，而是界限分明的边界。
• I turned to him for help, but he gave me a cold shoulder.
  我向他寻求帮助，他却冷眼相对。
• You give someone the cold shoulder when your refuse to speak to them.
  当你不想与某人讲话时，你会对他冷淡。
• Eg. 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。