cold/kəʊld $ koʊld/

a. at a low temperature

n.

➊ cold weather or a low temperature

➋ a common illness that makes you sneeze, cough, etc.

a. 冷的，寒的：I am/feel cold. 我感到冷。

◇cold water 冷水

◇It's freezing cold today. 今天天气寒冷刺骨。

◇a cold room 寒冷的房间

◇a cold drink 冷饮

n.

➊ [U] 寒冷：Don't stand outside in the cold. 天气冷，别站在外面。

◇shiver with cold 冷得发抖

➋ [C] 感冒，伤风：I've got a bad cold. 我得了重感冒。

◇catch a slight cold 患轻度感冒

音组-old/-əʊld $ -oʊld/

cold; fold; gold; hold; old; scold

常犯错误

✗ I have caught a cold for five days.

✓ I have had a cold for five days.

✓ I caught a cold five days ago.

用法表达“患感冒”时，catch/get (a) cold中的a可省略；have a cold中的a不可省略。如果cold有形容词修饰，则都需要a。