- a cold reception
- to cold-shoulder sb
Generated definitions (experimental)
- a cold reception
- to cold-shoulder sb
This meaning refers to a situation where someone is not welcomed warmly, indicating a lack of friendliness or enthusiasm.
She showed indifference to his arrival.
This meaning describes actively ignoring or disregarding someone, often as a way to express disapproval or rejection.
In the company, he always cold-shoulders those colleagues.
She cold-shouldered her friend who recently reached out to her.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lěng yù冷遇tā rén他人to cold-shoulder othersshòu dào受到lěng yù冷遇to receive a cold receptionduì dài对待lěng yù冷遇to face cold treatmentlěng yù冷遇péng you朋友to give a cold shoulder to friendsrèn zhēn认真lěng yù冷遇seriously cold receptiongǎn dào感到lěng yù冷遇to feel coldly treatedlěng yù冷遇xiàn xiàng现象phenomenon of cold receptionlěng yù冷遇tài du态度attitude of coldnessgù yì故意lěng yù冷遇deliberately giving the cold shoulderbèi被lěng yù冷遇to be given the cold shoulder