cold-blooded
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌcold-ˈblooded adjective 1 CRUELnot showing or involving any emotions or pity for other people’s suffering 残酷的，无情的，冷血的 a cold-blooded killer 冷血杀手 cold-blooded murder 残忍的谋杀► see thesaurus at cruel2. HBa cold-blooded animal, such as a snake, has a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the air or ground around it 〔动物〕冷血的 → warm-blooded —cold-bloodedly adverb —cold-bloodedness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
cold-blooded• I couldn't do anything so ridiculous as streaking cold-blooded!• Rune had already demonstrated to her that he was far from cold-blooded.• Apparently their rhythm depended on their body temperature, which is to be expected in cold-blooded animals.• Overcrowded with 100,000 cold-blooded bees, the hive had become a warm-blooded organism.• Prosecutors say the brothers are cold-blooded killers.• The honey-bush employs the cold-blooded lizards as its thermometers instead.• The entire nation has been shocked by the cold-blooded murder of the two girls.• a cold-blooded murderer• Professor Herbert argues that such an arrangement is neither cold-blooded nor out of keeping for a family.• Its cold-blooded use by cops facing no threat to themselves is plainly inhumane.cold-blooded murder• Item - Gaveston had hated Lady Eleanor, and he, so Corbett secretly believed, was capable of cold-blooded murder.• Not a man with a strong nerve, and certainly on the surface not one who could carry out a cold-blooded murder.• The alternative is a cold-blooded murder as we described before.• For treachery and cold-blooded murder it has seldom been surpassed.• The cold-blooded murder of a hospitalisation case has aroused great public indignation.• A memory came back to haunt him: the cold-blooded murder of a soldier on a bleak snow-covered hillside.ˌcold-ˈblooded adjectiveChineseSyllable
any or showing emotions or not Corpus involving pity
cold-blooded
ˌcold-ˈblooded
adjective
1. not showing or involving any emotions or pity for other people’s suffering:
a cold-blooded killer
cold-blooded murder
2. a cold-blooded animal, such as a snake, has a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the air or ground around it ⇨ warm-blooded
—cold-bloodedly adverb
—cold-bloodedness noun [uncountable]
▪ cruel deliberately hurting people or making them suffer: It was cruel to lock him in there all day. | Her father had been very cruel to her when she was a child. | a cruel, selfish woman
▪heartless not feeling any pity and not caring about other people or their problems: How could you be so heartless! | He was cold and heartless and had no concern for the welfare of his employees.
▪sadistic getting pleasure from making other people suffer: a sadistic killer | a sadistic thing to do
▪barbaric extremely cruel, in a way that shocks people: a barbaric punishment | a barbaric sport
▪vicious very violent and cruel, especially by suddenly attacking someone and causing injury to them: a vicious attack on an innocent man | Some dogs can be vicious.
▪brutal very cruel and violent, in a way that shows no human feelings: a brutal dictator | the brutal methods used by the secret police
▪inhumane inhumane conditions, treatment etc are not considered acceptable because they cause too much suffering: the inhumane treatment of prisoners
▪cold-blooded a cold-blooded murder, attack etc is done without showing any feeling or pity for the person who is attacked. A cold-blooded killer kills people without showing any pity: a woman 's cold-blooded murder of her devoted husband | a cold-blooded psychopath
ˌcold-ˈblooded
adjective1. not showing or involving any emotions or pity for other people’s suffering:
2. a cold-blooded animal, such as a snake, has a body temperature that changes with the temperature of the air or ground around it ⇨ warm-blooded
—cold-bloodedly adverb
—cold-bloodedness noun [uncountable]
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