cold-shoulder

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cold-shoulder

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldər/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

cold-shoulder

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldər/

present simple - he / she / it

cold-shoulders

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəz/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldərz/

past simple

cold-shouldered

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəd/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldərd/

past participle

cold-shouldered

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəd/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldərd/

-ing form

cold-shouldering

BrE

/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˌkoʊld ˈʃoʊldərɪŋ/

~ sb

to treat sb in an unfriendly way 冷待；冷落；慢待

➡ see also

give sb the cold shoulder at

adjective