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stone-cold

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌstone-ˈcold adjective, adverb  1 COLDif something is stone-cold, it is completely cold even though it should be warm or hot 冰冷的,完全凉的 Dinner was stone-cold by the time I got home. 我到家时,晚饭已经完全凉了。2. stone-cold sober DRUNK#having drunk no alcohol at all 完全清醒的,滴酒未沾的3. American English if a player or sports team is stone-cold, they are not able to get any points 〔选手或球队〕一分未得的
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stone-coldTwo minutes in any one house was as long as you dared allow if the last half-dozen dinners weren't to be stone-cold.Notre Dame's offense was stone-cold in the second half.It ends stone-cold sober, with thoughts of careers and family.They had drunk a great deal and the night was warm, but on a sudden they were both stone-cold sober.
even completely though Corpus it something it is if is stone-cold, cold


stone-cold
ˌstone-ˈcold adjective, adverb
1. if something is stone-cold, it is completely cold even though it should be warm or hot:
    Dinner was stone-cold by the time I got home.
2. stone-cold sober having drunk no alcohol at all
3. American English if a player or sports team is stone-cold, they are not able to get any points