451 –What is a cold fish? 一条冷鱼

Cold-blooded: People who show no human emotions or feeling.

冷血的

·  He’s a cold-blooded person.

·  I try to stay away from cold-blooded people.

To get cold feet: To become nervous or frightened about something because you think it will fail.

临阵脱逃

· I was going to try bungee jumping, but I got cold feet.

· She always gets cold feet before a big performance.

Give someone the cold shoulder: Intentionally ignore or treat someone in an unfriendly way.

故意冷落某人

· Tom thought Jessica really liked him till the next day when Jessica gave him the cold shoulder.

· Jessica thought Tom started that rumor about her, so she gave Tom the cold shoulder.

Cold-hearted: Someone who has no sympathy

无情的；冷淡的

· It would be cold-hearted to stand there, not caring, when you see someone being injured in an accident.

· Many people think the city’s decision to close the homeless shelter was cold-hearted.

Cold fish: Someone who is unfriendly and unemotional

冷漠的人

· She’s a lovely person, but her husband is a bit of a cold fish.

· Her husband is such a cold fish that I’m reluctant to have them over for dinner.