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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

冷 [lěng]
  1. 1. adjective [温度低] cold
    我觉得好冷。
    I feel really cold.
  2. 2. adjective [不热情] frosty
    他冷冷地对我说了声再见。
    He said goodbye to me very coldly.
  3. 3. adjective [寂静] silent
  4. 4. adjective [生僻] rare
  5. 5. adjective [不受欢迎的] unpopular
  6. 6. adjective [暗中的] hidden
    冷枪
    a shot from a sniper

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

冷 [lěng]
  1. 1. adjective cold
    今天真冷。
    It's really cold today.
    冷天
    the cold season; cold days
    你冷不冷?
    Do you feel cold?
    天冷了，别忘记加一件毛衣。
    好冷的天呀！
  2. 2. adjective cold in manner; frosty
    他待人很冷。
    He is very cold towards people.
    他冷冷地说了声“好吧”。
    He said coldly, "All right"!
    他一直对我冷眼相待。
    你不要总是冷冰冰的。
    这人好冷漠呀。
  3. 3. adjective unfrequented; deserted; out-of-the-way
    冷清
    cold and cheerless; desolate; lonely; deserted
  4. 4. adjective receiving little attention; unwelcomed
    冷货
    goods not much in demand; dull goods
  5. 5. adjective shot from hiding
    冷枪
    sniper's shot
  6. 6. verb [dialect] (of food) cool
    太烫了，冷一下再吃。
    It's too hot. Let it cool off before you eat it.
    这茶冷一下再喝吧。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

冷 [lěng]
  1. 1. 形 温度低;感觉温度低
    天气很冷
    冷风
    你冷不冷?
  2. 2. 形 不热情;不温和
    冷嘲热讽
    冷言冷语
    冷淡
    冷漠
    冷酷。
  3. 3. 形 不热闹;萧条
    冷寂
    冷落
    冷冷清清。
  4. 4. 形 偏僻;少见的
    冷僻
    冷字。
  5. 5. 形 意外的;突然的
    冷箭
    冷枪
    冷不防。
  6. 6. 形 不受欢迎的;很少人过问的
    冷门儿
    冷货。
  7. 7. 形 比喻消沉、失望
    心灰意冷。
  8. 8. 参见"泠(ｌíｎɡ)"的提示。
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Examples

冷得我直打颤。
I was so cold that I kept shivering. → 打颤
天渐渐地冷了。
The weather is getting cold. → 地
冷得打哆嗦
shiver with cold → 哆嗦
不管天多么冷，他都坚持户外锻炼。
However cold it was, he never stopped taking outdoor exercise. → 多么
双水内冷汽轮发电机
turbogenerator with inner water-cooled stator and rotor → 发电机
一场秋雨过后就感觉有点冷了。
I felt a little bit cold after the autumn rain. → 感觉
下过这场雪，就觉出冷来了。
After the snow it is really cold. → 觉
太烫了，冷一下再吃。
It's too hot. Let it cool off before you eat it. → 冷
任凭江水冷得钻心，工人们仍然坚持下水操作。
The workers still kept on working in the river even though the water was icy cold. → 任凭
今天稍微有点冷。
It's rather chilly today. → 稍微
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