Give someone the cold shoulder 表示刻意忽视某人,态度冷淡。通常是因为受了伤害或不喜欢对方:不打招呼、只简短回答,或者转身避开。被冷落的人可以说 I got the cold shoulder。
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give someone the cold shoulder; get the cold shoulder (from someone)
- After our argument, my colleague gave me the cold shoulder for a whole week.
- I said hello at the party, but she gave me the cold shoulder and walked away.
- The new manager got the cold shoulder from the team during his first month.
修改原因
修改前After the argument she didn't notice me point-blank for a week.
修改后After the argument she gave me the cold shoulder for a week.
Point-blank 可以描述近距离射击,也能修饰直接、断然的拒绝,例如 refuse point-blank。它不与 notice 这样搭配,所以 didn't notice me point-blank 表达不清。要说故意冷落某人,可以直接用习语 give someone the cold shoulder。
Ignore 更中性,不一定因为生气;忘了回复一封邮件,也可能是在 ignore it。Give someone the cold shoulder 则强调有意冷落,而且对象是人:She didn't just ignore my message, she gave me the cold shoulder at work too。作文里可以用 ignore 或 be unfriendly towards。
动手练习
My best friend is still upset that I forgot her birthday, so she's been ___ all week.
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giving me the cold shoulder — 朋友因为生日被忘记而不高兴,一整周都在冷落说话者,因此选 giving me the cold shoulder。Giving me a hand 表示帮忙,与这里因生气而不理人的情境不符。
描述一次被人故意冷落的经历。说明对方是谁,以及什么事情引起了这种态度。
My flatmate gave me the cold shoulder for two days because I ate her birthday cake without asking.
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