| 词汇 | a cold fish |
| 释义 | Idiom a cold fish Theme: PEOPLE - NEGATIVE a person who is distant and unfeeling. (Informal or slang.)Bob is so dull—a real cold fish.She hardly ever speaks to anyone. She's a cold fish. Idiom a cold fish a person who does not seem very friendly and does not show their emotions.He isn't very demonstrative, but his mother was a cold fish so he probably gets it from her. cold fishSomeone who shows no emotion and comes across as unfriendly or disinterested. The manager decided not to hire Bill as the store greeter because he came across like a cold fish during the interview. a cold fishIf you call someone a cold fish, you mean that they do not show their emotions and can seem unfriendly or unsympathetic. Since the President is generally seen as a cold fish, it is all the more impressive when he does show his feelings. He didn't really show much emotion — he's a bit of a cold fish. a ˌcold ˈfish(disapproving) a person who shows little or no emotion, or is unfriendly, reserved, etc: When I first met him, he seemed rather a cold fish, but actually he’s quite passionate.cold fish, aA person who is unfeeling, or at least shows no emotion. “Cooler than a fish on a cake of ice,” P. G. Wodehouse put it (Money in the Bank, 1942). He was scarcely the first. Shakespeare wrote, “It was thought she was a woman and was turned into a cold fish” (Autolycus telling of a ballad against the hard hearts of maids, The Winter’s Tale, 4.4). See also cold heart. |
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