这是个很有意思的片语。大家都知道,cold 是“冷”,shoulder 是“肩膀”。Cold
shoulder从字面上来解释就是“冷的肩膀”,作为俗语的意思就是“故意对某人很不友好,显示出讨厌或轻视某人的态度”。现在,我们先来举个例子:
I always thought Mary and I were friends. But when I saw her at
the supermarket today and said 'hello,' she gave me the cold
shoulder --she looked rig
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