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冷淡
lěng dàn
Meaning
- cold
- indifferent
Definition
冷淡指对人或事物缺乏热情、不关心，或环境冷清、不热闹。
Cold and indifferent; lacking warmth or enthusiasm; also refers to a desolate or unanimated environment.
Usage
常用于形容人的态度、语气、表情，或事物的氛围、市场等。
Often used to describe a person's attitude, tone, expression, or the atmosphere of a place, market, etc.
Examples
- 1 他对我的建议态度很冷淡。（He was very indifferent to my suggestion.）
- 2 她的语气冷淡得让人不敢接近。（Her tone was so cold that no one dared to approach.）
- 3 那家店生意冷淡，几乎没人光顾。（That shop has slack business, with almost no customers.）
- 4 他的冷淡表情让我感到尴尬。（His cold expression made me feel embarrassed.）
- 5 市场上对这款新产品的反应相当冷淡。（The market reaction to this new product was quite indifferent.）
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