cold shoulder 闭门羹
“闭门羹”,中文俗语,意思是被摒拒在门外、被拒绝。常用来形容遭到冷遇或碰壁。可以翻译为“cold shoulder,give the cold shoulder”,表示“reject or be deliberately unfriendly”,也可以用“slam the door in somebody's face”。 例句: 接下来这两名男子同样也给他吃了闭门羹。 These next two men also gave him the cold shoulder. 这不是他第一次吃闭门羹。 It wasn't the first time he got the cold shoulder. |