冷血动物

冷血動物
lěngxuèdòngwù
noun #28,692

Meanings

  1. 1 cold-blooded animal
  2. 2 cold-hearted person (figurative)

Examples

Shé shì lěngxuè dòngwù, xūyào kào wàibù rèyuán tiáojié tǐwēn.
Snakes are cold-blooded animals that need external heat sources to regulate their body temperature.
Biérén dōu zài kū, tā què wúdòng yú zhōng, zhēn shì gè lěngxuè dòngwù.
Everyone else was crying, but he remained unmoved — he's really a cold-hearted person.

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usage
Literally means cold-blooded animal (reptiles, fish, etc.), but is commonly used figuratively to describe someone who is emotionally cold and unfeeling.

Stroke Order

lěng
xuè
dòng