"Stop cold" nghĩa là gì?

'Cold' là phó từ có nghĩa là đột ngột.

Từ cold có nghĩa là lạnh, nhưng khi được sử dụng ở dạng phó từ thì lại có nghĩa là bất ngờ, đột ngột. Chính vì thế thành ngữ 'stop cold' có nghĩa là ngưng lại một cách bất thình lình.

Ví dụ
“I’ve rarely thought about the possibility of getting stuck in an elevator. Yet, as I was heading up to my office on the tenth floor, the elevator stopped cold (tự nhiên khựng lại). There I was trapped with no way to get out. Finally, after about ten minutes, it started moving again. Maybe it was a sign that I should take the stairs and get some exercise !”

“Were you ever shy talking to members of the opposite sex? My nephew has that problem. He’s pretty sociable with the guys he hangs out with. But as soon as a girl from his class joins in a conversation they’ll be having, he suddenly becomes self-conscious (lúng túng, ngượng ngùng) and can’t say a word. Girls just stop him cold (làm nó im re).”
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