English Dictionary

cold as death

形容詞

比較不可

(simile) Very cold.

日本語の意味

非常に寒い、極めて冷たい状態を表す表現。 / 死のように冷たいという比喩的な意味で、対象がとても冷たさを感じさせることを示す。

The wind that swept through the empty cemetery was cold as death.

人気のない墓地を吹き抜けた風は、死ぬほど冷たかった。

意味（1）

(simile) Very cold.

The night was growing colder, and there was a small sharp wind stirring from the east. But hot or cold, it was all one to him, who was already cold as death.