lěng yù
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  • n.cold shoulder; chilly/cold welcome; let-down

    • tā de jiàn yì shòu dào le guān liáo zhǔ yì de lěng yù

      建议受到官僚主义冷遇

      Her recommendation was received coldly by the bureaucracy.

    • zāo shòu lěng yù

      遭受冷遇

      be given the cold shoulder

    • zhè yī xīn lǐ lùn zāo dào lěng yù

      理论遭到冷遇

      The new theory had a chill welcome.

    • tā men jīng cháng shòu dào lěng yù hé dí shì

      他们经常受到冷遇敌视

      At times, they have run into indifference or hostility.

    • tā de fēng jǐng huà shǒu cì zhǎn chū shí shòu dào le lěng yù

      风景画首次展出受到冷遇

      Her landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited.