Most notably, the Biden administration has reengaged with Iran on a mutual return to the JCPOA; it has worked to wind down the disastrous war in Yemen; and it has, until now, turned a cold shoulder to Saudi Arabia.From the 12th paragraph of this article at Brookings.
上記の文で、cold shoulderの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "cold shoulder" mean?
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解答
意味：英辞郎によると、
〈話〉〔知人に対する〕冷たい［よそよそしい］態度、冷遇、無視
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:intentionally cold or unsympathetic treatment
Examples
- His wife was angry and giving him the cold shoulder.
- The young entrepreneur got a cold shoulder from the business establishment.
- Rather than giving anyone the cold shoulder, consider extending a hand in friendship. — Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022
- Particularly in today’s challenging market environment, investors should think twice before giving ex-U.S. assets the cold shoulder. — Kristin Mckenna, Forbes, 22 June 2022
- But the contrast between the reception that Ukrainians are seeing now and the cold shoulder that refugees from Syria received during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe is stark. — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2022
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