come in from the cold

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkʌm ˌɪn fɹəm ðə ˈkəʊ̯ld/    美 /ˈkʌm ˌɪn fɹəm ðə ˈkoʊ̯ld/|/ˈkɐm ˌɪn fɹəm ðə ˈkəʉ̯ld/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Of a spy: to return home after having gone undercover in enemy territory. idiomatic,intransitive
    — I mean … one can't be out in the cold all the time; one has to come in from the cold … do you see what I mean?
  2. To gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before. figuratively,idiomatic,intransitive
    — Long an outsider in Western politics, Portugal came in from the cold after the 1974 Carnation Revolution.

词形变化

comes in from the cold present,singular,third-person coming in from the cold participle,present came in from the cold past come in from the cold participle,past come in out of the cold alternative

词源

Literally, the term refers to someone who is outdoors when the weather is cold coming indoors to a warm place. The idiomatic senses were popularized by the title of the novel The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) by the British author John le Carré (1931–2020); “the Cold” is a pun on the Cold War, during which the novel is set.
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