cold-call

verb
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cold-call
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːl/
he / she / it cold-calls
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlz/
past simple cold-called
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
past participle cold-called
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːld/
-ing form cold-calling
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
🔊/ˌkəʊld ˈkɔːlɪŋ/
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  1. cold-call somebody to phone somebody that you do not know, in order to sell them something
    • Fraudsters would cold-call residents with offers of solar electricity. 欺诈者会利用太阳能来给居民打电话。