in the cold light of dayin the morning, when you can think clearly or see something clearly 在头脑清醒时的早晨；在天光大亮的早上 The house seemed less threatening in the cold light of day. 第二天早晨头脑清醒时，这房子似乎就不那么吓人了。
in the cold light of day• Night-time madness isn't appealing, seen in the cold light of day.• I knew that, in the cold light of day, he held all the aces.
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