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cold case
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌkəʊld ˈkeɪs/ us /ˌkoʊld ˈkeɪs/
a case(= a series of events investigated by the police) that has not been solved: （未解决的）冷案，悬案
The Police Department began using interns last September to take a fresh look at old, unsolved murder cases, also known as cold cases. 去年九月，警察局开始使用实习生来重新审视那些陈年未破的谋杀案，也就是所谓的悬案。
A cold case unit was formed specifically to review and reinvestigate all of the department's unsolved killings, according to police.警方表示，已经成立了一个悬案小组，专门审查和重新调查该部门所有未解决的谋杀案件。
More than six years after the murder, the homicide unit's cold case squad is reinvestigating the case.
We're reopening this cold case, based on this information, and will be doing follow-up interviews as soon as possible.
Law enforcement agencies in Washington and across the country rely on DNA databases to help solve so-called cold cases.
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