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单词 coolly
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Definition of coolly in English:

coolly

adverb ˈkuːlliˈkulli
  • 1In a way that lacks friendliness or enthusiasm.

    the representatives were greeted coolly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Suspecting no connection between Edward and Lucy, she treats Lucy wonderfully, while she coolly ignores Elinor.
    • In turn, the daughters react coolly to their mother, and are often times embarrassed of her actions.
    • The two embrace, but coolly, sexuality yielding to choreography.
    • He demands to know if that really happened, and she coolly replies that he can sleep there himself if he wants to know.
    • He treats her terribly, ignoring her letters, treating her coolly at a party, and sending her a cruel last letter in which he denies any relationship.
    • "Hello Jerrod," he greeted coolly.
    • His first French opera was coolly received in 1788, though in many ways it foreshadowed his mature style with its rich orchestration and dramatic conclusion.
    • Virgil is accepted to the prestigious institute, where he's received coolly by the upperclassmen.
    • He had his first one-man show—coolly received—in New York in 1951.
    • Cedric and his party admit him with little ceremony, coolly ignoring him.
    1. 1.1 In a way that shows a lack of any excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion.
      passengers were able to deal with the possible threat coolly and calmly
      as submodifier she was coolly detached
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Uncomfortably, we're scientists as well, gazing coolly at human specimens pinned under glass.
      • His closest aides were either blindingly loyal or coolly pragmatic.
      • Its exterior does not have much personality—coolly corporate might be the best way to describe it.
      • His son is the new butcher, coolly efficient, having studied small business management.
      • He coolly appropriated the work of analytical photographers for his mechanistic "Nude Descending a Staircase."
      • His coolly cerebral performance of the clarinet sonata was perfection itself.
      • I work coolly, without agitation, without emotion even.
      • A coolly disciplined filmmaker, he keeps much of the action below the surface.
      • The movie works by maintaining a coolly detached view of the events in the Ghetto.
      • Her resistance, coolly heroic, fortified her personal appeal.
  • 2informal In a way that is fashionably attractive or impressive.

    she was coolly dressed down in cut-off jean shorts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cinematography is so tastefully autumnal that barging looks less strenuous than coolly stylish.
    • He sits on the right of the couch smoking a blue cigarette, coolly masculine.
    • Both songs shape up admirably decorated in the kind of coolly sophisticated late-night slinky chill that's really unwise for one record to possess.
    • One enters the cantilevered canopy to find a coolly elegant bluestone floor.
    • She is the consummate diva: statuesque, coolly elegant, and gracious.
    • Once again, he has mined his record collection for coolly funky obscurities and supplied several of his own slightly more visceral instrumentals.
    • It crystallizes to the sound of a coolly bleached-out fusion of 70s skateboard culture and New York street chic.
    • This film would be nowhere without its leading man, the coolly charming, understated dreamboat.
    • He coolly leans against a pillar and appears the personification of suave elegance, wearing a modern tuxedo.
    • He's funny in a refreshing way, and his combination with the two coolly chatty musicians is inspired.

Definition of coolly in US English:

coolly

adverbˈko͞ollēˈkulli
  • 1In a way that lacks friendliness or enthusiasm.

    the representatives were greeted coolly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Suspecting no connection between Edward and Lucy, she treats Lucy wonderfully, while she coolly ignores Elinor.
    • He demands to know if that really happened, and she coolly replies that he can sleep there himself if he wants to know.
    • Virgil is accepted to the prestigious institute, where he's received coolly by the upperclassmen.
    • The two embrace, but coolly, sexuality yielding to choreography.
    • His first French opera was coolly received in 1788, though in many ways it foreshadowed his mature style with its rich orchestration and dramatic conclusion.
    • He treats her terribly, ignoring her letters, treating her coolly at a party, and sending her a cruel last letter in which he denies any relationship.
    • "Hello Jerrod," he greeted coolly.
    • In turn, the daughters react coolly to their mother, and are often times embarrassed of her actions.
    • He had his first one-man show—coolly received—in New York in 1951.
    • Cedric and his party admit him with little ceremony, coolly ignoring him.
    1. 1.1 In a way that shows a lack of any excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion.
      passengers were able to deal with the possible threat coolly and calmly
      as submodifier she was coolly detached
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He coolly appropriated the work of analytical photographers for his mechanistic "Nude Descending a Staircase."
      • The movie works by maintaining a coolly detached view of the events in the Ghetto.
      • Her resistance, coolly heroic, fortified her personal appeal.
      • I work coolly, without agitation, without emotion even.
      • Uncomfortably, we're scientists as well, gazing coolly at human specimens pinned under glass.
      • His son is the new butcher, coolly efficient, having studied small business management.
      • His closest aides were either blindingly loyal or coolly pragmatic.
      • His coolly cerebral performance of the clarinet sonata was perfection itself.
      • A coolly disciplined filmmaker, he keeps much of the action below the surface.
      • Its exterior does not have much personality—coolly corporate might be the best way to describe it.
  • 2informal In a way that is fashionably attractive or impressive.

    she was coolly dressed down in cut-off jean shorts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cinematography is so tastefully autumnal that barging looks less strenuous than coolly stylish.
    • This film would be nowhere without its leading man, the coolly charming, understated dreamboat.
    • It crystallizes to the sound of a coolly bleached-out fusion of 70s skateboard culture and New York street chic.
    • He's funny in a refreshing way, and his combination with the two coolly chatty musicians is inspired.
    • He sits on the right of the couch smoking a blue cigarette, coolly masculine.
    • Both songs shape up admirably decorated in the kind of coolly sophisticated late-night slinky chill that's really unwise for one record to possess.
    • He coolly leans against a pillar and appears the personification of suave elegance, wearing a modern tuxedo.
    • Once again, he has mined his record collection for coolly funky obscurities and supplied several of his own slightly more visceral instrumentals.
    • She is the consummate diva: statuesque, coolly elegant, and gracious.
    • One enters the cantilevered canopy to find a coolly elegant bluestone floor.
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