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cool/ku:l/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 of or at a fairly low temperature; fairly cold 凉的,凉快的,凉爽的 a cool day 凉爽天气; a cool bath 冷水澡 2 suggesting or achieving coolness 给人以凉爽感觉的 cool colours 冷色; cool clothes 冷色衣服 3 calm, unexcited 冷静的,沉着的,镇定的 4 lacking zeal or enthusiasm 漠不关心的,缺乏热情的 5 unfriendly; lacking cordiality 不友好的;冷淡的 got a cool reception 受到冷遇 6 (of jazz playing) restrained, relaxed (爵士乐演奏)节制感情的,放松的 7 calmly audacious 沉着而大胆的;无礼的 a cool customer 无礼的顾客 8 (prec. by 前接 a) colloq. (usu. as an intensive 通常作强调成分; esp. of large sums of money 尤指大笔的钱) not less than; a full [口]不少于…的,整整的 cost me a cool thousand 花了我整整 1,000 块钱 9 slang [俚语]a excellent, marvellous 极好的,绝妙的 b fashionable; having street credibility 时髦的;有街头信誉的 ●n. 1 coolness 凉爽,凉快 2 cool air; a cool place 凉爽空气;凉快地方 3 slang calmness, composure [俚语]冷静,镇定 keep one's cool 保持冷静; lose one's cool 失去自制而激动起来 ●v. tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 down, off) make or become cool 使冷却,使变凉 □ cool one's heels see 见 HEEL1 □ cool it slang relax, calm down [俚语]放松一下;冷静下来,沉住气 □ coolish adj. 微冷的,有点凉意的 □ coolly /ˈku:lli/ adv.□ coolness n.[Old English cōl, cōlian, from the Germanic base of COLD] |