cooler
noun[C]
uk/ˈkuː.lər/us/ˈkuː.lɚ/coolernoun[C](KEEPING COLD)
mainlyUS(UKusuallycool box)
acontainerlike aboxwith alid, used forkeepingfoodanddrinkscool:
冷藏箱Webroughta coolerfullofbeerwith us.我们带了满满一冷藏箱的啤酒。
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Indian English
anair-cooler
冷风机（同 air-cooler）Refrigerators & freezers
- blast chiller
- chest freezer
- chill cabinet
- chill room
- cold pack
- cool bag
- cooler bag
- crisper
- deep freeze
- Esky
- freezer
- freezer pack
- fridge
- fridge magnet
- fridge-freezer
- ice bucket
- meat locker
- minibar
- refrigerator
- refrigerator-freezer
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coolernoun[C](DRINK)
mainlyUS
acolddrink, usually ofwine,fruitjuice, andfizzywater(= withbubbles):
冷饮，清凉饮料（尤指酒、果汁和汽水）awine/fruitcooler冰镇葡萄酒／果汁
coolernoun[C](PUNISHMENT)
the coolerinformal
prison:
Thiskindoffraudcould get you a fewmonthsin the cooler.
acell(= asmalllockedroom)where someone is made tostayfor ashorttimeas apunishment, usuallyalone:
Theguardsclaimedhe had to be put in the cooler for his ownsafety.
If you getcaughtyou mustspendtwoweeksin the cooler insolitaryconfinement.
in somesportssuch asrugbyoricehockey, aplaceaway from theplayingareawhere aplayerhas tostayfor ashorttimeduring thegame, as apunishmentforbreakingtherules:
Hespent10minutesin the cooler at the end of the firsthalfafterignoringawarningfrom thereferee.
Synonyms
penalty box
sin bin
- Hetellsdeadpanstoriesabout hisyears"in the cooler."
- She has nomoneytopayafineand nobody tostaywith thekidsif she goes to the cooler.
- Localcopssaid he wasdrunkandabusiveandthrewhim in the cooler.
- Theplayerbehavedhimself for a fewminutesbeforetrippingMarkCueto,earninghimself aspellin the cooler.
- The mostaggressivehockeyplayersspendthe mosttimein the cooler.
Prisons & parts of prisons
- approved school
- Bastille
- boot camp
- borstal
- brig
- clink
- gaol
- gaoler
- halfway house
- HMP
- open prison
- panopticon
- penal colony
- penitentiary
- prison
- straightjacket
- straitjacket
- the gulag
- warder
- young offender institution
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Refereeing & judging in sport
Rugby
Hockey