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| 1 | cool I/T to become cooler , or make something cooler （使）冷却；（使）变凉 |
| Allow the cake to cool completely. 让蛋糕完全冷却。 |
| We opened the windows to cool the room. 我们打开窗户给房间降降温。 |
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| 2 | I if a feeling such as love or anger cools, it becomes less strong （爱、怒等感情）冷下来，平息 |
| Later, when tempers had cooled, they sat down and talked. 后来，怒气平息以后，他们坐下来谈了谈。 |
| Her enthusiasm quickly cooled. 她的热情很快就冷了下来。 |
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| - | cool your heels informal
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| to have to wait for something , especially when this is annoying and boring |
| （尤指令人厌烦地）久等，空等 |
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| - | cool it spoken
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| used for telling someone to become less angry or excited |
| 沉住气；冷静下来 |
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| Cool it, and tell me what’ s wrong. 冷静点，告诉我出了什么问题。 |
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| Words frequently used with cool | | cool 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | anger, ardour, enthusiasm, love, temper, | 2 | | | |
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| - | ˌcool ˈdown |
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| 1 | cool21 | We had to wait until the engine had cooled down before restarting the car. 我们必须等到引擎冷却以后才能重新发动车子。 | | The rain had cooled everything down. 那场雨使一切都变得凉了下来。 | |
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| 2 | informal to become , or cause someone to become , less angry or excited （使）冷静下来 | Just try to cool down and think rationally. 请你尽量冷静下来，理智地想一想。 | |
| - | ˌcool ˈoff |
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| 1 | I to become cooler after being very hot （使）变凉 | We went for a swim to cool ourselves off. 我们去游了个泳凉快凉快。 | |
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| 2 | I/T to become calm again （使）冷静下来 | Let him cool off, you can talk about it later. 先让他冷静下来，那件事你们可以稍后再谈。 | | I’ m really busy, but when things cool off I’ ll come and see you. 我真的很忙，不过等忙完这阵儿以后，我会去看你的。 | |
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| 3 | I if sales, prices etc cool off , they decrease （销售量、价格等）下降 |
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