单词 | cool |
释义 | cool¹ 1.+ place凉快的;+ drink凉的 Store in a cool, dry place.存放于凉爽干燥的地方。 The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.水温比孩子的洗澡水稍凉。 I had a long cool drink.我喝了一大口冰爽的饮料。 to keep sth cool使某物保持低温 The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators.疫苗被放置于冰箱里, 以保持低温。 2.+ weather, air, breeze凉爽的;+ day, morning, evening凉快的 I felt a current of cool air.我感到一阵凉风。 a cool November evening十一月一个凉爽的夜晚 3.+ clothes, fabric凉快的;凉爽的 She sat down, her cool skirt ballooning in the breeze.她坐了下来, 凉爽的衣裙在微风中鼓起。 In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.天气暖和时应该穿质地凉爽而舒适的衣服。 Cotton is a cool fabric.棉布是一种凉快的面料。 4.(not afraid)冷静的;镇静的;从容的 The police drew praise for their cool handling of the riots.警方因为冷静应对暴乱而受到了嘉奖。 At that, Reno lost her cool composure.在这件事上, 雷诺失去了冷静。 to stay cool保持冷静 She stays cool under pressure.她在压力下也保持冷静。 5.(unfriendly)不友好的;冷漠的;冷淡的 She was a silent girl, cool and remote.她是个沉默的女孩, 冷淡而难以亲近。 I didn't like him at all. I thought he was cool, aloof, and arrogant.我一点也不喜欢他。我觉得他这个人冷漠、疏远而且孤傲。 The idea met with a cool response.这一想法的反响很冷淡。 6.(of a colour)(颜色)冷色调的 The drawing-room was a cool silver green.起居室是银绿色的冷色调。 7.(impertinent)大胆的;无礼的;冒失的 He was cool enough to walk in and help himself to a piece of cake.他走进来自顾自地吃了一块蛋糕, 真是够冒失的。 8.(good)极佳的;绝妙的 She lives in a really cool flat.她住在一套很棒的公寓里。 cool!太棒了! You can come with us if you like.—Cool!你要是愿意的话, 可以跟我们一起来。——太棒了! 9.(sophisticated)酷的;有型的 He was trying to be really cool and trendy.他想成为一个非常酷而且时尚的人。 10.+ amount不折不扣的;整整的 He won a cool two million dollars.他赢了足足200万美元。 11.(of jazz)(爵士乐)舒缓的, 放松的 idiom cool² ◆to play it cool<非正式>故作镇定;故作冷静 It's ridiculous to play it cool if someone you're mad about is mad about you too.如果你恼火的对象对你也很恼怒, 就没必要故作镇定了。 🄰 vt. 1.(reduce temperature of)使变凉;使冷却 He cooled his burning feet in the stream.他把发烫的双脚放进溪流里降降温。 Huge fans will have to cool the concrete floor to keep it below 150 degrees.必须要用巨大的风扇来冷却混凝土地面, 使其温度保持在150度以下。 2.(reduce a feeling)使(感觉)逐渐平淡;使冷静 His weird behaviour had cooled her passion.他怪异的行为使她的热情冷却下来了。 🄱 vi. 1.(get cooler)变凉;冷却 Cover the bowl and allow the liquid to cool.盖上碗, 使液体冷却下来。 Drain the meat and allow it to cool.把肉控水并凉一凉。 2.(get calmer)变冷静 Within a few minutes tempers had cooled.几分钟内人们气就消了。 3.(of a feeling)(感觉)变平淡, 冷却 The result, as in any relationship, is that love cools and they become more distant.正如其他任何恋情一样, 他们的爱最终冷却了下来, 两人变得越来越疏远。 idiom ◆to cool your heels等待;被迫久等 I was left cooling my heels in reception.我被晾在接待处等了很久。 ◆cool it!<非正式>冷静点!沉住气! Can't you guys just cool it?你们就不能冷静一点吗? Phrasal Verbscool down,cool off,cool out cool³ the cool凉爽宜人的气温 She took a walk in the cool of the evening.趁傍晚凉爽, 她出去散了散步。 She walked into the cool of the hallway.她走进了门厅的阴凉处。 idiom ◆to keep your cool<非正式>保持镇定;保持冷静 She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal.她保持镇定, 克服了严峻的考验。 I was proud of my players for keeping their cool.我为球员们的镇定沉着感到骄傲。 Fiorina seemed irritated by Hewlett's lawyer but in the main kept her cool.菲奥里纳似乎被休利特的律师惹恼了, 但大体上还保持着冷静。 ◆to lose your cool<非正式>失去冷静;生气;不悦 Dan lost his cool and hit the man.丹丧失了冷静, 打了那个人。 The big Irishman was on the verge of losing his cool.这个大块头的爱尔兰人马上就要发火了。 |
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