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BNC: 2478 COCA: 1451
cool
kuːl kul
Word forms: comparative cooler, superlative coolest, 3rd person singular present tense cools, present participle cooling, past tense , past participle cooled
1 ADJ-GRADED 凉的;凉爽的;温度不高的 Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low. 凉的;凉爽的;温度不高的

  • I felt a current of cool air.

    我感觉到一阵凉风。

  • The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.

    这水比小孩的洗澡水稍微凉一些。

  • The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators.

    疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

coolness
→see usage note at: cold

  • His knees felt the coolness of the tiled floor.

    他的膝盖感觉到地板砖有些凉。

2 ADJ-GRADED 凉快的;凉爽的 If it is cool, or if a place is cool, the temperature of the air is low but not very low. 凉快的;凉爽的

  • Thank goodness it's cool in here.

    谢天谢地，这里面挺凉快。

  • Store grains and cereals in a cool, dry place.

    将粮食和谷物储存在阴凉干燥的地方。

  • ...a cool November evening.

    11月一个凉爽的夜晚

Cool is also a noun.

  • She walked into the cool of the hallway.

    她走到凉快的走廊上。

coolness

  • Soon we left the coolness of the olive groves.

    很快我们就离开了凉爽的橄榄树林。

3 ADJ-GRADED (衣服等)让人感觉凉爽的 Clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot in hot weather. (衣服等)让人感觉凉爽的

  • In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.

    在热天里，应该穿凉快舒适的衣服。

4 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (颜色)冷的;冷色调的 Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness. (颜色)冷的;冷色调的

  • Choose a cool colour such as cream.

    选择冷色系，比如乳白色。

  • The drawing-room was a cool silver green.

    客厅是冷色调的银绿色。

5 V-ERG (使)变凉;(使)冷却;(使)降温 When something cools or when you cool it, it becomes lower in temperature. (使)变凉;(使)冷却;(使)降温 [Also VERB PREPOSITION n (not pron)]

  • Drain the meat and allow it to cool. [VERB]

    把肉沥干水，让它冷却。

  • Huge fans will have to cool the concrete floor to keep it below 150 degrees. [VERB noun]

    必须用巨大的风扇来冷却混凝土地面，将其温度控制在150度以下。

  • ...a cooling breeze. [VERB-ing]

    凉爽的微风

SYN lose heat, cool off
To cool down means the same as to cool .cool down 同 cool

  • Avoid putting your car away until the engine has cooled down.

    在发动机冷却之前不要把车开进车库里。

  • The other main way the body cools itself down is by panting.

    喘气是身体自身降温的另一个主要方式。

cooling

  • Being immobile in a cold room leads to a cooling of the body temperature.

    呆在一个冰冷的房间里不活动会使体温降低。

6 V-ERG (感觉、感情等)变淡，减弱，减少 When a feeling or emotion cools, or when you cool it, it becomes less powerful. (感觉、感情等)变淡，减弱，减少

  • Within a few minutes tempers had cooled. [VERB]

    几分钟之内，火气就变小了。

  • His weird behaviour had cooled her passion. [VERB noun]

    他奇怪的举动使得她的激情冷却。

SYN calm (down), lessen, abate
7 ADJ-GRADED (人、行为等)冷静的，沉着的，泰然自若的 If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are calm and unemotional, especially in a difficult situation. (人、行为等)冷静的，沉着的，泰然自若的 [approval]

  • He was marvelously cool again, smiling as if nothing had happened.

    他又变得出奇地冷静，微笑着，好像什么也没有发生过。

  • At that, Reno lost her cool composure.

    听了那句话，雷诺失去了冷静。

SYN calm, together [slang] , collected, relaxed
coolly

  • Everyone must think this situation through calmly and coolly.

    每个人都必须冷静沉着地仔细考虑这一情况。

  • ...coolly 'objective' professionals.

    冷静“客观”的专业人士

coolness

  • Detectives praised him for his coolness.

    侦探们称赞他沉着冷静。

8 ADJ-GRADED (人、行为等)冷漠的，冷淡的，不友善的 If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are unfriendly or not enthusiastic. (人、行为等)冷漠的，冷淡的，不友善的

  • I didn't like him at all. I thought he was cool, aloof, and arrogant.

    我一点也不喜欢他，觉得他冷漠、孤僻而且傲慢。

  • The idea met with a cool response.

    人们对这个想法反应冷淡。

  • He was given a cool reception.

    他受到了慢待。

SYN unenthusiastic, indifferent, lukewarm, uninterested
coolly

  • It's your choice, Nina,' David said coolly.

    “这是你的选择，尼娜，”戴维冷淡地说。

coolness

  • She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.

    她似乎完全没有意识到朋友的态度突然变得冷淡起来。

9 ADJ-GRADED (人、行为等)酷的，时尚的，吸引人的 If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are fashionable and attractive. (人、行为等)酷的，时尚的，吸引人的 [informal, approval]

  • He was trying to be really cool and trendy.

    他竭力想扮酷，赶时髦。

  • ...some 15-year-old kid who thinks it's cool to do heroin.

    认为吸食海洛因很酷的一个15岁的孩子

SYN fashionable, with it [informal] , hip [slang] , stylish
10 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 坦然接受的;心平气和的 If you say that someone is cool about something, you mean that they accept it and are not angry or upset about it. 坦然接受的;心平气和的 [mainly US, informal, approval]

  • Bev was really cool about it all. [+ about]

    贝芙对这一切都表现得相当平静。

11 ADJ-GRADED 非常好的;特别棒的;绝妙的 If you say that something is cool, you think it is very good. 非常好的;特别棒的;绝妙的 [informal]

  • Kathleen gave me a really cool dress.

    凯瑟琳给了我一件非常漂亮的衣服。

12 ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n] (尤指轻易得到的数额)巨大的，整整 You can use cool to emphasize that an amount or figure is very large, especially when it has been obtained easily. (尤指轻易得到的数额)巨大的，整整 [informal, emphasis]

  • Columbia recently resigned the band for a cool $30 million.

    哥伦比亚唱片公司最近以3,000万美元的高价再次签下这个乐队。

13 PHRASE 冷静下来;别激动 If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly. 冷静下来;别激动 [spoken]

  • Can't you guys just cool it?

    你们能不能冷静一下？

14 PHRASE 保持冷静/失去冷静 If you keep your cool in a difficult situation, you manage to remain calm. If you lose your cool, you get angry or upset. 保持冷静/失去冷静 [informal]

  • She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal.

    她保持着冷静与克制，努力使自己走出了这次痛苦的经历。

  • The big Irishman was on the verge of losing his cool.

    那个高大的爱尔兰人快要失去冷静了。

15 PHRASE 假装冷静;故作镇定 If you play it cool, you deliberately behave in a calm, unemotional way because you do not want people to know you are enthusiastic or angry about something. 假装冷静;故作镇定 [informal]

  • It's ridiculous to play it cool if someone you're mad about is mad about you too.

    如果让你生气的人也在生你的气，而你还要假装冷静，那就太可笑了。

16 as cool as a cucumber→see: cucumber  to cool your heels→see: heel 
Phrasal verbs:
cool down cool off
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesauruscool Also look up:
ADJ.

chilly, cold, nippy; (ant.) warm 1

easy-going, serene, tranquil 7

distant, unfriendly 8

Word PartnershipUse cool with:
N.

cool air, cool breeze 1 2

VERB.

lose your cool 14

play it cool, stay cool 15

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BNC: 2478 COCA: 1451
cool

verb¹

 1 ( cool down) become colder變涼ADVERB | VERB + COOL ADVERB➤a little, slightly, etc.略微／稍稍冷卻▸➤completely完全冷卻➤quickly, rapidly迅速冷卻◇Dry soil cools rapidly when air temperatures fall.空氣溫度下降時，乾燥的土壤很快冷卻。➤gradually, slowly逐漸／慢慢冷卻◇Her tea was slowly cooling in front of her.她面前的茶慢慢變涼了。VERB + COOL➤allow sth to, let sth讓⋯涼下來◇Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before removing it from the tin.等蛋糕涼透了再從烤模中取出。
cool

verb²

 2 ( cool down, cool off) become calmer冷靜下來ADVERB➤considerably變得相當冷靜▸➤slightly, somewhat稍稍冷靜下來；冷靜了些◇He's cooled down somewhat since this morning.今天上午開始，他漸漸冷靜了下來。
cool

adjective¹

 1fairly cold涼爽VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤be, feel, look涼爽；感覺涼快；看起來涼爽◇The forest looked cool and shady.森林看起來很陰涼。➤become, get變得涼爽◇It will probably get cool later, so bring a coat.待會兒天氣很有可能會轉涼，帶件外衣吧。➤keep sth使某物保持涼度◇Try to keep the drinks cool.盡量讓飲料保持涼度。ADVERB➤very非常涼▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒凉；略有些涼▸➤fairly, quite, rather比較涼；有點兒涼；相當涼➤relatively相對涼爽◇It was a relatively cool night.那是一個相對涼爽的夜晚。➤completely涼透◇Wait until the cake is completely cool before cutting.等蛋糕徹底冷卻後再切。➤deliciously, pleasantly, refreshingly, wonderfully涼爽舒適；涼爽愜意◇The cave was refreshingly cool.這岩洞涼爽得讓人神清氣爽。➤surprisingly, unseasonably, unusually出奇地涼爽；反常地涼快◇The weather that June was unseasonably cool.那年的六月，天氣反常地涼爽。
cool

adjective²

 2calm平靜VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, look看似從容；冷靜；顯得沉着▸➤keep, remain, stay保持冷靜◇She managed to stay cool during the meeting.在會議期間，她設法保持冷靜。➤act, play it (informal) 沉着應付；冷靜行事◇He forced himself to count to ten and act cool.他強迫自己從一數到十，好冷靜行事。◇For once I felt uncertain about my real feelings. I decided to play it cool.我平生第一次無法確定自己的真實感覺，於是便決定泰然處之。ADVERB➤very非常冷靜▸➤pretty相當沉着PREPOSITION➤about對⋯保持沉着◇She's completely cool about what happened.她對所發生的事情安之若素。➤with (NAmE, informal) 對⋯冷靜◇I knew I needed surgery, and I was cool with it.我知道自己需要動手術，我對此很冷靜。PHRASES➤cool, calm and collected平心靜氣◇He did his best to appear cool, calm and collected.他盡力使自己顯得鎮定自若。
cool

adjective³

 3not friendly/enthusiastic冷淡VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤act, appear, be, sound表現得冷漠；顯得冷漠；冷淡；聽起來冷漠▸➤remain保持冷淡ADVERB➤distinctly, very明顯／非常冷淡▸➤rather, somewhat比較／有點兒冷淡PREPOSITION➤about對⋯冷漠◇She was distinctly cool about their plans.她對他們的計劃漠不關心。➤towards/toward對⋯冷淡◇He was cool towards me. (BrE) 他對我很冷淡。◇I'm sorry I acted cool toward you. (NAmE) 對不起，我冷淡了你。
cool

adjective⁴

 4used to show approval讚許VERB + COOL | ADVERB VERB + COOL➤be很棒◇It's so cool you came back!你回來了，太棒了！➤look, sound看起來／聽起來很酷◇You look really cool in those jeans.你穿那條牛仔褲真酷！ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常時髦➤so真棒➤totally棒極了➤amazingly出奇地棒
BNC: 2478 COCA: 1451
cool noun
⇨ composurecool adj.
⇨ cool (She took his keys and walked out, cool as you please.) ⇨ calm (cool, calm and collected) ⇨ cold 1 (in a cool dry place) ⇨ cold 2 (a cool reception) ⇨ great 1 (This song is really cool.) ⇨ pale 2 (cool colours)cool verb
⇨ cool (Glass contracts as it cools.) ⇨ relax 1 (tempers cool) cool

verb

cool ♦︎ chill ♦︎ cool (sb/sth) down ♦︎ freeze ♦︎ refrigerateThese words all mean to become or make sth become cold or less warm. 这些词均表示冷却或使变凉。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆chilled / frozen food◆to leave sth to / allow sth to / let sth cool / cool down◆to keep sth frozen / refrigerated■ cool [intransitive, transitive] to become cool or cooler; to make sth cool or cooler （使）变凉，冷却◆Glass contracts as it cools.玻璃遇冷收缩。◆The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water.往气缸喷水使之冷却。  see also cool ⇨ cold adj. 1 ■ chill [transitive, intransitive] to make sb very cold; to make food or drink very cold without turning it to ice; (of food or drink) to become very cold without turning to ice 使（人）冰冷；冷却（食物或饮料）；（食物或饮料）冷藏◆They were chilled by the icy wind.凛冽的寒风吹得他们遍体冰凉。◆This wine is best served chilled.这种葡萄酒冷藏后饮用最佳。◆Let the pudding chill for an hour until set.把布丁冷却一小时直至凝固成型。■ ˌcool ˈdown■ ˌcool sb/sth ˈdown

phrasal verb

 (rather informal) to become cool or cooler; to make sb/sth cool or cooler （使）变凉，冷却◆Let the charger cool down before using it again.等充电器冷却下来再使用。◆Drink plenty of cold water to cool yourself down.多喝点凉水，凉快凉快。◆Blow on it to cool it down or you'll burn your mouth.先吹凉，不然你会烫着嘴。ⓘ It is also possible, but less common, to use cool off, especially without an object. 也可以用cool off，尤其是不带宾语时，但较少见◆We cooled off with a swim in the lake.我们在湖里游泳凉快了一下。 NOTE 辨析 Cool or cool (sb/sth) down? Cool down is slightly more informal than cool, and is used more in spoken English. Cool down is used more often than cool with myself, yourself, himself, etc. * cool down比cool稍不正式，多用于口语。cool down比cool更常与myself、yourself、himself等反身代词搭配◆How about a swim to cool ourselves down?我们去游泳凉快一下如何？Use cool in technical language or when talking about a process or system. 在专业用语或谈及过程或系统时要用cool◆The cylinder is cooled down by a jet of water. ■ freeze (froze, frozen) [intransitive, transitive] to be very cold or so cold that you die; to keep food at a very low temperature in order to preserve it; (of food) to be able to be preserved in this way 极冷；冻僵；冷冻贮藏；（食物）可冷冻贮藏◆Every time she opens the window we all freeze.每次她开窗户，我们都冻得要死。◆Two men froze to death on the mountain.两个男子在山上冻死了。◆These meals are ideal for home freezing.这些餐食很适合家庭冷冻保存。◆Some fruits freeze better than others.有些水果比其他的适宜冷冻保存。OPP melt , thaw , defrost ⇨ melt   see also freezing , frozen ⇨ freezing ■ refrigerate rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪt [transitive, often passive] (formal) to keep sth, especially food, cold in order to keep it fresh 冷藏保鲜（食物）◆Once opened, this product should be kept refrigerated.本产品开封后应冷藏。 cool

adjective

cool ♦︎ brazen ♦︎ shameless ♦︎ presumptuous ♦︎ unabashed ♦︎ unashamedThese words describe sb who is very confident or feels no embarrassment, often in a way that does not show respect or that other people find shocking. 这些词均表示孤傲冷漠的、厚颜无耻的、自以为是的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆brazen / presumptuous of sb◆a brazen / shameless display◆in a shameless / presumptuous way◆unabashed / unashamed luxury■ cool (rather informal) calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove 孤傲冷漠的；满不在乎的◆ (BrE) She just took his keys and walked out with them, cool as you please.她拿了他的钥匙就走了，你看这胆子有多大。■ brazen ˈbreɪzn (disapproving) open and not feeling ashamed, usually about sth that people find shocking 厚颜无耻的◆She's known for her own brand of brazen sexuality.她自成一格大胆无耻的性行为是众所周知的。◆I can't believe anyone would be so brazen about something like that.我真不敢相信有人会对那种事这么厚颜无耻。▸ brazenly

adverb

◆She brazenly admitted cheating.她恬不知耻地承认了欺骗的行为。■ shameless (disapproving) feeling or showing no shame about sth, although other people think you should 无耻的；没廉耻的；不要脸的◆It was a shameless display of greed.显示出来的是无耻的贪婪。OPP ashamed ⇨ sorry   see also shame ⇨ guilt ■ presumptuous prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs [not usually before noun] (disapproving) too confident, in a way that shows a lack of respect for other people 自负的；冒昧的；放肆的◆Isn't it rather presumptuous of you to decide what he needs?他需要什么得你来定，这难道不是自以为是吗？ⓘ Someone is presumptuous if they think that they know what sb else feels, thinks, wants or needs when they really have no reason or right to do so. * presumptuous可形容某人自认为明白他人的感受、想法、打算或需求，但实际上根本不应该或无权这样妄断。   see also presume ⇨ dare ■ unabashed ˌʌnəˈbæʃt (written) not ashamed, embarrassed or affected by people's disapproval, when other people would be 不在乎的；不觉羞耻的；不难为情的◆I rather liked her unabashed frankness.我很喜欢她毫不掩饰的坦率。◆The ruling classes live in unabashed luxury.统治阶层毫不顾忌地过着奢华的生活。 OPP ashamed ⇨ sorry ■ unashamed not ashamed or embarrassed about sth, especially when other people would be 不觉羞耻的；不难为情的；恬不知耻的◆She would have been quite unashamed if anyone had caught her.即使被逮住，她也丝毫不会觉得难为情的。OPP ashamed ⇨ sorry   see also shame ⇨ guilt NOTE 辨析 Shameless, unabashed or unashamed? Shameless is the most disapproving of these words; unashamed is usually neither approving nor disapproving; unabashed is sometimes even admiring. * shameless在这些词中贬义最重；unashamed通常是中性词；unabashed有时甚至带有欣赏的成分。
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