cool
adj (-er, -est)
1
(a) fairly cold; not hot or warm 涼的; 不熱的
a cool breeze, day, surface 涼爽的微風、 一天、 表面
cool autumn weather 秋涼天氣
Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. 咱們坐在蔭涼處乘乘涼吧.
The coffee's not cool enough to drink. 咖啡還不夠涼, 不能喝.
(b) giving a (usu pleasant) feeling of being not too warm 涼快的; 涼爽的
a cool room, dress, etc 涼爽的房間、 連衣裙等
a cool cotton shirt 涼快的棉布襯衫.
(c) (of colours) suggesting coolness (指顏色)給人以涼爽感覺的, 冷色的
a room painted in cool greens and blues 涂上能給人以涼爽感覺的綠色和藍色的房間.
2 calm; unexcited 冷靜的; 鎮定的: Keep cool! 保持冷靜!
She always remains cool, calm and collected in a crisis. 她在危難中總能保持冷靜、 平靜和鎮靜.
He has a cool head, ie doesn't get agitated. 他頭腦冷靜(不易沖動).
3 ~ (about sth); ~ (towards sb) not showing interest, enthusiasm or friendliness 冷淡的; 冷漠的; 冷冰冰的
She was decidedly cool about the proposal. 她對這個提議漠然置之.
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. 他們很冷淡地接待了這位首相.
4 calmly bold or impudent 滿不在乎的; 厚顏無恥的
You should have seen the cool way she took my radio without even asking. 你沒瞧見她那滿不在乎的樣子, 連問也不問就把我的收音機拿走了.
5 [attrib 作定語]
(infml 口) (said esp of sums of money, distances, etc, emphasizing their largeness 附加於錢、 距離等數目之 前以強調其數目之大)
The car cost a cool twenty thousand. 這輛汽車足足兩萬元.
6 (dated sl 舊, 俚 esp US) pleasant; fine 令人愉快的; 棒的
Her guy's real cool. 她的男朋友真帥.
7 (idm 習語) (as) ,cool as a `cucumber very calm and controlled, esp in difficult circumstances (尤指在困難情況下)從容不迫的; 泰然自若的. a cool `customer (infml 口) calmly bold or impudent person 行若無事的人; 無恥之徒
She just took out her purse and paid a thousand in cash
what a cool customer! 她從容地掏出錢夾付了一千鎊現金, 多麼豪爽! play it `cool (infml 口) deal calmly with a situation; not get excited 泰然處之. cool, n
1 the cool [sing]
cool air or place; coolness 涼爽的空氣或地方; 涼快
step out of the sun into the cool 到蔭涼處去躲避烈日
the pleasant cool of the evening 傍晚時的涼爽宜人.
2 (idm 習語) keep/lose one's cool (infml 口) remain calm/get excited, angry, etc 保持冷靜[情不自禁、 怒不可遏]等.
cool v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth/sb) (down/off) become or make cool or cooler (使)變涼
The hot metal contracts as it cools (down). 熱的金屬一冷(下來)就收縮.
Let the hot pie cool (off) before serving. 熱餡餅涼了再吃.
A cooling drink is welcome on a hot day. 在熱天清涼飲料很受歡迎.
(fig 比喻) Her unresponsiveness failed to cool his ardour. 她對他無動於衷, 這并未能冷卻他的感情.
2 (idm 習語) `cool it (sl 俚) calm down 冷靜下來
Cool it! Don't get so excited! 靜一靜吧! 別那麼激動! ,cool one's `heels be kept waiting 等下去
Let him cool his heels for a while
that'll teach him to be impolite. 讓他等一會兒吧, 好教訓教訓他別那麼沒禮貌.
3 (phr v) cool (sb) down/off (cause sb to) become calm, less excited or less enthusiastic (使某人)冷靜、 鎮靜或降低熱情
She's very angry; don't speak to her until she's cooled down a bit. 她氣極了, 等她消消氣再跟她說話.
A day in jail cooled him off. 一天的鐵窗生活使他冷靜了下來.
?? 考研助記
攝氏(c)001(ool)度雖 冷但很酷(諧音“酷”)。
?? 擴展釋義
*[ku:l]n. 涼爽, 涼爽的空氣a. 涼爽的, 冷淡的, 冷靜的vi. 冷卻, 平息vt. 使冷卻, 使平靜【建】 冷卻; 冷的相關詞組: leave sb cool play it cool keep one's cool lose one's cool as cool as a cucumber cool down cool it