词汇 | cool |
释义 | cool | BrE kuːl, AmE kul | A. adjective ① (moderately cold) 凉的 ‹water, wind, skin›; 凉快的 ‹place, day, dress›; (refreshing) 凉爽的 ‹breeze, weather›▸ to feel/look/keep cool 感觉/看上去/保持清凉 ▸ to keep an engine cool 使发动机保持冷却 ▸ ‘keep or store in a cool place’ “贮存于阴凉处” ② (calm) 镇静的 ‹person›; 冷静的 ‹judgement›▸ to stay or keep cool 保持镇静 ▸ to keep a cool head 保持头脑冷静 ▸ a cool customer informal 冷静的人 ▸ to play it cool (stay calm) 不露声色 (be indifferent) 无动于衷 → collected 2③ (aloof) 冷淡的 ‹person, manner›▸ to be cool with or towards sb; 对某人冷淡 ▸ to be cool about sth; 对某事物冷漠 ④ informal (casually confident) 潇洒自信的 ‹person, manner›⑤ (of colours) 使人感到凉爽的 ‹blue, green›▸ a cool colour/shade 冷色/冷色调 ⑥ informal (for emphasis) 整整的 ▸ a cool million dollars 整整100万美元 ⑦ informal (fashionable) 很酷的 ‹person, clothes›; (great) 很棒的 ▸ it's not cool to smoke 抽烟并不酷 B. transitive verb ① (make cool) 使变凉 ▸ to cool the building/sb's brow 给这栋楼/某人的前额降温 ▸ to cool the pan/engine 使锅/发动机冷却 ② (calm) 使…平静下来 ‹emotions, excitement›; 使…冷静下来 ‹person›; 平息 ‹anger›▸ to cool sb's ardour/passion/enthusiasm 给某人的热情降温 ▸ cool it! informal (be calm) 冷静点! (stop it) 住手! C. intransitive verb ① (become cool) «air, tea, building» 变凉 ; «pan, engine» 冷却 ▸ the metal contracts as it cools 金属遇冷收缩 ② (calm) «passion» 平静下来 ; «love» 冷淡下来 ; «anger» 平息 ▸ tempers have cooled a bit 大家的气消了一点 D. noun uncountable ① ▸ (coolness) the cool 凉快处 (cool air) 凉气 ▸ the cool of the water/cave 水/山洞的凉爽 ▸ the cool of the evening 夜晚的凉爽 ② ▸ informal (calm) to keep one's cool 保持冷静 ▸ to lose one's cool (get excited) 激动起来 (get angry) 发火 (get frantic) 惊慌失措 PHRASAL VERBS cool down A. transitive verb [cool sb/sth down, cool down sb/sth] ① (make cool) «breeze» 使…感到凉快 ‹person›; 使…变凉 ‹air, building, tea›; 冷却 ‹pan, engine›② (calm) 使…平静下来 ‹person›; 平息 ‹situation›B. intransitive verb ① (become cool) «air, building, tea» 变凉 ; «pan, engine» 冷却 ▸ to do sth to cool down «person» 做某事凉快凉快 ② (become calmer) «person, situation» 平静下来 ; «tensions» 缓和 ▸ cool down! 镇静点! cool off A. transitive verb [cool sb/sth off, cool off sb/sth] ① (make cool) «breeze» 使…感到凉快 ‹person›; 使…变凉 ‹air, building, tea›; 冷却 ‹pan, engine›▸ to do sth to cool oneself off 做某事使自己凉快 ② (make calmer) 使…平静下来 ‹person›; 平息 ‹situation›B. intransitive verb ① (become cool) 变凉 ▸ to do sth to cool off «person» 做某事凉快凉快 ② (become calmer) «person, situation» 平静下来 ▸ to cool off towards sb; 对某人冷淡下来 |
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