2ADJ-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。
3ADJ-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。
4ADJ-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。
5V-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 VERBPREPOSITION 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。
6V-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]
7ADJ-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.
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。
8ADJ-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.
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。
9ADJ-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.
10ADJ-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。
11ADJ-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。
12ADJ-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。
13PHRASE 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?
14PHRASE 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。
15PHRASE 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。
16as cool as a cucumber→see: cucumber to cool your heels→see: heel