| 单词 | cool off |
| 释义 | > as lemmascool off a. In the way of abatement, diminution, disappearance, or decay, etc.; as in to fall off, cool off, go off, wear off, etc. ΚΠ 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear ii. 107 Loue cooles, friendship fals off, brothers diuide. View more context for this quotation 1632 in S. R. Gardiner Rep. Cases Star Chamber & High Comm. (1886) 121 Judgment was stayed and the Costes taken off. 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 501 Out of every thousand men, 28 die off annually. 1826 Examiner 695/1 The novelty had gone off a little. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. i. ii. 41 They'll cool off when they come to understand. 1893 National Observer 7 Oct. 536/1 The place seemed to have gone off a good deal. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers i. 16 But although he was very steady at work, his wages fell off. 1964 I. Murdoch Italian Girl i. v. 67 The first shock seemed now to have worn off, the horror was dulled. 1989 Independent 30 Nov. 4 The steep increase in infections which we saw in 1988 has plateaued off. 2001 Total DVD Feb. 127/2 The galaxy of extras on the disc makes it worth checking out, even if the novelty of the movie itself has worn off. < as lemmas |
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