单词 | cool it |
释义 | cool1 of 4adjective ˈkül 1 : moderately cold : lacking in warmth The plant grows best in cool climates. 2 a : marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control a cool and calculating businessperson b : lacking ardor or friendliness a cool impersonal manner c of jazz : marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint d : free from tensions or violence We used to fight, but we're cool now. 3 —used as an intensive a cool million dollars 4 : marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion a cool reply 5 : facilitating or suggesting relief from heat a cool dress 6 a of a color : producing an impression of being cool specifically : of a hue in the range violet through blue to green b of a musical tone : relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a) 7 informal a : very good : excellent That was a really cool movie. also : all right Is getting together Friday night cool with you? b : fashionable, hip … not happy with the new shoes … because they were not "cool."—Celestine Sibley coolish ˈkü-lish adjective coolly adverb or less commonly cooly ˈkü(l)-lē coolness ˈkül-nəs noun cool 2 of 4verb cooled; cooling; cools intransitive verb 1 : to become cool : lose heat or warmth placed the pie in the window to cool —sometimes used with off or down 2 : to lose ardor or passion His anger cooled. transitive verb 1 : to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to cooled the room with a fan —often used with off or down A swim cooled us off a little. 2 a : to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm cooled her growing anger b : to slow or lessen the growth or activity of —usually used with off or down wants to cool off the economy without freezing it—Newsweek cool 3 of 4noun1 : a cool time, place, or situation the cool of the evening 2 a : absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment … must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide …—Wilfrid Sheed b : poise, composure The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee. 3 : hipness cool 4 of 4adverb : in a casual and nonchalant manner play it cool cool it phraseas in cool to become still and orderly You need to cool it before we all get in trouble. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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