| 单词 | cool |
| 释义 | adjective | verb | noun | adverb coolcool1 /kul/ ●●● S1 W2 adjective 1TEMPERATURE low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels nice: a nice cool drink Store the seeds in a cool dry place. It was a lot cooler and windier than earlier in the week.► see thesaurus at cold12APPROVAL informal said to show approval, especially of someone or something that is fashionable, interesting, attractive, or relaxed: It’s a really cool book. Those are the coolest shoes. Oh, look at you, you look so cool. “Did you meet Nancy?” “Yeah, she’s pretty cool.” I love these things. They are so cool. Oh, look at all the kites, that’s so cool. “At the end they opened the cages and let all the doves fly out.” “Cool.” I really liked her. I thought she was way cool (=very cool).3AGREEMENT spoken said to show that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you: “Okay, all done.” “Cool.” Pizza, yeah, that would be cool (=that is a good idea). Lisa wants to come, so I said okay, that’s cool. “Sorry, I have to go.” “It’s okay, it’s cool (=it does not upset me).”be cool with somebody Would Friday be cool with you guys?somebody is cool with something I had to tell them I’d be late, but they were cool with that.4CALM calm and not nervous, upset, or excited SYN composed: She felt cool and in control until they called out her name.stay/keep cool It can be hard to stay cool while listening to angry complaints. Cooler heads prevailed, and the fight broke up before it started (=calm people were able to persuade angry people not to fight). The witness seemed cool, calm, and collected. He’s one cool customer (=always behaves calmly).5CLOTHING clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot: She was wearing a cool cotton dress.6NOT FRIENDLY behaving in a way that is not as friendly or interested as you expect: Her gaze was decidedly cool.cool toward Foley was cool toward the idea. The proposal got a cool reception in Congress.7COLOR a cool color is one such as blue or green, that makes you think of cold things8a cool million/$200,000 etc. informal a surprisingly large amount of money that someone easily pays, earns, etc.: His new house cost a cool million.[Origin: Old English col]—coolness noun [uncountable]—coolly adverb adjective | verb | noun | adverb coolcool2 ●●○ S3 verb 1[intransitive, transitive] (also cool down) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder: Allow the cake to cool before removing it from the pan. He blew on his soup to cool it. a drink that will cool you down on a hot summer day2[intransitive] if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong: Interest in the toys is finally cooling. When tempers had cooled, he apologized.3cool it spoken a)to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been: You’re kind of young to have a boyfriend, so it’d be better to cool it for now. b)used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent, etc.: Cool it, guys. Just play the game.4cool your heels to be forced to wait: Even though they had a reservation, they’d been cooling their heels for half an hour waiting for a table.cool down phrasal verb1 to become calm after being angry: You need to give him some time to cool down.2cool somebody/something ↔ down to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder: The air had cooled down a little. Here, this will cool you down.cool off phrasal verb1to return to a normal temperature after being hot: It’s just as hot at night – it hardly cools off at all. Your body sweats to cool off.2to become calm after being angry: I took a walk to cool off.3if sales, prices, etc. cool off, they decrease adjective | verb | noun | adverb coolcool3 noun 1keep your cool to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation: The waitress was really busy, but she kept her cool.2lose your cool to stop being calm in a frightening or difficult situation: Sam was the kind of guy who never lost his cool.3the cool a temperature that is pleasantly cold: cool of We went for a walk in the cool of the evening. adjective | verb | noun | adverb coolcool4 adverb play it cool to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry, etc.: She was upset, but tried to play it cool. |
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