| 单词 | coolheaded |
| 释义 | coolheaded (once / 187609 pages) adj If you're coolheaded, you tend to stay calm and unruffled, even when something upsetting happens. One quality of a good teacher is the ability to stay coolheaded at all times. People who can stay in control of their emotions, who don't tend to get overly excited, worried, or angry, are coolheaded. The most coolheaded debater often comes out ahead, and a coolheaded leader can keep people safe during a disaster or emergency, calmly leading them to safety. The sense of cool that's implied in coolheaded — "self-control or composure" — is relatively new, dating from the late 20th century. WORD FAMILYcoolheaded: coolheadedly USAGE EXAMPLESYet Mr. Bowie’s quintessential elegance — the seamless way he merged unruly passions and ideas with coolheaded calculation — couldn’t be reproduced. New York Times(Apr 01, 2016) Ms. Dong’s chess history does not preclude other moves that coolheaded masters of the game might consider brash or impulsive. New York Times(Jan 14, 2016) Still, his years of skillful, coolheaded practice, of stopping bleeding and saving lives, had not prepared him for what he heard. New York Times(Nov 01, 2015) adj marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional stayed coolheaded in the crisis Syn cool, nerveless composed serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress |
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