| [/kuːl; kul/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 (a) fairly cold; not hot or warm 凉的; 不热的:
a cool breeze, day, surface 凉爽的微风、 一天、 表面 *
cool autumn weather 秋凉天气 *
Let's sit in the shade and keep cool. 咱们坐在荫凉处乘乘凉吧. *
The coffee's not cool enough to drink. 咖啡还不够凉, 不能喝.
(b) giving a (usu pleasant) feeling of being not too warm 凉快的; 凉爽的:
a cool room, dress, etc 凉爽的房间、 连衣裙等 *
a cool cotton shirt 凉快的棉布衬衫.
(C) (of colours) suggesting coolness （指颜色）给人以凉爽感觉的, 冷色的:
a room painted in cool greens and blues 涂上能给人以凉爽感觉的绿色和蓝色的房间. 用法:
2 calm; unexcited 冷静的; 镇定的:
Keep cool! 保持冷静! *
She always remains cool, calm and collected in a crisis. 她在危难中总能保持冷静、 平静和镇静. *
He has a cool head, ie doesn't get agitated. 他头脑冷静（不易冲动）. 用法:
3 ~ (about sth); ~ (towards sb) not showing interest, enthusiasm or friendliness 冷淡的; 冷漠的; 冷冰冰的:
She was decidedly cool about the proposal. 她对这个提议漠然置之. *
They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception. 他们很冷淡地接待了这位首相. 用法:
4 calmly bold or impudent 满不在乎的; 厚颜无耻的:
You should have seen the cool way she took my radio without even asking. 你没瞧见她那满不在乎的样子, 连问也不问就把我的收音机拿走了. 用法:
5 [attrib 作定语] (infml) (said esp of sums of money, distances, etc, emphasizing their largeness 附加於钱、 距离等数目之 前以强调其数目之大):
The car cost a cool twenty thousand. 这辆汽车足足两万元. 用法:
6 (dated sl 旧, 俚 esp US) pleasant; fine 令人愉快的; 棒的:
Her guy's real cool. 她的男朋友真帅. 用法:
7 (idm 习语) (as) ,cool as a `cucumber very calm and controlled, esp in difficult circumstances （尤指在困难情况下）从容不迫的; 泰然自若的. a cool `customer (infml) calmly bold or impudent person 行若无事的人; 无耻之徒:
She just took out her purse and paid a thousand in cash:
what a cool customer! 她从容地掏出钱夹付了一千镑现金, 多麽豪爽! play it `cool (infml) deal calmly with a situation; not get excited 泰然处之. cool 2
n 用法:
1 the cool [sing] cool air or place; coolness 凉爽的空气或地方; 凉快:
step out of the sun into the cool 到荫凉处去躲避烈日 *
the pleasant cool of the evening 傍晚时的凉爽宜人. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) keep/lose one's cool (infml) remain calm/get excited, angry, etc 保持冷静[情不自禁、 怒不可遏]等. cool 3
[/kuːl; kul/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth/sb) (down/off) become or make cool or cooler （使）变凉:
The hot metal contracts as it cools (down). 热的金属一冷（下来）就收缩. *
Let the hot pie cool (off) before serving. 热馅饼凉了再吃. *
A cooling drink is welcome on a hot day. 在热天清凉饮料很受欢迎. *
(fig 比喻) Her unresponsiveness failed to cool his ardour. 她对他无动於衷, 这并未能冷却他的感情. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) `cool it (sl 俚) calm down 冷静下来:
Cool it! Don't get so excited! 静一静吧! 别那麽激动! ,cool one's `heels be kept waiting 等下去:
Let him cool his heels for a while:
that'll teach him to be impolite. 让他等一会儿吧, 好教训教训他别那麽没礼貌. 用法:
3 (phr v) cool (sb) down/off (cause sb to) become calm, less excited or less enthusiastic （使某人）冷静、 镇静或降低热情:
She's very angry; don't speak to her until she's cooled down a bit. 她气极了, 等她消消气再跟她说话. *
A day in jail cooled him off. 一天的铁窗生活使他冷静了下来. |