cool
adj
verb
noun
adv
kuːl
adj
1
TEMPERATURE
温度
low
in
temperature,
but
not
cold,
often
in
a
way
that
feels
pleasant
凉的，凉爽的
She
swam
out
into
the
cool
water.
她往外游到凉凉的水里。
The
evening
air
was
cool.
夜晚的空气很凉爽。
Relax
in
the
sun
with
a
cool
drink.
在阳光下喝杯清凉饮料放松一下。
the
cooler
weather
of
September
九月较凉爽的天气
2
CLOTHING
服装
clothing
that
is
cool
is
made
of
thin
material
so
that
you
do
not
become
too
hot
〔衣服〕凉爽的
a
cool
cotton
dress
凉爽的棉布连衣裙
3
CALM
冷静的
calm
and
not
nervous,
upset,
or
excited
冷静的; 沉着的
keep/stay
cool
his
ability
to
keep
cool
in
a
crisis
他处变不惊的能力
She
looks
efficient
and
as
cool
as
a
cucumber
.
她看上去很能干，而且非常冷静。
Outwardly
she
is
cool,
calm
and
collected
.
她外表沉着冷静，镇定自若。
a
cool
customer
(=someone
who
always
behaves
calmly)
总能保持冷静的人
Keep
a
cool
head
(=stay
calm)
.
保持头脑冷静。
4
APPROVAL
赞许
very
attractive,
fashionable,
interesting
etc
in
a
way
that
people
admire
–
used
in
order
to
show
approval
[非正式] 极有魅力的，时髦的; 酷的〔含褒义〕
informal
She’s
pretty
cool.
她很有魅力。
You
look
cool
in
denim.
你穿牛仔衣很酷。
Cool
bike!
好酷的一辆自行车！
‘I’m
thinking
of
studying
abroad.’
‘Really?
Cool.’
“我在考虑出国留学。”“真的？ 那好啊。”
5
AGREEMENT
同意
used
to
say
that
you
agree
with
something,
that
you
understand
it,
or
that
it
does
not
annoy
you
没问题，能接受，好
spoken
OK,
Ryan,
that’s
cool
,
I
can
do
it.
行啊，瑞安，那没问题，这事我能做。
‘I
just
have
to
go,
you
know.’
‘It’s
all
right,
it’s
cool
.’
“要知道，我得走了。”“行啊，没问题。”
‘I’m
finished.’
‘Cool.’
“我完成了。”“好的。”
[+
about
]
My
mum
was
cool
about
whatever
I
wore.
我穿什么我妈妈都没意见。
sth
is
cool
with
sb
Is
Friday
cool
with
you
guys?
星期五你们行不行？
sb
is
cool
with
sth
Do
you
want
to
come
over
and
watch
a
video
tonight?’
‘I’m
cool
with
that.’
“今晚你想不想过来看录像？”“那太好啦。”
6
NOT FRIENDLY
不友好的
behaving
in
a
way
that
is
not
as
friendly
as
you
expect
冷漠的，冷淡的
My
proposal
met
with
a
cool
response
.
我的提议反应冷淡。
Luke
gave
her
a
cool
look
.
卢克冷冷地看了她一眼。
7
COLOUR
颜色
a
cool
colour
is
one,
such
as
blue
or
green,
that
makes
you
think
of
cool
things
冷色调的，〔颜色〕给人凉爽感觉的
8
a cool million/hundred thousand etc
a
surprisingly
large
amount
of
money
[非正式] 足足一百万/十万等
informal
He
earns
a
cool
half
million
every
year.
他每年足足赚五十万。
the
coolness
of
the
nights
夜晚的凉爽
She
nodded
coolly
and
walked
out.
她冷冷地点点头就走出去了。
verb
9
cool down
also
又作
to
make
something
slightly
colder,
or
to
become
slightly
colder
（使）变凉，冷却
I,T
The
air
conditioning
doesn’t
seem
to
be
cooling
the
room
much.
这空调系统好像没怎么把房间变凉快。
Allow
the
biscuits
to
cool
for
five
minutes.
让饼干冷却五分钟。
a
cooling
breeze
凉风
10
if
a
feeling,
emotion,
or
relationship
cools,
it
becomes
less
strong
〔感情、情绪或关系〕冷下来，冷却，变淡
I
The
affair
had
cooled,
on
her
side
at
least.
他们的关系冷淡了下来，至少在她那一方是如此。
When
tempers
had
cooled,
he
apologized.
火气消了之后，他道了歉。
11
cool it
a.
used
to
tell
someone
to
stop
being
angry,
violent
etc
b.
to
stop
putting
as
much
effort
into
something,
or
pressure
on
someone,
as
you
have
been
沉住气; 慢慢来
spoken
Come
on
now
–
calm
down,
cool
it.
好了，好了 — 冷静下来，别冲动。
He
was
getting
more
serious
about
her.
It
was
time
to
cool
it.
他对她越来越认真，应该冷一冷了。
12
cool your heels
to
be
forced
to
wait
不得不等候，久等
I’ll
put
him
in
a
cell
to
cool
his
heels
for
a
bit.
我要把他关到单人牢房里让他等上一阵子。
13
to
make
something
slightly
colder,
or
to
become
slightly
colder
（使）冷却下来，（使）变凉
The
air
has
cooled
down
a
little
now.
现在空气稍稍变凉了一点。
cool
sb/sth
↔
down
A
cold
beer
will
cool
you
down.
一杯冰镇啤酒会让你凉下来。
14
to
become
calm
after
being
angry
冷静下来
After
I
cooled
down
I
realized
I
had
been
wrong.
等我冷静下来之后，我认识到我错了。
15
to
return
to
a
normal
temperature
after
being
hot
〔温度〕凉下来; 凉快下来
Cool
off
with
an
iced
drink.
喝杯冰镇饮料凉快一下。
By
late
autumn
Mediterranean
islands
have
cooled
off,
and
can
have
rainy
days.
到了晚秋时分，地中海诸岛的天气就凉快起来，而且会有雨天。
16
to
become
calm
after
being
angry
冷静下来
He
slammed
the
door
and
went
for
a
walk
to
cool
off.
他砰的一声摔上门，出去散个步冷静一下。
noun
17
the cool
a
temperature
that
is
pleasantly
cold
〔气温的〕凉爽，清凉
[+
of
]
They
went
for
a
stroll
in
the
cool
of
the
evening
.
夜里凉爽，他们出去散了个步。
18
keep your cool
to
remain
calm
in
a
frightening
or
difficult
situation
保持冷静
I
must
keep
my
cool,
she
thought;
losing
my
temper
isn’t
going
to
help.
我必须保持冷静，她想，发脾气无济于事。
19
lose your cool
to
stop
being
calm
in
an
annoying
or
frightening
situation
失去冷静
Kenneth
finally
lost
his
cool
with
a
photographer,
and
threatened
to
hit
him.
肯尼思终于对摄影师发了火，并威胁要揍他。
adv
20
play it cool
to
behave
in
a
calm
way
because
you
do
not
want
someone
to
know
that
you
are
really
nervous,
angry
etc
冷静对待; 镇定应付
She
would
not
show
him
how
upset
she
was.
It
was
always
smarter
to
play
it
cool.
她不愿让他看到自己有多生气，保持冷静总是好办法。