cool

[ku:l]

adj.凉爽的, 凉的, 冷静的, 冷漠的
vt.(使)变凉, (使)冷却, (使)冷静
vi.变凉, 冷静下来
n.凉爽, 冷静, 凉快
adv.冷静地
adj.<俚>酷的,了不起的
adj.<俚>整整的,满的

a.

1. 凉快的

The hall is nice and cool.

大厅既漂亮又凉爽。

2. 冷静的, 沉着的

Be cool. Everything will be all right.

冷静一点, 一切都会没问题的。

He remained cool before the enemy.

他在敌人面前镇静自若。

3. 冷淡的[(+to/towards)]

They seemed rather cool towards the new comer.

对这位新来的人, 他们似乎很冷淡。

4. 无礼的; 自行其事的

I don't like the cool way you used my bicycle without my permission.

我不喜欢你这种未经允许就使用我的自行车的无礼行为。

5. 【口】(指数量或钱)不折不扣的, 整整的[B]

Dan won a cool thousand dollars.

丹赢了整整一千元。

6. 【口】很棒的, 极好的

That singing star is really cool.

那位歌星实在很棒。

Hey, that's really cool.

嗨, 那真好极了。

7. 冷色的

8. 酷

vt.

1. 使凉快; 使冷却

The rain has cooled the air.

这雨使天气变得凉快了。

2. 使(情绪等)平静下来

vi.

1. 变凉; 冷却下来[(+down)]

Mother placed the pie in the window to cool.

母亲将馅饼放在窗口冷却。

2. (情绪等)平息

Her anger gradually cooled.

她的怒气渐渐平息下来。

n.

凉爽; 凉爽的时间(或地方)[the S]

词形变化

形容词: coolish | 副词: coolly | 形容词比较级: cooler | 形容词最高级: coolest | 名词: coolness | 动词过去式: cooled | 动词过去分词: cooled | 动词现在分词: cooling | 动词第三人称单数: cools |

词义辨析

同义:

a.凉快的

chilly  fresh

a.冷静的, 沉着的

calm  unexcited  

同义参见:

quell  poise  collected  cold  stony  unfriendly  nonchalant  neutral  chill  frosty  apathetic  indifferent  aloof  frosty  ventilate  composed  alienated  air  

反义:

a.凉快的; 冷静的

warm  excited  agitated  

反义参见:

hot  

英英释义

名词 cool:

the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature

great coolness and composure under strain

同义词：aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid

动词 cool:

make cool or cooler

同义词：chill, cool down

loose heat

同义词：chill, cool down

lose intensity

同义词：cool off, cool down

形容词 cool:

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional

同义词：coolheaded, nerveless

(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets

psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike

(used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification

fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept

短语词组

as cool as a cucumber

lose/blow one's cool

1. 沉不住气

George lost his cool at the insult.

面对侮辱, 乔治再也沉不住气了。

补充

coolcool英:[ku:l] 美:[kul]adj.1.凉快的, 凉爽的; 冷色的A cool breeze brushed his face, ruffling his hair.一阵凉风迎面拂来, 吹乱了他的头发。It's late summer; soon the days will be cooler.夏末了, 很快天气就将更凉爽。2.冷静的, 镇定的3.冷漠的; 厚颜无耻的They gave him a cool reception.他们冷淡地接待他。His manner was very cool.他态度很冷淡。vt. & vi.1.(使)变凉Open the windows to cool the room.打开窗子让房间里变凉些。2.(使)冷静By that time her enthusiasm had cooled.到那时她的热情已经冷却了下来。He gradually cooled on the project.他对那项计划逐渐不热心了。

例句

1. Store in a cool, dry place.存放于凉爽干燥的地方。 2. The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.水温比孩子的洗澡水稍凉。 3. I had a long cool drink.我喝了一大口冰爽的饮料。 4. The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators.疫苗被放置于冰箱里, 以保持低温。 5. I felt a current of cool air.我感到一阵凉风。 6. a cool November evening十一月一个凉爽的夜晚 7. She sat down, her cool skirt ballooning in the breeze.她坐了下来, 凉爽的衣裙在微风中鼓起。 8. In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.天气暖和时应该穿质地凉爽而舒适的衣服。 9. Cotton is a cool fabric.棉布是一种凉快的面料。 10. The police drew praise for their cool handling of the riots.警方因为冷静应对暴乱而受到了嘉奖。 11. At that, Reno lost her cool composure.在这件事上, 雷诺失去了冷静。 12. She stays cool under pressure.她在压力下也保持冷静。 13. She was a silent girl, cool and remote.她是个沉默的女孩, 冷淡而难以亲近。 14. I didn't like him at all. I thought he was cool, aloof, and arrogant.我一点也不喜欢他。我觉得他这个人冷漠、疏远而且孤傲。 15. The idea met with a cool response.这一想法的反响很冷淡。 16. The drawing-room was a cool silver green.起居室是银绿色的冷色调。 17. He was cool enough to walk in and help himself to a piece of cake.他走进来自顾自地吃了一块蛋糕, 真是够冒失的。 18. She lives in a really cool flat.她住在一套很棒的公寓里。 19. You can come with us if you like.—cool!你要是愿意的话, 可以跟我们一起来。——太棒了！ 20. He was trying to be really cool and trendy.他想成为一个非常酷而且时尚的人。 21. He won a cool two million dollars.他赢了足足200万美元。 22. It's ridiculous to play it cool if someone you're mad about is mad about you too.如果你恼火的对象对你也很恼怒, 就没必要故作镇定了。 23. He cooled his burning feet in the stream.他把发烫的双脚放进溪流里降降温。 24. Huge fans will have to cool the concrete floor to keep it below 150 degrees.必须要用巨大的风扇来冷却混凝土地面, 使其温度保持在150度以下。 25. His weird behaviour had cooled her passion.他怪异的行为使她的热情冷却下来了。 26. Cover the bowl and allow the liquid to cool.盖上碗, 使液体冷却下来。 27. Drain the meat and allow it to cool.把肉控水并凉一凉。 28. Within a few minutes tempers had cooled.几分钟内人们气就消了。 29. The result, as in any relationship, is that love cools and they become more distant.正如其他任何恋情一样, 他们的爱最终冷却了下来, 两人变得越来越疏远。 30. I was left cooling my heels in reception.我被晾在接待处等了很久。 31. Can't you guys just cool it?你们就不能冷静一点吗？ 32. She took a walk in the cool of the evening.趁傍晚凉爽, 她出去散了散步。 33. She walked into the cool of the hallway.她走进了门厅的阴凉处。 34. She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal.她保持镇定, 克服了严峻的考验。 35. I was proud of my players for keeping their cool.我为球员们的镇定沉着感到骄傲。 36. Fiorina seemed irritated by Hewlett's lawyer but in the main kept her cool.菲奥里纳似乎被休利特的律师惹恼了, 但大体上还保持着冷静。 37. Dan lost his cool and hit the man.丹丧失了冷静, 打了那个人。 38. The big Irishman was on the verge of losing his cool.这个大块头的爱尔兰人马上就要发火了。 39. Let your tea cool a little before you drink it.先让茶凉一凉再喝。 40. On the way home, his anger slowly cooled.在回家的路上，他的愤怒渐渐地平息下来。 41. The rain has cooled the air.这场雨使空气凉爽了。 42. To cool herself and regain mental balance she went out of the room and had a walk in the garden.为了使自己冷静下来并重新得到心理上的平衡，她走出室外去花园散步。 43. it'll be a cool afternoon.将会是个凉爽的下午。 44. the wind kept them cool.风使他们凉快。 45. a long, cool glass of orange juice.一大杯清凉的橙汁。 46. the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues.浴室四周都是玻璃，呈现出清爽而柔和的蓝色。 47. people planning a holiday in the sun and looking for cool tops to pack.计划度日光假而在打点凉快上装的人们。 48. he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre.他对建立研究中心的建议反应冷淡。 49. he prided himself on keeping a cool head.他为自己保持冷静而骄傲。 50. she seems cool, calm, and collected,.她看上去沉着冷静。 51. such an expensive strategy requires cool nerves.如此耗资巨大的计划只有胆识之士才能提出。 52. youngsters are turning to smoking because they think it makes them appear cool.年轻人抽烟是因为他们认为那样看起来很酷。 53. [as exclamation]our office was a sunny room with a computer you didn't even have to plug in. cool!.我们那个办公室阳光充足，计算机甚至不用自己去插电源。棒极了!。 54. if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool.如果有人想要在我们的俱乐部吸毒过瘾，那也没事。 55. research for a new drug can cost a cool £50 million.研制一种新药可能花费整整五千万英镑。 56. the cool of the night air.夜晚凉爽的空气。 57. the cool of the day.一天的凉爽时间。 58. all the cool of high fashion.最新时尚的全部魅力。 59. [no obj.]we dived into the river to cool off.我们潜到水里凉快一下。 60. his feelings for her took a long time to cool.他对她的感情很久才冷却下来。 61. [with obj.]cool the pastry for five minutes.把点心凉5分钟。 62. [no obj.]after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational.冷静下来后，我意识到自己很不理智。 63. [with obj.]George was trying to cool him down.乔治正设法使他平静下来。 64. ‘cool it and tell me why you’re so ecstatic.’.“冷静下来，告诉我你为什么这样欣喜若狂。”。 65. [in combination]a water-cooled engine.水冷发动机。 66. It was a cool evening so I put on a pullover.那天傍晚有些凉，我穿了套头毛衣。 67. What I'd like is a long cool drink.我想要的是一大杯清凉的饮料。 68. She always manages to remain cool under pressure.她在压力之下总能保持冷静。 69. When we first met, she was rather cool towards me, but later she became friendlier.我们初次见面时，她对我颇为冷淡，但后来她就变得比较友好。 70. Those are cool shoes you're wearing!你穿着那么时髦的鞋子！ 71. Let the soup cool (down).让汤凉一凉。 72. After the game we needed to cool off.比赛之后，我们得凉快一会儿。 73. A nice cold drink will soon cool you down.喝上一杯可口的冷饮，你很快就会凉快起来。 74. We sat in the cool of a cafe, out of the sun.我们坐在阴凉的小餐馆里，晒不着太阳。 75. a cool breeze凉风 76. The weather is cool today.今天天气凉爽。 77. The surface is cool to the touch.表面摸起来是凉的。 78. The plant grows best in cool climates.这种植物最适合在凉爽气候中生长。 79. I'm feeling a little cool.我觉得有点凉。 80. a cool refreshing drink一杯清凉提神的饮料 81. It's cooler [=less warm or hot] in the shade.背阴处比较凉快。 82. This is the coolest [=least warm or hot] summer on record.这是有记录以来最凉快的夏天。 83. We changed into some cooler clothes.我们换上了比较凉爽的衣服。 84. It is important to keep a cool head in a crisis. = It is important to keep/stay cool in a crisis. [=it is important to remain calm in a crisis]危急关头保持头脑冷静是很重要的。 85. "She remained calm, cool, and collected."她依然保持镇定、冷静和沉着。 86. He is a cool customer. [=he is someone who remains calm and is not easily upset]他是个不易冲动的家伙。 87. "Even in the emergency, she remained as cool as a cucumber."即使在危急时刻，她仍能镇定自若。 88. The reporter was cool as a cucumber despite the confusion all around her.尽管周围一片混乱，但这名记者却十分镇定。 89. a cool reply冷淡的回答 90. He replied with a cool “I don't think so.”他冷淡地回应说：“我认为不是那样。” 91. She was always cool toward strangers.她对陌生人总是很冷淡。 92. We were surprised by the cool reception we got.我们对受到的冷遇感到很惊讶。 93. cool sunglasses时尚的太阳镜 94. The car has a cool new look.这辆车的款式很时尚。 95. You look cool in those jeans.你穿这牛仔裤看起来很酷。 96. a magazine article about the coolest places to live/work一篇介绍最时尚的居住/工作地点的杂志文章 97. Your brother is so cool.你哥哥太酷了。 98. "That was a really cool [=good, excellent] movie."那是一部真正的优秀影片。 99. “I got a job as a lifeguard this summer.” “cool.”“今年夏天我找了份救生员的工作。”“真不错。” 100. "“I'm sorry I'm late.” “It's/That's cool [=okay, all right]—don't worry about it.”"“对不起，我迟到了。”“没关系，不用担心。” 101. "“Is getting together Friday cool with you?” “Yeah, I'm cool with that.”"“周五聚会，你方便吗？”“好的，我没问题。” 102. "I thought she'd be mad, but she was cool about it."我以为她会很生气，但她一点也不介意。 103. "Blue and green are cool colors, but red and orange are warm colors."蓝和绿都是冷色，而红和橙都是暖色。 104. He's worth a cool million.他是个不折不扣的百万富翁。 105. a coolish day微凉的一天 106. coolish colors偏冷的色调 107. He was a little coolish towards us.他对我们略有冷淡。 108. “Is that so?” she asked coolly.“是这样的吗？”她冷淡地问道。 109. My idea was received coolly.我的想法大家反应冷淡。 110. the coolness of the mountain air山间空气的凉爽 111. I was surprised by his coolness towards us.他对我们的冷淡态度使我感到惊讶。 112. He always displays coolness under pressure.他面对压力总显得很冷静。 113. The fan cools the engine.风扇使发动机冷却。 114. the cooling effect of the breeze微风送来的凉意 115. the car's cooling system汽车的冷却系统 116. A swim cooled us off/down a little.游了个泳使我们感觉凉爽了一些。 117. The rain should help to cool things off/down.这场雨应该有助于降温。 118. Allow the cake to cool before slicing.等蛋糕冷却后再切。 119. the cooling of the ocean waters海水变凉 120. We went for a swim to cool off/down.为了驱暑，我们去游泳了。 121. The weather has cooled off/down a little.天气凉快了一些。 122. I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool.我暂时停下了讨论，让自己的怒气消散一些。 123. His interest in her has cooled somewhat.他已经对她不怎么感兴趣了。 124. You need to cool off/down before I talk to you.在我跟你谈话之前你要冷静下来。 125. Their relationship has cooled off/down a bit.他们的关系已经有点冷了。 126. He couldn't cool [=calm] his anger.他无法平息他的怒气。 127. You need to cool off/down your anger.你要平息一下你的怒气。 128. "They were being too noisy, so he told them to cool it."他们当时太吵了，所以他叫他们安静下来。 129. Passengers had no choice but to cool their heels when their flight was delayed yet again.航班再次延误，乘客别无选择，只得干等。 130. He kept/maintained his cool [=he didn't get angry or upset] even though it was clear that he was being unfairly treated.即使明明受到不公平待遇，他也能泰然处之。 131. She rarely loses her cool. [=she controls her feelings well]她很少发脾气。 132. He lost his cool and yelled at me.他突然发飙，冲我大声吆喝。 133. "After listening patiently, he finally blew his cool."耐心听完之后，他终于沉不住气了。 134. It was good to be outdoors in the cool of the evening/night.在凉爽宜人的傍晚/夜晚，待在户外甚为惬意。 135. We relaxed in the cool of an air-conditioned room.我们在凉爽的空调房里休息。 136. Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing.妈妈来了。镇定点，她不会有任何怀疑。 137. "She didn't want to seem too eager, so she tried to play it cool. [=to pretend to be calm even though she wasn't feeling calm]"她不想显得很心急，所以尽量故作冷静。