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cool

/kool/US // kul //UK // (kuːl) //

酷,冷却,酷酷的,清凉

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    cool·er, cool·est.

    • : moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening.
    • : feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot.
    • : imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze.
    • : permitting such a sensation: a cool dress.
    • : not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster.
    • : not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action.
    • : lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation.
    • : lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception.
    • : calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie.
    • : aloof or unresponsive; indifferent: He was cool to her passionate advances.
    • : unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate: She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute.
    • : Informal. without exaggeration or qualification: a cool million dollars.
    • : with green, blue, or violet predominating.
    • : Slang. great; fine; excellent: a real cool comic.characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever: cool maneuvers on the parallel bars.socially adept: It's not cool to arrive at a party too early.acceptable; satisfactory; okay: If you want to stay late, that's cool.
adv.副词 adverb
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    • : Informal. coolly.
interj.感叹词 interjection
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    • : Slang.: Okay, cool! I'll be there at 10:00.: He got the job? Cool!
n.名词 noun
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    • : something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.: in the cool of the evening.
    • : coolness.
    • : calmness; composure; poise: an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to become cool: The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream.
    • : to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
    • : to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness.
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    • : cool down. See entry at cooldown.
    • : cool off, Informal. to become calmer or more reasonable: Wait until he cools off before you talk to him again.
    • : cool out, Slang. to calm or settle down; relax: cooling out at the beach.

Phrases

  • cool as a cucumber
  • cool down
  • cool it
  • cool off
  • cool one's heels
  • cool out
  • keep cool
  • keep one's cool
  • play it cool

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbtake a break; abate
Forms: cooling
Antonyms
adj.cold, nippy
Forms: cooling
adj.calm, collected
Forms: cooling
adj.aloof, disapproving
Forms: cooling
adj.excellent
Forms: cooling

Examples

  • So, the water cooled in the salt slush was definitely colder than the water cooled in simple ice.

  • According to a Monday blog post from Microsoft, the consistently cool underwater temperatures made it possible to use similar heat-exchange plumbing to the kind found on submarines.

  • We handled some of the work, so you can get your cool java sooner.

  • While it seems everyone wants to keep pace with the cool kids, everyone can’t keep pace with the cool kids.

  • We look at the trends, and it’s a reason we started a delivery service before it was cool.

  • It’s cool because Trenchmouth opened for Green Day in the early ‘90s in Wisconsin.

  • She came to sound check, that was the first time we ever performed it, and it was really cool.

  • Triton prices the 1000/3 LP at a cool $3.15 million—inclusive of pilot training.

  • Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

  • The Ismael brothers even make an effort to look cool, if not fashionable, by local standards.

  • Things looked anxious for a bit, but by this morning's dawn all are dug in, cool, confident.

  • It mounted straight as a plume for a little way, until it met the cool air of evening which was beginning to fall.

  • He has told me that their society produced on him the effect of the cool hands of saints against his cheek.

  • I laved his pain-twisted face with the cool water and let a few drops trickle into his open mouth.

  • As for him, he much preferred the darkness of his cool, damp galleries under the ground.