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🔑coolcool1 /kul / adjective ➤fairly cold凉的- fairly cold; not hot or warm凉的；凉爽的；凉快的◆It was a cool evening, so I put on a sweater.晚上有点凉，所以我穿了一件套头毛衣。◆This product should be stored in a cool place.这种产品应该保存在阴凉处。◆What I'd like is a nice cool drink.我就想来一杯清凉的饮料。➨ THESAURUS 同义词辨析coldcool ◇ freezing ◇ chilly ◇ lukewarm ◇ tepidThese words all describe a person or thing that has a low temperature.以上词均表示温度低。coldhaving a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (used about food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked寒冷的；冷的；（食物或饮料）未加热的，冷却的I'm cold. Turn the heat up.我觉得冷，把暖气温度调高一点。It was bitterly cold outside.外面非常寒冷。Would you like a cold drink?你要一杯冷饮吗？hot and cold water热水和冷水I often have cold pizza for breakfast.我早餐常吃冷比萨饼。cool(often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way凉爽的；凉快的；清凉舒适的a long, cool drink一大杯清凉饮料Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.我们坐在背阴处凉爽一点。It's hot outside but it's nice and cool in here.外面很热，但是这里却很凉爽。a cool breeze (= a light wind) 习习凉风freezing(informal) (used about the temperature or people) extremely cold; having a temperature below 32° F极冷的；冰点以下的It's absolutely freezing outside.外面冷得要死。freezing temperatures结冰温度I'm freezing! Close the window!我要冻僵了！关上窗户！freezing cold weather极为寒冷的天气chilly(used especially about the weather) too cold to be comfortable（尤指天气）寒冷的，阴冷的Bring a jacket. It might get chilly later.带上外套，过一会儿天气可能会变冷。a chilly morning in November十一月寒冷的早晨She was beginning to feel chilly.她开始觉得冷。lukewarm(often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way微温的；不冷不热的；温暾的Her coffee was now lukewarm.她的咖啡变得温暾了。tepid(often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way微温的；不冷不热的；温暾的a glass of tepid water一杯温暾水PATTERNS 句型to feel / get cold / cool / chillycold / cool / freezing / chilly air / weathera cold / cool / freezing / chilly windcold / cool / freezing / lukewarm / tepid watera cold / cool / lukewarm / tepid shower / bathcold / lukewarm / tepid tea / coffee / fooda cold / cool drinkIt's cold / chilly / freezing outside.
➤good好- (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something or someone, because he / she / it is fashionable and attractive酷；棒的◆What a cool car!好酷的车！◆I like your clothes – they're cool!我很喜欢你的衣服，真漂亮！ OPP uncool
- (informal) used to say that something is acceptable and not a problem for you（表示某事可以接受或不成问题）◆“Can you come at 10:30 tomorrow?” “That's cool.”“你明天 10:30 能来吗？”“没问题。”◆I was surprised she got promoted, but I'm cool with it.她得到了提拔我很惊讶，不过我无所谓。
➤calm镇定- calm; not excited or affected by strong emotions冷静的；镇定的；沉着的◆She always manages to remain cool under pressure.她面临压力时总能保持沉着冷静。
➤not friendly / enthusiastic不友好；不热情- not friendly, interested, or enthusiastic不友好的；冷淡的；冷漠的◆When we first met, she was fairly cool toward me, but later she became friendlier.我们第一次见面时她对我很冷淡，但后来就比较友好了。
➤confident自信- (informal) calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove孤傲冷漠的；我行我素的◆He was a cool customer. No one would think he'd committed such a terrible crime.他这么一个孤傲的家伙，没人想到他居然会犯下如此严重的罪行。
▸ cool·ness noun [uncountable]
🔑coolcool2 /kul / verb - [intransitive, transitive] cool (sth / sb) (down / off) to lower the temperature of something or someone; to become cool（使）降温；（使）冷却；（使）变凉◆Let the soup cool (down).让汤凉一凉。◆After the game we needed to cool off.比赛过后，我们需要凉快凉快。◆A nice cold drink will cool you right down.喝一杯清凉舒爽的冷饮会让你立刻凉快下来。
- [intransitive](used about feelings) to become less strong（感情）冷静下来，冷淡下来◆It took a long time for tensions to cool after the riot.紧张局势在骚乱过后很长时间才得到缓解。
 ●Cool it! (informal) be calm沉住气；冷静下来◆Cool it, you guys! There's no reason to fight about this.你们冷静点！没必要为这个干架。  ●cool (sb) down / offto become or make someone calmer（使）冷静下来
coolcool3 /kul / noun ●keep / lose your coolto remain calm / to stop being calm and become angry, nervous, etc.保持（或失去）冷静；保持（或失去）镇定 |