cool
- IPA[kuːl]
英式
- of or at a fairly low temperature；soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature
- a fairly low temperature；a time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low
- become or make less hot；become or make calm or less excited
noun: cool
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形容詞
- 1. of or at a fairly low temperature it'll be a cool afternoon the wind kept them cool 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature a long, cool glass of orange juice 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot a cool cotton dress
- ▪ (of a colour) containing pale blue, green, or grey tones the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues
- 2. showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ free from excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion he prided himself on keeping a cool head she seems cool, calm, and collected 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of jazz) restrained and relaxed.
- 3. informal fashionably attractive or impressive he made no concessions to fashion, yet somehow he was hip and cool I always wore sunglasses to look cool 同義詞
- ▪ excellent our office was a sunny room with a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool!
- ▪ used to express acceptance of or agreement with something if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool I told Bill that I was going to write the final draft of the script and he was cool with that
- 4. informal used to emphasize the size of an amount of money research for a new drug can cost a cool £50 million
名詞
- 1. a fairly low temperature the cool of the night air 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low the cool of the day
- 2. calmness; composure he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us
- 3. the quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive all the cool of high fashion
動詞
- 1. become or make less hot we dived into the river to cool off cool the pastry for five minutes 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ become or make calm or less excited after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational George was trying to cool him down 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ relax a dreamy spot full of sunshine and sea where you could cool out and detox
- having the effect of making something less warm or hot: she took a cooling dip in the ocean
- the action or process of making or becoming less hot or warm: the cooling of our core body temperature helps initiate sleep
Oxford American Dictionary
- having the effect of making something less warm or hot: she took a cooling dip in the ocean
- the action or process of making or becoming less hot or warm: the cooling of our core body temperature helps initiate sleep
Oxford Dictionary
- made less hot: we hold the cooled branding irons an air-cooled engine
Oxford American Dictionary
- made less hot: we hold the cooled branding irons an air-cooled engine
Oxford Dictionary
- the state of being calm and not easily worried or excited: his cool-headedness in the face of danger
Oxford Dictionary
- cool in advance: clean, pre-cooled glass slides
Oxford Dictionary
- an air-conditioned public facility where people may go for relief during periods of extreme heat.
Oxford American Dictionary
- behave in a less excitable manner
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ko͞ol]
美式
- of or at a fairly low temperature: it'll be a cool afternoon the wind kept them cool
- a fairly low temperature: the cool of the night air
- become or cause to become less hot: we dived into the river to cool off cool the pastry for five minutes
Oxford American Dictionary
