新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cool

英  [kuːl]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • cooler , coolest

    1凉的

    Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.

    双语例句

    例:

    I felt a current of cool air.

    我感觉到了一阵凉风。

    例:

    The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath.

    这水比小孩子的洗澡水稍微凉一点。

    2凉爽的

    If it is cool, or if a place is cool, the temperature of the air is low but not very low.

    双语例句

    例:

    Thank goodness it's cool in here.

    谢天谢地,这里很凉爽。

    例:

    Store grains and cereals in a cool, dry place.

    把谷物和杂粮储存在凉爽、干燥的地方。

    3(衣服)凉快的

    Clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot in hot weather.

    双语例句

    例:

    In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.

    天气热时,你应该穿凉快舒适的衣服。

    4冷色的

    Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness.

    双语例句

    例:

    Choose a cool colour such as cream.

    选择一个冷色,比如乳白色。

    5冷静的

    If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are calm and unemotional, especially in a difficult situation.

    近义词

    calm

    双语例句

    例:

    He was marvellously cool again, smiling as if nothing had happened.

    他又变得出奇的冷静,微笑着,似乎什么都没有发生过一样。

    6冷漠的

    If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are unfriendly or not enthusiastic.

    双语例句

    例:

    I didn't like him at all. I thought he was cool, aloof, and arrogant.

    我一点都不喜欢他。我认为他冷漠、不合群又狂妄自大。

    7酷的 , 时尚的 , 吸引人的

    If you say that a person or thing is cool, you mean that they are fashionable and attractive.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was trying to be really cool and trendy.

    他总想变得又酷又时髦。

    例:

    That's a cool hat.

    那是一顶很酷的帽子。

    8冷静的

    If you say that someone is cool about something, you mean that they accept it and are not angry or upset about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bev was really cool about it all.

    贝文对这整件事都很冷静。

    9很棒的

    If you say that something or someone is cool, you think they are excellent in some way.

    近义词

    neat

    双语例句

    例:

    Kathleen gave me a really cool dress.

    凯瑟琳给了我一件很漂亮的衣服。

    例:

    He's such a cool guy.

    他这个人很棒。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 凉爽

    The cool is a temperature that is low but not very low.

    双语例句

    例:

    She walked into the cool of the hallway.

    她走入了凉爽的过道。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • cool down

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 降温(同)cool)

    To cool down means the same as to cool.

    双语例句

    例:

    Avoid putting your car away until the engine has cooled down.

    等发动机冷却之后再把汽车放回原处。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 平静下来 , 使平静

    If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.

    近义词

    calm down

    双语例句

    例:

    He has had time to cool down and look at what happened more objectively.

    他有时间平静下来,并且更加客观地考虑发生的一切。

  • cool off

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 变凉 , 使变凉

    If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.

    双语例句

    例:

    Maybe he's trying to cool off out there in the rain.

    可能他是想在外面的雨中凉快一下。

    例:

    She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off.

    她做了一个扇扇子的动作,假装使自己凉快一些。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 变冷静

    If someone cools off, they become less angry than they were.

    双语例句

    例:

    We've got to give him some time to cool off.

    我们必须给他时间让他冷静下来。

    VERB. 动词
  • cools , cooling , cooled

    1[I 不及物动词] 使变凉 , 变凉

    When something cools or when you cool it, it becomes lower in temperature.

    反义词

    warm , heat

    双语例句

    例:

    Drain the meat and allow it to cool.

    把肉沥干水分,然后放至冷却。

    例:

    Huge fans will have to cool the concrete floor to keep it below 150 degrees.

    为了让水泥地温度一直低于150度,必须用巨大的风扇来降温。

    例:

    a cooling breeze.

    一阵凉爽的微风。

    2[I 不及物动词] (情绪等)冷静下来

    When a feeling or emotion cools, or when you cool it, it becomes less powerful.

    双语例句

    例:

    Within a few minutes tempers had cooled.

    几分钟之内,情绪就平静了下来。

资料下载

    更多资料