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Cool Adj Graded 例:The Behaviour Angry Person Phrase Temperature

单词 cool
音标
英[ku:l] 美[kul]
解释
adj.冷静的;凉爽的;一流的;孤傲冷漠的;vt.& vi.(使)变凉;(使)冷静,使冷却;变凉,冷却;平息;n.凉气,凉快的地方;凉爽,凉爽的空气;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
凉的;凉爽的;温度不高的
Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
例:I felt a current of cool air...我感觉到一阵凉风。
例:The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath...这水比小孩的洗澡水稍微凉一些。

ADJ-GRADED
凉快的;凉爽的
If it is cool, or if a place is cool, the temperature of the air is low but not very low.
例:Thank goodness it's cool in here...谢天谢地,这里面挺凉快。
例:Store grains and cereals in a cool, dry place.将粮食和谷物储存在阴凉干燥的地方。

ADJ-GRADED
(衣服等)让人感觉凉爽的
Clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot in hot weather.
例:In warm weather, you should wear clothing that is cool and comfortable.在热天里,应该穿凉快舒适的衣服。

ADJ-GRADED
(颜色)冷的;冷色调的
Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness.
例:Choose a cool colour such as cream...选择冷色系,比如乳白色。
例:The drawing-room was a cool silver green.客厅是冷色调的银绿色。

V-ERG
(使)变凉;(使)冷却;(使)降温
When something cools or when you cool it, it becomes lower in temperature.
例:Drain the meat and allow it to cool...把肉沥干水,让它冷却。
例:Huge fans will have to cool the concrete floor to keep it below 150 degrees.必须用巨大的风扇来冷却混凝土地面,将其温度控制在150度以下。

V-ERG
(感觉、感情等)变淡,减弱,减少
When a feeling or emotion cools, or when you cool it, it becomes less powerful.
例:Within a few minutes tempers had cooled...几分钟之内,火气就变小了。
例:His weird behaviour had cooled her passion.他奇怪的举动使得她的激情冷却。

ADJ-GRADED
(人、行为等)冷静的,沉着的,泰然自若的
If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are calm and unemotional, especially in a difficult situation.
例:He was marvelously cool again, smiling as if nothing had happened...他又变得出奇地冷静,微笑着,好像什么也没有发生过。
例:At that, Reno lost her cool composure.听了那句话,雷诺失去了冷静。

ADJ-GRADED
(人、行为等)冷漠的,冷淡的,不友善的
If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are unfriendly or not enthusiastic.
例:I didn't like him at all. I thought he was cool, aloof, and arrogant...我一点也不喜欢他,觉得他冷漠、孤僻而且傲慢。
例:The idea met with a cool response...人们对这个想法反应冷淡。

ADJ-GRADED
(人、行为等)酷的,时尚的,吸引人的
If you say that a person or their behaviour is cool, you mean that they are fashionable and attractive.
例:He was trying to be really cool and trendy.他竭力想扮酷,赶时髦。
例:...some 15-year-old kid who thinks it's cool to do heroin.认为吸食海洛因很酷的一个15岁的孩子

ADJ-GRADED
坦然接受的;心平气和的
If you say that someone is cool about something, you mean that they accept it and are not angry or upset about it.
例:Bev was really cool about it all.贝芙对这一切都表现得相当平静。

ADJ-GRADED
非常好的;特别棒的;绝妙的
If you say that something is cool, you think it is very good.
例:Kathleen gave me a really cool dress.凯瑟琳给了我一件非常漂亮的衣服。

ADJ-GRADED
(尤指轻易得到的数额)巨大的,整整
You can use cool to emphasize that an amount or figure is very large, especially when it has been obtained easily.
例:Columbia recently resigned the band for a cool $30 million.哥伦比亚唱片公司最近以3,000万美元的高价再次签下这个乐队。

PHRASE
冷静下来;别激动
If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
例:Can't you guys just cool it?你们能不能冷静一下?

PHRASE
保持冷静/失去冷静
If you keep your cool in a difficult situation, you manage to remain calm. If you lose your cool, you get angry or upset.
例:She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the ordeal...她保持着冷静与克制,努力使自己走出了这次痛苦的经历。
例:The big Irishman was on the verge of losing his cool.那个高大的爱尔兰人快要失去冷静了。

PHRASE
假装冷静;故作镇定
If you play it cool, you deliberately behave in a calm, unemotional way because you do not want people to know you are enthusiastic or angry about something.
例:It's ridiculous to play it cool if someone you're mad about is mad about you too.如果让你生气的人也在生你的气,而你还要假装冷静,那就太可笑了。
变形
third:cools~done:cooled~est:coolest~ing:cooling~er:cooler~past:cooled~

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