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cool1 /kuːl/ ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp cooler, superlativesupl coolest)  
1  temperature 温度COLD low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels pleasant 凉的，凉爽的
 She swam out into the cool water.
她往外游向清凉的水里。
 The evening air was cool.
夜晚的空气很凉爽。
 Relax in the sun with a cool drink.
在阳光下喝杯清凉饮料放松一下。
 the cooler weather of September
九月较凉爽的天气
► see thesaurus at cold
2  clothing 服装 clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot 〔衣服〕凉爽的
 a cool cotton dress
凉爽的棉布连衣裙
3  calm 冷静的CALM calm and not nervous, upset, or excited 冷静的；沉着的
keep/stay cool
 his ability to keep cool in a crisis
他处变不惊的能力
 She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber.
她看上去很能干，而且非常冷静。
 Outwardly she is cool, calm, and collected.
她外表看起来沉着冷静、镇定自若。
 a cool customer (=someone who always behaves calmly)
总能保持冷静的人
 Keep a cool head (=stay calm).
保持头脑冷静。
► see thesaurus at calm
4  approval 赞许 informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire – used in order to show approval 极有魅力的，时髦的；酷的，棒的〔含褒义〕
 She’s pretty cool.
她很有魅力。
 You look cool in denim.
你穿牛仔服很酷。
 Cool bike!
好酷的自行车！
 ‘I’m thinking of studying abroad.’ ‘Really? Cool.’
“我在考虑出国留学。”“真的？那好啊。”
► see thesaurus at fashionable
5  agreement 同意 spokenCONVENIENT used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you 没问题，能接受，好
 OK, Ryan, that’s cool, I can do it.
行啊，瑞安，那没问题，这事我能做。
 ‘I just have to go, you know.’ ‘It’s all right, it’s cool.’
“你知道，我得走了。”“行啊，没问题。”
 ‘I’m finished.’ ‘Cool.’
“我完成了。”“好的。”
cool about
 My mum was cool about whatever I wore.
我穿什么我妈妈都没意见。
something is cool with somebody
 Is Friday cool with you guys?
星期五你们行不行？
somebody is cool with something
 ‘Do you want to come over and watch a video tonight?’ ‘I’m cool with that.’
“今晚你想不想过来看录像？”“那好啊。”
6  not friendly 不友好的UNFRIENDLY behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect 冷漠的，冷淡的
 My proposal met with a cool response.
我的提议反应冷淡。
 Luke gave her a cool look.
卢克冷冷地看了她一眼。
7. colour 颜色CC a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things 冷色调的，〔颜色〕给人凉爽感觉的
8  a cool million/hundred thousand etc informalMONEY a surprisingly large amount of money 足足100万/10万等〔表示金额大得令人惊奇〕
—coolness noun [uncountableU]
 the coolness of the nights
夜晚的凉爽
—coolly adverbadv
 She nodded coolly and walked out.
她冷冷地点点头就走出去了。
Examples from the Corpus
cool• Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool.• Oh, look at you, you look so cool.• Pizza, yeah, that would be cool.• Her gaze was decidedly cool.• She felt cool and in control until they called out her name.• It was a lot cooler and windier than earlier in the week.• Although the days are very hot, it's much cooler at night.• Can I interest you in a nice, cool drink?• Set peel aside in a cool dry place overnight.• Store the seeds in a cool, dry place.• To put a cool hand in the world that had daunted my adult sleep.• Ruth put her cool hand on my burning forehead.• It gets much cooler in the evenings.• Madison is a really cool name for a girl.• She felt a fleeting distant surprise as the cool night air whispered over her skin.• The warm eggs hatch as larger babies than the cool ones.• It's much cooler over here in the shade.• Rune's whole body shivered as her cool palms moved spasmodically over his heated flesh.• Medicine should always be stored in a cool place.• Summer is the time for cool, refreshing fruit salads.• The cool relationship between the two men affected the entire team.• Cover and let rest for 1 hour at cool room temperature or for up to 4 hours in the refrigerator before serving.• a cool sea breeze• These are the coolest shoes.• He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.• Most of the other students were too cool to have done anything hasty like purchase the books for the course.• I slid into bed between cool white sheets.
cool head• About the Holocaust, Ludens had prided himself on keeping, as a historian, a cool head.• It was therefore essential to have a co-organizer, some one who would keep a cool head.• With only nine more needed after the interval it had come down to the batsmen keeping cool heads.• Mr Spinetta has, however, shown a cool head in the way he has used the money at his disposal.
look cool• To feel cool on those steamy, languid summer days ahead, it helps to look cool.• Vashti McKenzie, looking cool and calm in a royal blue Africaninspired two-piece dress that swept the floor.• He looked cool and infinitely experienced, listening apparently with grave attention to the herald's formal announcement.• At the moment it was half open, the dim light in the hall looking cool and restful after the outside glare.• For these folks, the images and text that are supposed to look cool appear as a confusing jumble.• It looks cool, it's well put together, and the keyboard and mice are well thought out.• Doesn't Mr Hipsway look cool, ladies?
it’s cool• The time I like best is the evening when it's cool.• There's a second road, parallel to Main Street, up the hill because it's cooler.• Once it's cool, cover it and keep it at 5°C or colder, or freeze it.• Why it's cool to be gone with the wind.• It's cooling, you might say.
cool look• Take a long, cool look at your shares.
cool2 ●●○ S3 verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also cool down)COLD to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder （使）变凉，冷却
2  [intransitiveI]LESS if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong 〔感情、情绪或关系〕冷下来，冷却，变淡
3  cool it spoken
Examples from the Corpus
cool it• It was time to cool it.• Man, this is my way to cool it.• Party chiefs told her to cool it.• The few black independent aldermen were moving around, helping cool it.• The refrigerant carries the heat to the outside coil where the fan cools it, blowing the heat into the outside air.• Cool it, guys. Just play the game.• When the hopped wort has been cooled it is run to fermenting vessels where it meets its destiny with yeast.• As the granite cooled it squeezed out hot fluids containing mineral ores in solution.• Fluke found out how cool it suddenly is to not like blacks again.• We already know who won, so cool it with the promos.
4  cool your heels WAITto be forced to wait 不得不等候，久等
Examples from the Corpus
cool your heels• Basically, if you believe the law of averages, 1996 should be a year for mutual funds to cool their heels.• If a man was workshy and mutinous I would put him in a cell to cool his heels for a while.• He was ushered forward after cooling his heels for four minutes.• I had to cool my heels in a long line at the checkout.• As things turned out, I had a week to cool my heels in New York.• Our sources, who are cooling their heels waiting for chips, continue to think Intel is having problems making the parts.• His office says he has kept at least 20 top-flight journalists and analysts cooling their heels waiting to interview him since October.
5 cool down phrasal verbphr v 
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cool down• If the engine overheats, switch it off and do not start it again until it has cooled down.• It's been hot all summer, but it's finally starting to cool down a little.
6 cool off phrasal verbphr v 
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cool• Interest in the toys is finally cooling.• Most liquids contract steadily as they cool.• She took the cake out of the oven and left it on the kitchen table to cool.• The magma would then cool and harden, adding to the four-mile-thick slab of moving crust.• An electrically heated wire is cooled by the flow, the rate of cooling depending on the velocity.• Blow on the soup first to cool it.• He'd cool off while he took a walk.• Leave to cool on a wire rack. 7 Decorate with glacé fruits and drizzle with glacé icing.• Remove and allow to cool slightly.• Cool the cookies before storing them in an airtight container.• Cool the jam by stirring it before putting it into jars.• Pausing to get his bearings, he blew furiously on his fingers to cool them down.• a drink that will cool you down on a hot summer day
cool3 noun  
1  the cool COLDa temperature that is pleasantly cold 〔气温的〕凉爽，清凉
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cool of• That said, they did attract an audience decked out in all the cool of high fashion.• Others sat out on carpets beneath the shady trees enjoying the cool of the evening.• From the cool of this cloister the island-dotted sea shimmered in the sunlight.• It was Sippy Suds, his horrendous odors mysteriously absent in the cool of the night.• I was anxious to head off in the cool of the day but Chutra dawdled infuriatingly.• Emily unlocked the door and moved into the cool of the hallway, putting down her bag gratefully.• You see, it can even happen to the coolest of dudes.• The occasional guard braved the discomfort for a few minutes before retiring to the cool of the corridors.
2  keep your cool CALMto remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation 保持冷静
Examples from the Corpus
keep your cool• Kick the day into action with refreshing Celsius Body Splash Opposite, below: keep your cool even when working up a sweat.• Instead, Dukakis kept his cool and sealed his candidacy's doom.• He should go out and have a beer with you, not just keep his cool with the unit...• Oxford kept their cool though and came up with a winner 5 minutes from time.• The waitress was really busy, but she kept her cool.• You've got to keep your cool, you've got to be strong in the head.• One of the best tips is to keep your cool.• She'd fancied him for ages and when he asked her out she managed to keep her cool even though she felt faint.• Weaver keeps his cool while all those around him are losing theirs.
3  lose your cool ANGRYFRIGHTENEDto stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation 失去冷静
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lose your cool• Kenneth finally lost his cool with a photographer this morning, and threatened to hit him.• Gable lost his cool with his pal Spencer Tracy who often tested the patience of his peers.• I should not have lost my cool and behaved in that manner.• He lost his cool and kicked out two stumps during a frustrating day when he beat the bat consistently.• Sam was a real gentleman who never lost his cool.• In this situation, it hardly ever helps if you start shouting or losing your cool.• Sometimes she lost her cool and I thought she stepped out of her role as therapist.• But she was not the only one who was losing her cool.
Examples from the Corpus
cool• He liked to take a stroll in the cool of the evening.
cool4 adverbadv  
1 play it cool CALMto behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc 表现得冷静
 She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.
她不愿让他看到自己有多生气，装得冷静点总是好办法。
Origin cool1
Old English col
cool1 adjectiveadjcool2 verbcool3 nouncool4 adverbadv
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