cool
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cool1 /kuːl/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative cooler, superlative 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 cold2 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 calm4 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 fashionable5 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 [uncountable] the coolness of the nights 夜晚的凉爽 —coolly adverb 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 [intransitive, transitive] (also cool down)COLD to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder （使）变凉，冷却2 [intransitive]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 spoken4 cool your heels WAITto be forced to wait 不得不等候，久等5 cool down phrasal verb 6 cool off phrasal verb → See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
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 daycool3 noun 1 the cool COLDa temperature that is pleasantly cold 〔气温的〕凉爽，清凉2 keep your cool CALMto remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation 保持冷静3 lose your cool ANGRYFRIGHTENEDto stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation 失去冷静Examples from the Corpus
cool• He liked to take a stroll in the cool of the evening.cool4 adverb 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 colin cold, in not low often Corpus temperature, but
cool
cool1 S2 W3 /kuːl/ 
adjective (comparative cooler, superlative coolest)
She swam out into the cool water.
The evening air was cool.
Relax in the sun with a cool drink.
the cooler weather of September
2. CLOTHING clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot:
a cool cotton dress
3. CALM calm and not nervous, upset, or excited
keep/stay cool
his ability to keep cool in a crisis
She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber.
Outwardly she is cool, calm, and collected.
a cool customer (=someone who always behaves calmly)
Keep a cool head (=stay calm).
4. APPROVAL informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire – used in order to show approval:
She’s pretty cool.
You look cool in denim.
Cool bike__
‘I’m thinking of studying abroad.’ ‘Really? Cool.’
5. AGREEMENT spoken used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you:
OK, Ryan, that’s cool, I can do it.
‘I just have to go, you know.’ ‘It’s all right, it’s cool.’
‘I’m finished.’ ‘Cool.’
cool about
My mum was cool about whatever I wore.
something is cool with somebody
Is Friday cool with you guys?
somebody is cool with something
‘Do you want to come over and watch a video tonight?’ ‘I’m cool with that.’
6. NOT FRIENDLY behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect:
My proposal met with a cool response.
Luke gave her a cool look.
7. COLOUR a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things
8. a cool million/hundred thousand etc informal a surprisingly large amount of money:
He earns a cool half million every year.
—coolness noun [uncountable]:
the coolness of the nights
—coolly adverb:
She nodded coolly and walked out.
cool2 S2 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] (also cool down) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder:
The air conditioning doesn’t seem to be cooling the room much.
Allow the biscuits to cool for five minutes.
a cooling breeze
2. [intransitive] if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong:
The affair had cooled, on her side at least.
When tempers had cooled, he apologized.
3. cool it spoken
a. used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent etc:
Come on now – calm down, cool it.
b. to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been:
He was getting more serious about her. It was time to cool it.
4. cool your heels to be forced to wait:
I’ll put him in a cell to cool his heels for a bit.
cool down phrasal verb
1. to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder:
The air has cooled down a little now.
cool somebody/something ↔ down
A cold beer will cool you down.
2. to become calm after being angry:
After I cooled down I realized I had been wrong.
cool off phrasal verb
1. to return to a normal temperature after being hot:
Cool off with an iced drink.
By late autumn Mediterranean islands have cooled off, and can have rainy days.
2. to become calm after being angry
SYN calm down:
He slammed the door and went for a walk to cool off.
cool3 noun1. the cool a temperature that is pleasantly cold
the cool of
They went for a stroll in the cool of the evening.
2. keep your cool to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation:
I must keep my cool, she thought; losing my temper isn’t going to help.
3. lose your cool to stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation:
Kenneth finally lost his cool with a photographer, and threatened to hit him.
cool4 adverb
play it cool to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc:
She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.
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adjective (comparative cooler, superlative coolest) Language: Old English
Origin: col
1. TEMPERATURE low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels pleasant:Origin: col
2. CLOTHING clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot:
3. CALM calm and not nervous, upset, or excited
keep/stay cool
4. APPROVAL informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire – used in order to show approval:
5. AGREEMENT spoken used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you:
cool about
something is cool with somebody
somebody is cool with something
6. NOT FRIENDLY behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect:
7. COLOUR a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things
8. a cool million/hundred thousand etc informal a surprisingly large amount of money:
—coolness noun [uncountable]:
—coolly adverb:
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] (also cool down) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder: 2. [intransitive] if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong:
3. cool it spoken
a. used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent etc:
b. to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been:
4. cool your heels to be forced to wait:
cool down phrasal verb
1. to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder:
cool somebody/something ↔ down
2. to become calm after being angry:
cool off phrasal verb
1. to return to a normal temperature after being hot:
2. to become calm after being angry
SYN calm down:
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noun1. the cool a temperature that is pleasantly coldthe cool of
2. keep your cool to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation:
3. lose your cool to stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation:
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adverbplay it cool to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc:
cold having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked 指寒冷的、冷的，（食物、饮料）凉的、冷的 ：◆ I'm cold. Turn the heating up. 我觉得冷，把暖气温度调高一点。 ◆ Outside it was bitterly cold. 外面非常寒冷。 ◆ a cold wind 寒风 ◆ hot and cold water 热水和凉水 ◆ It's cold chicken for lunch. 午餐有鸡肉冷盘。 cool ( fairly cold, especially in a pleasant wayoften
指凉爽的、凉快的 ：◆ a long cool drink 一大口冷饮 ◆ We found a cool place to sit. 我们找了一个凉快的地方坐下来。 freezing extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius 指极冷的、冰冻的、冰点以下的 ：◆ It's absolutely freezing outside. 外面冷得不得了。 ◆ I'm freezing! 我要冻僵了！ chilly ( too cold to be comfortablerather
指寒冷的、阴冷的 ：◆ Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later. 带件大衣，过一会儿天气可能会变冷。 lukewarm ( slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant wayoften
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的 ：◆ Her coffee was now lukewarm. 她的咖啡变得微温。 tepid ( slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant wayoften
指微温的、不冷不热的、温吞的 ：◆ a jug of tepid water 一壶温水
lukewarm or tepid? 用 lukewarm 还是 tepid？
There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words. 以上两词在含义和用法上无实际区别。
Patterns
to feel/get cold/cool/chillycold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food a cold/cool drink It's cold/chilly/freezing outside.
great ( very good; giving a lot of pleasure指美妙的、好极的、使人快乐的 ：◆ We had a great time in Madrid. 我们在马德里玩得很开心。 cool ( used to show that you admire or approve of sth, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different指因时髦、漂亮或与众不同而令人钦佩的、绝妙的、顶呱呱的 ：◆ I think their new song's really cool. 我认为他们的新歌棒极了。 fantastic ( extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure指极好的、了不起的、非常愉快的 ：◆ 'How was your holiday?' 'Fantastic!' “你假期过得好吗？” “棒极了！” fabulous ( extremely good指极好的、绝妙的 ：◆ Jane's a fabulous cook. 简的烹饪技巧堪称一绝。 Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.* fabulous 较这组词中的其他词稍显过时。 terrific ( extremely good; wonderful指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的 ：◆ She's doing a terrific job. 她活儿干得真棒。 brilliant ( extremely good; wonderfulBrE 指极好的、绝妙的、了不起的 ：◆ 'How was the show?' 'Brilliant!' “演出怎么样？” “棒极了！” awesome ( very good, impressive, or enjoyableespecially
NAmE 指极好的、令人惊叹的、极好玩的 ：◆ The show was just awesome. 演出实在棒极了。 epic ( very good, impressive or enjoyable极好的；给人深刻印象的；令人愉快的 ：◆ The adventure and action are truly epic in scope. 惊险刺激的动作场面的确壮观。
Patterns
to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesomereally great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesomeabsolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
