单词详解

1.  adj.

A. 凉快的，凉爽的 (neither warm nor very cold)

A cool breeze brushed his face. 一阵凉风吹拂他的脸庞。

B. 冷静的，镇定的；冷漠的，厚颜无耻的 (psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike)

His manner was very cool. 他态度很冷淡。

2.  vt. & vi.

A.（使）变凉 (make cool or cooler)

Open the windows to cool the room. 打开窗子让房间变凉些。

B.（使）冷静 (lose intensity)

He gradually cooled on the project. 他渐渐地对那项计划不热心了。

相关词组

1. cool down 冷静下来，冷却　　

It took him a long time to cool down after the argument. 争论过后好久，他才得以平静下来。

2. cool off 凉快一下，冷静下来，冷淡，不感兴趣　　

Let's have ice-cream to cool off. 咱们吃点冰淇淋凉快凉快吧。

相关单词

形容词：coolish

副词：coolly

形容词比较级：cooler

最高级：coolest

名词：coolness

过去式：cooled

过去分词：cooled

现在分词：cooling

第三人称单数：cools