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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.
例句
I felt a current of cool air...
我感觉到一阵凉风。
The water was slightly cooler than a child's bath...
这水比小孩的洗澡水稍微凉一些。
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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.
例句
Thank goodness it's cool in here...
谢天谢地，这里面挺凉快。
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。
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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.
例句
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
(颜色)冷的;冷色调的
Cool colours are light colours which give an impression of coolness.
例句
Choose a cool colour such as cream...
选择冷色系，比如乳白色。
The drawing-room was a cool silver green.
客厅是冷色调的银绿色。
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V-ERG
(使)变凉;(使)冷却;(使)降温
When something cools or when you cool it, it becomes lower in temperature.
例句
Drain the meat and allow it to cool...
把肉沥干水，让它冷却。
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。
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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.
例句
Within a few minutes tempers had cooled...
几分钟之内，火气就变小了。
His weird behaviour had cooled her passion.
他奇怪的举动使得她的激情冷却。
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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.
例句
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。
At that, Reno lost her cool composure.
听了那句话，雷诺失去了冷静。
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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.
例句
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。
The idea met with a cool response...
人们对这个想法反应冷淡。
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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.
例句
He was trying to be really cool and trendy.
他竭力想扮酷，赶时髦。
...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
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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.
例句
Bev was really cool about it all.
贝芙对这一切都表现得相当平静。
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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.
例句
Kathleen gave me a really cool dress.
凯瑟琳给了我一件非常漂亮的衣服。
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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.
例句
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。
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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.
例句
Can't you guys just cool it?
你们能不能冷静一下？
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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.
例句
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。
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。
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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.
例句
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。