Definition of cool in English:

cool

adjective kuːlkul

1Of or at a fairly low temperature.
凉快的；凉爽的
it'll be a cool afternoon
将会是个凉爽的下午。
the wind kept them cool
风使他们凉快。
Example sentencesExamples
- The weather was cool enough to wear pants, but not yet cold enough for a jacket.
- If grain is stored into the following summer, run fans only at night when the temperature is fairly cool.
- Leave until cool enough to handle, then peel them and cut into wedges.
- We have been getting good afternoon showers with fairly cool nights, a welcome change from the heat.
- However, up in the mountainous region like this also brought cold wind and cool temperature.
- The North Sea's cool surface temperature keeps eastern areas colder than those further west.
- It was a beautiful fall day, the kind where the temperature is cool but not too chilly, so you can get away with wearing your jacket open.
- Debbie's having air con installed today at work so it should be a bit better over there, I'll just have to direct my fan on to the air con unit to keep it cool!
- Keep the water cool because the body absorbs water at a cool temperature quicker than if very cold or hot.
- By the 27th, a strong cold front would be bringing strong winds and very cool temperatures.
- When buying seeds look at where and how the seed is stored - cool, dry positions are best.
- The air was cool against their skin, contrasting with the heat inside the passageway.
- It was the last day of October, a chilly afternoon with cool winds blowing in from the ocean.
- By cool room temperature I mean an unheated castle in the English countryside in December.
- Bring in pots of fuchsia and pelargoniums and keep them in a light, cool frost - free place.
- It was late afternoon, and fairly cool, but the USAID official was sweating heavily.
- Her hands felt cool against his burning skin as she lifted his arm.
- Convection is the dissipation of heat when relatively cool air passes over exposed skin.
- Unseasonably cool weather also contributed to track records in four competition categories.
- I smiled and climbed the ladder into the hay loft, shivering in the refreshingly cool air.
Synonyms
chilly, cold
fresh, crisp, refreshing, invigorating, bracing, brisk
unheated, draughty
informal nippy
British informal parky
literary chill
1. 1.1 Soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature.
  凉爽的；清凉的
  a long, cool glass of orange juice
  一大杯清凉的橙汁。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He said putting the top of the can on his lips, enjoying the cool refreshing drink.
  I knew it was an oasis of cold drinks, cool grasses and music in the park.
  The cool and refreshing water caressed his lips, he drank but as he swallowed, his throat sent searing pain to his brain.
  She was drinking the cool, crisp water before the beginning of the journey.
  And that would be more refreshing than a cool, crisp cola on a hot summer's day.
  Jabu bathed his feet in the cool refreshing river as the cows drank their fill.
  Glasses of blissfully cool water were brought forth and each gulped the refreshment down like a castaway.
  It was cool enough to be refreshing but not so cold that you froze.
  The ocean air was refreshing and a cool breeze had tempered the thick Hawaiian heat.
  Brian filled the glass with nice, cool, fresh beer.
  We then went for a stroll through the village, and had a cool, refreshing drink in a bar, before going back to collect our bags for the night.
  The beer had been refreshingly good, like a cool breeze in a glass, and I had another.
  He then took off his glasses and started to bring the cool refreshing water up to his face.
  A pleasantly cool breeze was drifting in though the half-open window behind Maui.
  At such times, the tongue and the throat crave for nothing more than a long drink of fresh, cool water.
  After the initial shock of the cold, she found the water rather cool and refreshing.
  He splashed the water on his face and found it refreshingly cool, he dipped his head under and felt the chill run through his body.
  It's as if your body is charged with new energy when you bend down on hands and knees, cup your hands and drink the cool, fresh liquid.
  The cool refreshing water moistened his throat and gave him chills down his back.
  I closed my eyes again and imagined myself in a cool, refreshing blue pool.
  Synonyms
  chilly, cold
2. 1.2 (especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot.
  （尤指衣服）凉快的
  a cool cotton dress
  Example sentencesExamples
  I remembered that my father wore velvet coats in the winter and cool shirts in the summer.
  Caroline was wearing a cool summer dress.
  Cool, cotton clothes are a must in the heat and humidity, but cover up to visit palaces and temples.
  Light, comfortable, and cool clothing is a must for carnival in Jamaica.
  The enemy were strong, and could easily fight in the sun in their surprisingly cool robes.
3. 1.3 (of a colour) containing pale blue, green, or grey tones.
  （颜色）冷色的
  the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues
  浴室全是玻璃和各种柔和的冷色蓝。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The holes reveal a layered and textured vista in cool greens and blues, evoking a landscape.
  Also notable is the cool palette of blue, gray, and green, evoking the fresh feeling of a typical day by the bay.
  To lift a ceiling, select a pale tint of a cool hue such as green or blue.
  Typical of country cottage gardens, cool colours such as pale blue, soft pink and mauve provide clouds of colour that are restful and tranquil.
  The basic contrast is between warm and cool colours.
  Ahead of us the greys, cool greens and off whites of the Corsican mountains spread out toward the horizon.
  The cool greens, blues and violets should be used in rooms with southern or even western exposure.
  Although its colours were cool, they were not cold, nor were they intimidating and unwelcoming.
  The roomy public areas sport a combination of cool tones, and colour and texture contrasts in reds and terracotta.
  He shared, too, their use of strong line, cool colour, and fanciful decoration.
  The floor was carpeted in a cool blue, the walls painted a paler version of the same colour.
  Instead of going for red, orange or yellow, try a cool tone, such as green or blue.
  Now everything fell into place and conveyed a beautiful idea in the harmonious blend of warm and cool colours chosen by the artists.
  He builds up the paint around the drawing in a narrow range of relatively cool hues.
  Use green or pink toned grey with cool toned furnishings to avoid it from feeling like an icebox.
  Now turquoise is heading out of the bathroom and into other living areas with a new range of cool hues predicted to be the next trend in home products.
  He bathed Anniesland Cross in colours to match the seasons - cool blue for winter, green for spring flowers.
2Showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project.
（对人）冷淡的；（对想法或计划）不热心的
he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre
他对建立研究中心的建议反应冷淡。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, the idea has received a cool reception from employers, who believe it is unrealistic for all but a very few companies and employees.
- Throughout his life Louis treated her with a cool reserve.
- His relationship with his wife has broken down and his two sons are distant and cool with him.
- The government s plan to provide corporations with tax incentives to employ new workers over the next three years, starting from this year, has been generally greeted with a cool response.
- Most environmental non-governmental organisations have been cool to the idea of funding rehabilitation projects.
Synonyms
unenthusiastic, lukewarm, tepid, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted, negative
unfriendly, distant, remote, aloof, cold, chilly, frosty, unwelcoming, inhospitable, unresponsive, uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, detached, impersonal, dispassionate, undemonstrative, uncommunicative, unfeeling, unemotional, emotionless
informal stand-offish, off, offish, unenthused
rare Olympian, gelid
1. 2.1 Free from excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion.
  冷静的；沉着的
  he prided himself on keeping a cool head
  他为自己保持冷静而骄傲。
  she seems cool, calm, and collected
  她看上去沉着冷静。
  Example sentencesExamples
  King can make plays with his feet, which Gruden loves, and he's very cool under pressure.
  Despite these additional pressures, the bride-to-be is keeping a cool head.
  It is legislation that has been driven by reaction and by emotion rather than cool thought.
  The one Sunderland player who remained cool under this pressure was Thomas Sorenson.
  Now ambulance staff have praised the Wigginton youngster for keeping a cool head and raising the alarm.
  I try to be cool, calm and collective even in some severely testing situations.
  Although he sensed a stew of emotions bubbling beneath her cool exterior, she never gave a sign of them in her eyes.
  Britain's first mainstream female football presenter is cool, poised and confident.
  He is cool and controlled.
  As difficult as it is to go against your instincts and emotions, you must control them and keep a cool head.
  The Swede is known for keeping a cool head but said this was his nature, although bosses owe it to their teams to be confident and positive.
  He was calm, cool and collected, working fast without emotion, just like the others.
  He's so cool, calm and collected that he keeps me in check.
  I wanted to be cool, calm and collected; at least in front of my audience.
  His voice cracks with emotion as he tries to retain his cool composure.
  His goal was reward for keeping a cool head and desperately trying to be in the right place at the right time.
  It's not often, especially in recent times, that his team have looked so cool and unruffled.
  His voice was so calm, so cool and collected, I almost felt close to swooning.
  The World Cup will test Logan's nerve, show if she can stay cool under pressure.
  As an actor, Richardson conveys just the right kind of austere intelligence where cool logic triumphs over emotion every time.
  Synonyms
  calm, {cool, calm, and collected}, composed, as cool as a cucumber, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, self-possessed, controlled, self-controlled, poised
  serene, tranquil, relaxed, unruffled, unperturbed, unflustered, undisturbed, unagitated, unmoved, unbothered, untroubled
  equable, even-tempered, imperturbable, placid, quiet, sedate, unexcitable, impassive, dispassionate, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid
  informal unflappable, unfazed, together, laid-back, chilled
  rare equanimous
2. 2.2 (of jazz) restrained and relaxed.
  （爵士乐，尤指现代爵士乐）有节制的；放松的
  Example sentencesExamples
  His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion.
  The gazebo of the amphitheatre was the perfect setting for their ethereal fusion of cool jazz and old-time calypso.
  Even today, more than 40 years since it was first cut, it's still one of the most iconic tracks to come out of jazz's cool school.
  When the band plays, the jazz is cool, the atmosphere is laid-back and the bar service is quiet but efficient.
  Throw in waltzes, cool jazz, quasi-hymns, slinky beats and some country, and this might be the man's most musically diverse album.
3informal Fashionably attractive or impressive.
〈非正式〉酷的
youngsters are turning to smoking because they think it makes them appear cool
年轻人抽烟是因为他们认为那样看起来很酷。
Example sentencesExamples
- There's just something so cool about a band doing a free in-store performance.
- Still there was an end aim, a cool bar and cool free food and cool company.
- Be happy that you found someone cool to hang out with.
- Certainly, as a corrective to some of the more po-faced excesses of cool London club culture, rave was a blast of fresh air, an important rupture.
- They had great food, there was always a good environment, and they played cool music in the background.
- I've never been near here before, but the lights of Sydney look so cool at night.
- Her style is different from anyone else I know, which made her totally cool in my book.
- On Waltz Across America, the band comes together for a very cool live collection of some of their biggest and best songs.
- It was a hot basement but a cool crowd, free wine, very nice shop, and really good discussion afterwards.
- Across the road is the Turbine Hall, also a cool music venue.
- I want to devote my thirties to having babies, minding them and being free from the constant pursuit of cool clothes.
- One of the coolest bands of the 1970s has survived to still make cool music.
- The music is cool, with decent people depending on the night and great bartenders.
- Who is going to replace her as the model of cool, trendy fashion on TV?
- You will win a really cool prize. A prize so cool, I can't even tell you what it is at risk of upsetting contestants who don't win.
- It is a very cool collection of photographs from around New York.
- It's an unpretentious medley of old and new - the perfect antidote to the self-consciously cool bars of Dublin.
- I eventually went insane but I sure collected a lot of free cool stuff.
- It's still cool that we get free memberships and extra bandwidth and whatnot.
- You could get a lot of cool free stuff from the manufacturers.
Synonyms
fashionable, stylish, chic, up to the minute
sophisticated, cosmopolitan, elegant
French le dernier cri
informal trendy, funky, with it, hip, in, big, happening, now, groovy, sharp, swinging
North American informal kicky, tony, fly, stylin'
US informal on fleek, down
1. 3.1 Excellent.
  好极了的
  as exclamation our office was a sunny room with a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool!
  我们那个办公室阳光充足，计算机甚至不用自己去插电源。棒极了！
  Example sentencesExamples
  I didn't know all planets and planetoids were officially supposed to be named after gods of mythology - cool!
  They are however looking for other indie kids who are unique in exactly the same way as them - cool, huh?
  Tomorrow I also get to see my nephew again for the first time in a month and a half - cool!
  Synonyms
  very good, superb, outstanding, magnificent, of high quality, of the highest quality, of the highest standard, exceptional, marvellous, wonderful, sublime, perfect, eminent, pre-eminent, matchless, peerless, supreme, first-rate, first-class, superior, superlative, splendid, admirable, worthy, sterling, fine
2. 3.2 Used to express acceptance of or agreement with something.
  用以表示接受或同意好的；不错
  if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool
  如果有人想要在我们的俱乐部撒撒野，那也没事。
  I told Bill that I was going to write the final draft of the script and he was cool with that
  Example sentencesExamples
  And that's cool if it's going to get you out and involved now, but stay involved after that.
  I work hard at things to improve, but I also realize it takes time and I'm cool with that.
  No, it's cool; I don't mind talking about that.
  There were a few people who said they were cool with it, but they are totally outweighed by those who decry it as a crime against nature.
  If that's not your thing, that's cool by me, but know that it's encouraged and applauded in this community.
4a cool —informal Used to emphasize the size of an amount of money.
research for a new drug can cost a cool £50 million
研制一种新药可能花费整整5，000万英镑。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its got a top speed of 185 and would cost you a cool £110,000 to drive off the forecourt.
- Belfasts bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million
- A two-piece suit from this guy comes in at a cool two grand, so is unlikely to be realistic unless I win the lottery.

noun kuːlkul

mass noun

1the coolA fairly low temperature.
凉快的；凉爽的
the cool of the night air
夜晚凉爽的空气。
Example sentencesExamples
- There, we fished the ocean from the beaches, waiting until the sunbathers had cooked themselves enough first and the evening cool arrived.
- Emma was shocked at the electricity that had passed between them, an instant heat despite the cool of the June night.
- In the summer he is sheltered from heat and flies during the day while turning out at evening to enjoy the cool.
- Again, Saoirse shivered pleasantly, enjoying the cool of his hands against her warm, humming skin.
- It was night now, I could feel the cool of night in the air, and smell it in the breeze.
- All was forgotten in the evening cool of the Greek capital for a few hours at least.
- She sat well back from the fire; the night cool had not set in yet.
- Pushing back the sheets, Loraine lay on her back, staring about at the shadowed room in the pale cool of night.
Synonyms
chill, chilliness, coldness
coolness, freshness, crispness
1. 1.1 A time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low.
  凉快的时间（或地点）
  the cool of the day
  夜晚凉爽的空气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the cool of the evening as the day winds down, they gather again for a cold beer or a Pernod.
  Autumn hits hard here and the windows are blurred in the cool of the night but over the mountains there is blue sky and promise of a warm day to burn away the mist.
  He is really on his way to pick berries, isn't he, in the cool of the morning.
  Sometimes a few small boys are scrabbling about on a road or an old lady is sitting out in the cool of an evening.
  The lizards are active for several hours during the relative cool of morning and again in the early evening.
  With a bit of effort you rise from you seat and wander out into the cool of the night.
  Shivering in the cool of the night, she wrapped her arms around her, running her hands along the goosebumps on her arms.
  Now that the sun has set and the cool of the evening has come, some of the warmth we absorbed is flowing back towards her.
  Summers at Valley Forge are miserably hot and sticky - not at all like the breezy cool of the Kenyan highlands.
  In the cool of the evening, the inn was abuzz with activity.
  It's best then to fish in the cool of the dawn or even at night when they are actively on the rampage.
  That girl had walked with Carlos once down this avenue, once in the cool of the evening, to see a foreign film.
  He did not read it, nor even glance at it, but put it straight into the fire the slaves had so painstakingly built up against the cool of the evening.
  As they sit at the openings of their tents in the cool of the summer evening, on the completion of a long journey, they break out into song.
  I wandered round the town yesterday evening, and it seemed as if everybody was out and about enjoying the relative cool of the evening.
  In the cool of the evening I made my way back to the Ramblas, and took up station among the buzzing crowds for the Giants' Parade.
  She went outside to mooch around the garden in the cool of the night.
  What better way to end a hot summer's day than to sit back to enjoy the cool of the evening with the latest gripping novel.
  Greece is hot in the summer, so make like the locals: take long siestas, then stay up late, letting the kids play in the cool of the night while you linger in a taverna.
  There were plenty of choices and in the cool of the evening it was inviting to just sit there and enjoy.
2Calmness; composure.
平静；镇静
he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us
他恢复了平静，接着朝我们笑了起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hopefully, he'll recover his stony-faced cool in time to thwart the intergalactic threat.
- For all her cool and calmness, she liked insulting my older brother.
- His point guard play is a picture of composure and cool.
- Jason was shocked, he had never seen Vanessa lose her cool and show an emotion.
- Losing her temper and cool with the various journalists tasked to interview her seemed only to increase the public's antipathy towards her as a mother.
- What it's all about really is keeping your cool under pressure in the sunny days ahead.
3The quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive.
〈非正式〉酷的
all the cool of high fashion
最新式样的全部时尚品质。
Example sentencesExamples
- Casual fashion from the 70s and 80s is the latest street cool, apparently.
- Topshop was one of the pioneers of turning catwalk cool into high street hip, and it has been hailed as Fashion Retailer Of The Year, not once but twice.
- Now Giorgio Armani, one of the world's most influential fashion designers, is bringing his unique brand of Italian cool to Edinburgh.

verb kuːlkul

1Become or make less hot.
（使）变凉；（使）变凉快
no object we dived into the river to cool off
我们潜到河里凉快一下。
with object cool the pastry for five minutes
把糕点凉5分钟。
Example sentencesExamples
- The molten lava in contact with the air cools quickly to form a skin over the flow.
- We let these cool on the cooling rack and we made the icing.
- It started to cool off today, at last, much to Dolly's relief.
- I'll return to the tidying and cataloguing when the weather cools down a bit.
- The temperatures rarely reach into the 90s during the day and cool off dramatically at night.
- The downpour cooled off the searing heat but failed to ease the city's looming water shortage.
- The weather was beginning to cool, and the wind was blowing gently throughout the bushes and trees.
- Remove from heat once this temperature is reached, cool and store for use as needed.
- Some were using the fountains to cool off because it was so hot!
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin.
- Remove the cake from its tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
- Drain, reserving one cup cooking liquid, and cool to room temperature.
- It was scorching hot and, at some point in the afternoon when we'd all drunk a lot, some of the lads decided that it was time to cool off in the pool.
- If the weather is a bit warm, do the baking earlier and let the vegetables and cheese cool to room temperature before serving.
- Turn out on a rack to cool completely, then chill for at least two hours before serving.
- You couldn't imagine a hotter location during the day, but at night it cooled off.
- The weekend's fine weather was good news for Yorkshire's tourist industry and, of course, the baking heat sent many in search of ways to cool off.
- While humans try to cool off under the fan and the more fortunate in air-conditioned rooms, the wild and domestic animals are not so lucky.
- After they had cooled off in the sea, everyone walked over to the rocky side of the shore.
- At the end of the treatment, the samples were rapidly cooled to room temperature.
Synonyms
chill, refrigerate, make cold/colder
get cold/colder, cool down, lose heat
1. 1.1 Become or make calm or less excited.
  （使）冷静；（使）平静
  no object after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational
  冷静下来后，我意识到自己很不理智。
  with object George was trying to cool him down
  乔治正设法使他平静下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We well understood that it was to cool us down, to take the wind out of our sails.
  By the time lunch came around Aliena had cooled down and was hoping she stayed that way.
  But at least with letters you have time to cool off or sober up before you send an insulting missive winging through the ether.
  He would allow her to come back to him after she cooled off, and he would say nothing of it.
  There is need to cool off our tempers and stop fanning the embers of dissent and revolt for united we shall stand and divided we shall surely fall.
  Try not to bold it against her if she needs more time than you to cool off.
  Antony drove them back to the shed, he had cooled off a bit, and was in the process of changing the subject.
  The police were called to restore calm as Lee cooled down in the changing rooms.
  Mr Smith said that the drivers could have walked out on Christmas Eve but had decided to choose New Year's Day to give all parties a chance to cool off.
  They eventually calmed me down a bit, told me to leave the area and cool off.
  "He is quick to anger, but he cools down very fast, " said an association office bearer.
  By time he had gotten his food and sat down at a table in the corner, he had cooled off a bit.
  Jean had hopefully cooled off from this morning, and Roger didn't want to anger her again by being late.
  Just don't let it warm your heart so much that you let your anger cool.
  Maybe by the time school let out and she came home from work she would have cooled off a bit.
  Vicky breathed in the calm night air, but no amount of tranquility could cool her off.
  We literally had to pin him down until he cooled off.
  I am just going to take a month off to give him time to cool off a little and think twice about his insane plan.
  The agreement appeared to cool off tempers among local pensioners, as no rallies were reported in the Moscow region on Thursday.
  Eventually some of the remarks got a bit unpleasant and the ability to comment was temporarily suspended to allow everyone time to cool off.
  Synonyms
  calm down, recover/regain one's self-control, recover/regain one's composure, compose oneself, control oneself, pull oneself together, simmer down
2. 1.2cool outWest Indian no object Relax.
  a dreamy spot full of sunshine and sea where you could cool out and detox
  一个充满阳光的梦幻般的滨海地，在那里你可以放松下来戒掉酒瘾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I like to visit there with the family and friends, cool out at the little beaches and rivers.
  I remember hanging out by the river just to cool out and check out what's going on.
  I guess most people are just glad to not have to go into work and make the best of a holiday cooling out.
  Well, right now, I'm just here cooling out on the net.
  Pull out a chair for her, turn on the air for her and just cool out, cool out and listen to her
  I woke up late today and pretty much spent the day cooling out.
  He was merely cooling out waiting to play a match later that afternoon.
  Imagine it's Friday evening after a long day's work, you and several friends decide to cool out at a favorite watering hole.
  You can get as maudlin, dramatic and sentimental as you wish, without anyone telling you to snap out of it, cheer up, or cool out.
  When I get home this evening, I will get back to more mundane things, like just cooling out, or maybe I should go for a walk if I get home early enough as I haven't done that in a while.
  If she would just cool out and have a brew there would be perfect harmony and joy and one other person who could make a run to the liquor store.
  We were cooling out, sipping fermented sugar cane and chillin’ when, out of the blue a friend of his from England passed through the place.
  It's bad karma man, and you just need to cool out unless you want to be reincarnated as a sloth or filthy anteater.
  I go to the Hilton to cool out by the pool bar.
  My usual mode of dress for cooling out around the house is shirtless because of the warm ambient temperatures that this country usually boasts.
  Last night I really didn't do anything but cool out and blog.
  That's why I didn't send her to school, I wanted her to cool out for a while.
  I'd just go and cool out in a corner, I won't jump, because sometimes you could be jumping, enjoying yourself and accidentally touch somebody, then a fight will break out.
  Quite what the teenagers are thinking about when cooling out to this sort of thing is, of course, open to question.
  They just told him go in the back of the truck and cool out.

Phrases

keep (or lose) one's cool

informal Maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude.
〈非正式〉保持（或失去）冷静
he finally lost his cool with a photographer and threatened to hit him
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite the fact that he was vastly outnumbered John never lost his cool, stayed calm and came away with a deserved victory.
- Jake was cowering under the bridge, shivering, and panting, but trying to keep his cool and not blow his cover.
- We'll teach you how to keep your cool and stay calm in tight situations.
- He's trying to get control by making me lose my cool.
- William somehow managed to keep his cool and retain control of their car.
- She had to stay calm and keep her cool before the match.
- He has kept remarkably calm, refusing to lose his cool in the face of constant provocation.
- I finally lost my cool and told a youngster who'd been particularly loud and obnoxious to sit down and be quiet or I'd have him removed by theater staff.
- The next time something is pushing you to the boiling point, stop and think before you lose your cool and blow up.
- There are two kinds: people who freak out, and people who keep their cool.
Synonyms
become very angry, fly into a rage, explode, blow up, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, begin to rant and rave, flare up, boil over

too cool for school

informal Very cool or fashionable.
〈非正式〉很酷的，很时髦的
he has no brains, no looks, no personality, but he still thinks he's too cool for school
他脑子不灵，长相不佳，缺乏个性，可他仍然认为自己很酷。
Example sentencesExamples
- Score yourself some of these items and you just may be too cool for school!
- When we see Kate Moss looking too cool for school carrying the latest Mulberry bag, we immediately want one.
- Maybe just "too cool for school" is what I mean.
- You're just too cool for school, aren't you?
- The assistants look like they're too cool for school.
- So that guy was a little bit too cool for school, but there you go.
- The guy's too cool for school; he is very artsy, thinks outside the box, different.
- She is such a smart ass, a know-it-all, very too cool for school.
- We weren't trying to be too cool for school.
- The club was filled with 30-something skinny Brits who thought they were too cool for school.

cool it!

informal Behave in a less excitable manner.
〈非正式〉平静下来；冷静下来
cool it and tell me why you're so ecstatic
“冷静下来，告诉我你为什么这样欣喜若狂。”
Example sentencesExamples
- I got a certificate saying I've been admitted to the bar, and I've even got a wig, so cool it!
- I ask him to cool it, but he doesn't calm down that easily, so I think it's about something else.
- If you're not careful you'll be too tired to even lift the crown, cool it!

Derivatives

coolish

adjective

‘It was coolish,’ says Murray, by which he means an ambient temperature of minus 42 degrees Celsius.
Example sentencesExamples
- Better wine is actually coming out of California, from a coolish climate that should still make the cranky Pinot Noir faint.
- ‘The last week to 10 days have warmed up and I think the overall temperature for July will probably be average after a coolish start,’ he said.
- So to the story of the scoring of a game played in coolish conditions on a wet pitch and watched by a crowd of scarcely 200, 25 of which were from Carlow!
- We were ushered through to the comfortable bar area - again, decorated in coolish summer colours - where we pondered the menu over a glass of Kaliber low alcohol lager for me and an orange juice for Lili.
- The van lurched to a stop in a gravel parking lot of Wilkin's lake, the girls clambered out into the coolish air and grabbed their bags.
- Onions, which keep for ever in a coolish, dry place, go mouldy with the first raindrop.
- The style of winemaking is a perfect expression of the coolish climate and alluvial soils of the area.
- It was quite nice really but there was a coolish wind.
- It is a coolish early-summer evening, and a bleary grey dusk is gradually darkening into night.

Origin

Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to cold.

As early as the 1880s, cool, an Old English word related to cold, was being used by black Americans to mean ‘excellent, pleasing’, and ‘stylish’. It only became more widely known when people started associating it with jazz musicians with a restrained and relaxed style in the 1940s. It then declined in popularity for a decade or two before regaining its position as the top all-purpose affirmative. Cool as a cucumber is also older than might be expected, going back to the mid 18th century.

Rhymes

Banjul, befool, Boole, boule, boules, boulle, cagoule, drool, fool, ghoul, Joule, mewl, misrule, mule, O'Toole, pool, Poole, pul, pule, Raoul, rule, school, shul, sool, spool, Stamboul, stool, Thule, tomfool, tulle, you'll, yule

Definition of cool in US English:

cool

adjectiveko͞olkul

1Of or at a fairly low temperature.
凉快的；凉爽的
it'll be a cool afternoon
将会是个凉爽的下午。
the wind kept them cool
风使他们凉快。
Example sentencesExamples
- Her hands felt cool against his burning skin as she lifted his arm.
- By cool room temperature I mean an unheated castle in the English countryside in December.
- We have been getting good afternoon showers with fairly cool nights, a welcome change from the heat.
- However, up in the mountainous region like this also brought cold wind and cool temperature.
- If grain is stored into the following summer, run fans only at night when the temperature is fairly cool.
- Bring in pots of fuchsia and pelargoniums and keep them in a light, cool frost - free place.
- Leave until cool enough to handle, then peel them and cut into wedges.
- Keep the water cool because the body absorbs water at a cool temperature quicker than if very cold or hot.
- It was the last day of October, a chilly afternoon with cool winds blowing in from the ocean.
- It was a beautiful fall day, the kind where the temperature is cool but not too chilly, so you can get away with wearing your jacket open.
- I smiled and climbed the ladder into the hay loft, shivering in the refreshingly cool air.
- It was late afternoon, and fairly cool, but the USAID official was sweating heavily.
- By the 27th, a strong cold front would be bringing strong winds and very cool temperatures.
- Convection is the dissipation of heat when relatively cool air passes over exposed skin.
- The North Sea's cool surface temperature keeps eastern areas colder than those further west.
- Debbie's having air con installed today at work so it should be a bit better over there, I'll just have to direct my fan on to the air con unit to keep it cool!
- Unseasonably cool weather also contributed to track records in four competition categories.
- When buying seeds look at where and how the seed is stored - cool, dry positions are best.
- The air was cool against their skin, contrasting with the heat inside the passageway.
- The weather was cool enough to wear pants, but not yet cold enough for a jacket.
Synonyms
chilly, cold
1. 1.1 Soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature.
  凉爽的；清凉的
  a cool drink in the leafy shade
  figurative the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues
  浴室全是玻璃和各种柔和的冷色蓝。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Brian filled the glass with nice, cool, fresh beer.
  He then took off his glasses and started to bring the cool refreshing water up to his face.
  And that would be more refreshing than a cool, crisp cola on a hot summer's day.
  After the initial shock of the cold, she found the water rather cool and refreshing.
  The ocean air was refreshing and a cool breeze had tempered the thick Hawaiian heat.
  He splashed the water on his face and found it refreshingly cool, he dipped his head under and felt the chill run through his body.
  I knew it was an oasis of cold drinks, cool grasses and music in the park.
  The cool refreshing water moistened his throat and gave him chills down his back.
  He said putting the top of the can on his lips, enjoying the cool refreshing drink.
  It's as if your body is charged with new energy when you bend down on hands and knees, cup your hands and drink the cool, fresh liquid.
  The beer had been refreshingly good, like a cool breeze in a glass, and I had another.
  At such times, the tongue and the throat crave for nothing more than a long drink of fresh, cool water.
  Glasses of blissfully cool water were brought forth and each gulped the refreshment down like a castaway.
  A pleasantly cool breeze was drifting in though the half-open window behind Maui.
  I closed my eyes again and imagined myself in a cool, refreshing blue pool.
  It was cool enough to be refreshing but not so cold that you froze.
  The cool and refreshing water caressed his lips, he drank but as he swallowed, his throat sent searing pain to his brain.
  She was drinking the cool, crisp water before the beginning of the journey.
  Jabu bathed his feet in the cool refreshing river as the cows drank their fill.
  We then went for a stroll through the village, and had a cool, refreshing drink in a bar, before going back to collect our bags for the night.
  Synonyms
  chilly, cold
2. 1.2 (especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot.
  （尤指衣服）凉快的
  wear your cool, comfortable shirts
  Example sentencesExamples
  The enemy were strong, and could easily fight in the sun in their surprisingly cool robes.
  I remembered that my father wore velvet coats in the winter and cool shirts in the summer.
  Light, comfortable, and cool clothing is a must for carnival in Jamaica.
  Cool, cotton clothes are a must in the heat and humidity, but cover up to visit palaces and temples.
  Caroline was wearing a cool summer dress.
2Showing no friendliness toward a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project.
（对人）冷淡的；（对想法或计划）不热心的
he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research center
他对建立研究中心的建议反应冷淡。
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout his life Louis treated her with a cool reserve.
- The government s plan to provide corporations with tax incentives to employ new workers over the next three years, starting from this year, has been generally greeted with a cool response.
- However, the idea has received a cool reception from employers, who believe it is unrealistic for all but a very few companies and employees.
- Most environmental non-governmental organisations have been cool to the idea of funding rehabilitation projects.
- His relationship with his wife has broken down and his two sons are distant and cool with him.
Synonyms
unenthusiastic, lukewarm, tepid, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted, negative
1. 2.1 Free from excitement or anxiety.
  冷静的；沉着的
  he prided himself on keeping a cool head
  他为自己保持冷静而骄傲。
  she seems cool, calm, and collected
  她看上去沉着冷静。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Swede is known for keeping a cool head but said this was his nature, although bosses owe it to their teams to be confident and positive.
  Now ambulance staff have praised the Wigginton youngster for keeping a cool head and raising the alarm.
  As an actor, Richardson conveys just the right kind of austere intelligence where cool logic triumphs over emotion every time.
  King can make plays with his feet, which Gruden loves, and he's very cool under pressure.
  Britain's first mainstream female football presenter is cool, poised and confident.
  He's so cool, calm and collected that he keeps me in check.
  Despite these additional pressures, the bride-to-be is keeping a cool head.
  His goal was reward for keeping a cool head and desperately trying to be in the right place at the right time.
  I try to be cool, calm and collective even in some severely testing situations.
  Although he sensed a stew of emotions bubbling beneath her cool exterior, she never gave a sign of them in her eyes.
  The one Sunderland player who remained cool under this pressure was Thomas Sorenson.
  His voice cracks with emotion as he tries to retain his cool composure.
  It is legislation that has been driven by reaction and by emotion rather than cool thought.
  He is cool and controlled.
  I wanted to be cool, calm and collected; at least in front of my audience.
  He was calm, cool and collected, working fast without emotion, just like the others.
  The World Cup will test Logan's nerve, show if she can stay cool under pressure.
  It's not often, especially in recent times, that his team have looked so cool and unruffled.
  His voice was so calm, so cool and collected, I almost felt close to swooning.
  As difficult as it is to go against your instincts and emotions, you must control them and keep a cool head.
  Synonyms
  calm, cool, calm, and collected, composed, as cool as a cucumber, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, self-possessed, controlled, self-controlled, poised
2. 2.2 (of jazz, especially modern jazz) restrained and relaxed.
  （爵士乐，尤指现代爵士乐）有节制的；放松的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The gazebo of the amphitheatre was the perfect setting for their ethereal fusion of cool jazz and old-time calypso.
  Throw in waltzes, cool jazz, quasi-hymns, slinky beats and some country, and this might be the man's most musically diverse album.
  Even today, more than 40 years since it was first cut, it's still one of the most iconic tracks to come out of jazz's cool school.
  When the band plays, the jazz is cool, the atmosphere is laid-back and the bar service is quiet but efficient.
  His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion.
3informal Fashionably attractive or impressive.
〈非正式〉酷的
I always wore sunglasses to look cool
Example sentencesExamples
- There's just something so cool about a band doing a free in-store performance.
- It's an unpretentious medley of old and new - the perfect antidote to the self-consciously cool bars of Dublin.
- It's still cool that we get free memberships and extra bandwidth and whatnot.
- Certainly, as a corrective to some of the more po-faced excesses of cool London club culture, rave was a blast of fresh air, an important rupture.
- It was a hot basement but a cool crowd, free wine, very nice shop, and really good discussion afterwards.
- You could get a lot of cool free stuff from the manufacturers.
- It is a very cool collection of photographs from around New York.
- One of the coolest bands of the 1970s has survived to still make cool music.
- The music is cool, with decent people depending on the night and great bartenders.
- Still there was an end aim, a cool bar and cool free food and cool company.
- They had great food, there was always a good environment, and they played cool music in the background.
- Her style is different from anyone else I know, which made her totally cool in my book.
- Across the road is the Turbine Hall, also a cool music venue.
- Who is going to replace her as the model of cool, trendy fashion on TV?
- On Waltz Across America, the band comes together for a very cool live collection of some of their biggest and best songs.
- I've never been near here before, but the lights of Sydney look so cool at night.
- Be happy that you found someone cool to hang out with.
- I want to devote my thirties to having babies, minding them and being free from the constant pursuit of cool clothes.
- You will win a really cool prize. A prize so cool, I can't even tell you what it is at risk of upsetting contestants who don't win.
- I eventually went insane but I sure collected a lot of free cool stuff.
Synonyms
fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, up to date, bang up to date, up to the minute, modern, all the rage, modish, trendsetting, stylish, chic
1. 3.1 Excellent.
  好极了的
  as exclamation a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool!
  我们那个办公室阳光充足，计算机甚至不用自己去插电源。棒极了！
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tomorrow I also get to see my nephew again for the first time in a month and a half - cool!
  I didn't know all planets and planetoids were officially supposed to be named after gods of mythology - cool!
  They are however looking for other indie kids who are unique in exactly the same way as them - cool, huh?
  Synonyms
  very good, superb, outstanding, magnificent, of high quality, of the highest quality, of the highest standard, exceptional, marvellous, wonderful, sublime, perfect, eminent, pre-eminent, matchless, peerless, supreme, first-rate, first-class, superior, superlative, splendid, admirable, worthy, sterling, fine
2. 3.2 Used to express acceptance or agreement.
  用以表示接受或同意好的；不错
  if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool
  如果有人想要在我们的俱乐部撒撒野，那也没事。
4a cool —informal Used to emphasize a specified quantity or amount, especially of money.
〈非正式〉（尤指钱的数额）整整的；不折不扣的
a cool $15,000 to buy the franchise
Example sentencesExamples
- A two-piece suit from this guy comes in at a cool two grand, so is unlikely to be realistic unless I win the lottery.
- Belfasts bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million
- Its got a top speed of 185 and would cost you a cool £110,000 to drive off the forecourt.

nounko͞olkul

1the coolA fairly low temperature.
凉快的；凉爽的
the cool of the night air
夜晚凉爽的空气。
Example sentencesExamples
- In the summer he is sheltered from heat and flies during the day while turning out at evening to enjoy the cool.
- All was forgotten in the evening cool of the Greek capital for a few hours at least.
- She sat well back from the fire; the night cool had not set in yet.
- There, we fished the ocean from the beaches, waiting until the sunbathers had cooked themselves enough first and the evening cool arrived.
- It was night now, I could feel the cool of night in the air, and smell it in the breeze.
- Again, Saoirse shivered pleasantly, enjoying the cool of his hands against her warm, humming skin.
- Pushing back the sheets, Loraine lay on her back, staring about at the shadowed room in the pale cool of night.
- Emma was shocked at the electricity that had passed between them, an instant heat despite the cool of the June night.
Synonyms
chill, chilliness, coldness
1. 1.1 A time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low.
  凉快的时间（或地点）
  the cool of the evening
  夜晚凉爽的空气。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He did not read it, nor even glance at it, but put it straight into the fire the slaves had so painstakingly built up against the cool of the evening.
  She went outside to mooch around the garden in the cool of the night.
  In the cool of the evening I made my way back to the Ramblas, and took up station among the buzzing crowds for the Giants' Parade.
  Shivering in the cool of the night, she wrapped her arms around her, running her hands along the goosebumps on her arms.
  That girl had walked with Carlos once down this avenue, once in the cool of the evening, to see a foreign film.
  He is really on his way to pick berries, isn't he, in the cool of the morning.
  Sometimes a few small boys are scrabbling about on a road or an old lady is sitting out in the cool of an evening.
  Summers at Valley Forge are miserably hot and sticky - not at all like the breezy cool of the Kenyan highlands.
  There were plenty of choices and in the cool of the evening it was inviting to just sit there and enjoy.
  In the cool of the evening, the inn was abuzz with activity.
  I wandered round the town yesterday evening, and it seemed as if everybody was out and about enjoying the relative cool of the evening.
  It's best then to fish in the cool of the dawn or even at night when they are actively on the rampage.
  What better way to end a hot summer's day than to sit back to enjoy the cool of the evening with the latest gripping novel.
  Greece is hot in the summer, so make like the locals: take long siestas, then stay up late, letting the kids play in the cool of the night while you linger in a taverna.
  Now that the sun has set and the cool of the evening has come, some of the warmth we absorbed is flowing back towards her.
  As they sit at the openings of their tents in the cool of the summer evening, on the completion of a long journey, they break out into song.
  With a bit of effort you rise from you seat and wander out into the cool of the night.
  Autumn hits hard here and the windows are blurred in the cool of the night but over the mountains there is blue sky and promise of a warm day to burn away the mist.
  In the cool of the evening as the day winds down, they gather again for a cold beer or a Pernod.
  The lizards are active for several hours during the relative cool of morning and again in the early evening.
2Calmness; composure.
平静；镇静
he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us
他恢复了平静，接着朝我们笑了起来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Losing her temper and cool with the various journalists tasked to interview her seemed only to increase the public's antipathy towards her as a mother.
- Jason was shocked, he had never seen Vanessa lose her cool and show an emotion.
- What it's all about really is keeping your cool under pressure in the sunny days ahead.
- His point guard play is a picture of composure and cool.
- Hopefully, he'll recover his stony-faced cool in time to thwart the intergalactic threat.
- For all her cool and calmness, she liked insulting my older brother.
3The quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive.
〈非正式〉酷的
all the cool of high fashion
最新式样的全部时尚品质。
Example sentencesExamples
- Now Giorgio Armani, one of the world's most influential fashion designers, is bringing his unique brand of Italian cool to Edinburgh.
- Topshop was one of the pioneers of turning catwalk cool into high street hip, and it has been hailed as Fashion Retailer Of The Year, not once but twice.
- Casual fashion from the 70s and 80s is the latest street cool, apparently.

verbko͞olkul

1Become or cause to become less hot.
（使）变凉；（使）变凉快
no object we dived into the river to cool off
我们潜到河里凉快一下。
with object cool the pastry for five minutes
把糕点凉5分钟。
figurative his feelings for her took a long time to cool
〈喻〉他对她的感情很久才冷却下来。
Example sentencesExamples
- Remove the cake from its tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
- While humans try to cool off under the fan and the more fortunate in air-conditioned rooms, the wild and domestic animals are not so lucky.
- The weekend's fine weather was good news for Yorkshire's tourist industry and, of course, the baking heat sent many in search of ways to cool off.
- Remove from heat once this temperature is reached, cool and store for use as needed.
- After they had cooled off in the sea, everyone walked over to the rocky side of the shore.
- The downpour cooled off the searing heat but failed to ease the city's looming water shortage.
- The weather was beginning to cool, and the wind was blowing gently throughout the bushes and trees.
- It was scorching hot and, at some point in the afternoon when we'd all drunk a lot, some of the lads decided that it was time to cool off in the pool.
- Turn out on a rack to cool completely, then chill for at least two hours before serving.
- If the weather is a bit warm, do the baking earlier and let the vegetables and cheese cool to room temperature before serving.
- We let these cool on the cooling rack and we made the icing.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin.
- I'll return to the tidying and cataloguing when the weather cools down a bit.
- You couldn't imagine a hotter location during the day, but at night it cooled off.
- Drain, reserving one cup cooking liquid, and cool to room temperature.
- The temperatures rarely reach into the 90s during the day and cool off dramatically at night.
- It started to cool off today, at last, much to Dolly's relief.
- Some were using the fountains to cool off because it was so hot!
- The molten lava in contact with the air cools quickly to form a skin over the flow.
- At the end of the treatment, the samples were rapidly cooled to room temperature.
Synonyms
chill, refrigerate, make cold, make colder
get cold, get colder, cool down, lose heat
1. 1.1 Become or cause to become calm or less excited.
  （使）变凉；（使）变凉快
  no object after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational
  冷静下来后，我意识到自己很不理智。
  with object George was trying to cool him down
  乔治正设法使他平静下来。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By time he had gotten his food and sat down at a table in the corner, he had cooled off a bit.
  They eventually calmed me down a bit, told me to leave the area and cool off.
  There is need to cool off our tempers and stop fanning the embers of dissent and revolt for united we shall stand and divided we shall surely fall.
  Maybe by the time school let out and she came home from work she would have cooled off a bit.
  Just don't let it warm your heart so much that you let your anger cool.
  Mr Smith said that the drivers could have walked out on Christmas Eve but had decided to choose New Year's Day to give all parties a chance to cool off.
  He would allow her to come back to him after she cooled off, and he would say nothing of it.
  Eventually some of the remarks got a bit unpleasant and the ability to comment was temporarily suspended to allow everyone time to cool off.
  Jean had hopefully cooled off from this morning, and Roger didn't want to anger her again by being late.
  We well understood that it was to cool us down, to take the wind out of our sails.
  Antony drove them back to the shed, he had cooled off a bit, and was in the process of changing the subject.
  The agreement appeared to cool off tempers among local pensioners, as no rallies were reported in the Moscow region on Thursday.
  By the time lunch came around Aliena had cooled down and was hoping she stayed that way.
  Vicky breathed in the calm night air, but no amount of tranquility could cool her off.
  The police were called to restore calm as Lee cooled down in the changing rooms.
  "He is quick to anger, but he cools down very fast, " said an association office bearer.
  We literally had to pin him down until he cooled off.
  Try not to bold it against her if she needs more time than you to cool off.
  I am just going to take a month off to give him time to cool off a little and think twice about his insane plan.
  But at least with letters you have time to cool off or sober up before you send an insulting missive winging through the ether.
  Synonyms
  calm down, recover one's self-control, regain one's self-control, recover one's composure, regain one's composure, compose oneself, control oneself, pull oneself together, simmer down
2. 1.2cool down Recover from strenuous physical exertion by doing gentle stretches and exercises; warm down.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Before and after the test, be sure to walk for several minutes to let your body warm up and cool down.
  It also features a warm up and cool down section, lasting six minutes each.
  Just as Bethany began to tell her story, the team was ordered back into the pool for a cool down set.
  All the teams ran up to the pavilion to get some Gatorade and cool down before the next game began.
  Always warm up before activity, stretch gently and cool down at the end of exercise.
  He had just finished sparring, and was doing a little freestyle to cool down a bit.

Phrases

keep (or lose) one's cool

informal Maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude.
〈非正式〉保持（或失去）冷静
Example sentencesExamples
- She had to stay calm and keep her cool before the match.
- William somehow managed to keep his cool and retain control of their car.
- There are two kinds: people who freak out, and people who keep their cool.
- Despite the fact that he was vastly outnumbered John never lost his cool, stayed calm and came away with a deserved victory.
- We'll teach you how to keep your cool and stay calm in tight situations.
- The next time something is pushing you to the boiling point, stop and think before you lose your cool and blow up.
- I finally lost my cool and told a youngster who'd been particularly loud and obnoxious to sit down and be quiet or I'd have him removed by theater staff.
- He's trying to get control by making me lose my cool.
- He has kept remarkably calm, refusing to lose his cool in the face of constant provocation.
- Jake was cowering under the bridge, shivering, and panting, but trying to keep his cool and not blow his cover.
Synonyms
become very angry, fly into a rage, explode, blow up, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, begin to rant and rave, flare up, boil over

cool it

informal usually in imperativeBehave in a less excitable manner.
〈非正式〉平静下来；冷静下来
“Cool it and tell me why you're so ecstatic.”
“冷静下来，告诉我你为什么这样欣喜若狂。”
Example sentencesExamples
- I got a certificate saying I've been admitted to the bar, and I've even got a wig, so cool it!
- If you're not careful you'll be too tired to even lift the crown, cool it!
- I ask him to cool it, but he doesn't calm down that easily, so I think it's about something else.

Origin

Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to cold.

词汇	cool
释义	Definition of cool in English: cool adjective kuːlkul 1Of or at a fairly low temperature. 凉快的；凉爽的 it'll be a cool afternoon 将会是个凉爽的下午。 the wind kept them cool 风使他们凉快。 Example sentencesExamples The weather was cool enough to wear pants, but not yet cold enough for a jacket. If grain is stored into the following summer, run fans only at night when the temperature is fairly cool. Leave until cool enough to handle, then peel them and cut into wedges. We have been getting good afternoon showers with fairly cool nights, a welcome change from the heat. However, up in the mountainous region like this also brought cold wind and cool temperature. The North Sea's cool surface temperature keeps eastern areas colder than those further west. It was a beautiful fall day, the kind where the temperature is cool but not too chilly, so you can get away with wearing your jacket open. Debbie's having air con installed today at work so it should be a bit better over there, I'll just have to direct my fan on to the air con unit to keep it cool! Keep the water cool because the body absorbs water at a cool temperature quicker than if very cold or hot. By the 27th, a strong cold front would be bringing strong winds and very cool temperatures. When buying seeds look at where and how the seed is stored - cool, dry positions are best. The air was cool against their skin, contrasting with the heat inside the passageway. It was the last day of October, a chilly afternoon with cool winds blowing in from the ocean. By cool room temperature I mean an unheated castle in the English countryside in December. Bring in pots of fuchsia and pelargoniums and keep them in a light, cool frost - free place. It was late afternoon, and fairly cool, but the USAID official was sweating heavily. Her hands felt cool against his burning skin as she lifted his arm. Convection is the dissipation of heat when relatively cool air passes over exposed skin. Unseasonably cool weather also contributed to track records in four competition categories. I smiled and climbed the ladder into the hay loft, shivering in the refreshingly cool air. Synonyms chilly, cold fresh, crisp, refreshing, invigorating, bracing, brisk unheated, draughty informal nippy British informal parky literary chill 1.1 Soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature. 凉爽的；清凉的 a long, cool glass of orange juice 一大杯清凉的橙汁。 Example sentencesExamples He said putting the top of the can on his lips, enjoying the cool refreshing drink. I knew it was an oasis of cold drinks, cool grasses and music in the park. The cool and refreshing water caressed his lips, he drank but as he swallowed, his throat sent searing pain to his brain. She was drinking the cool, crisp water before the beginning of the journey. And that would be more refreshing than a cool, crisp cola on a hot summer's day. Jabu bathed his feet in the cool refreshing river as the cows drank their fill. Glasses of blissfully cool water were brought forth and each gulped the refreshment down like a castaway. It was cool enough to be refreshing but not so cold that you froze. The ocean air was refreshing and a cool breeze had tempered the thick Hawaiian heat. Brian filled the glass with nice, cool, fresh beer. We then went for a stroll through the village, and had a cool, refreshing drink in a bar, before going back to collect our bags for the night. The beer had been refreshingly good, like a cool breeze in a glass, and I had another. He then took off his glasses and started to bring the cool refreshing water up to his face. A pleasantly cool breeze was drifting in though the half-open window behind Maui. At such times, the tongue and the throat crave for nothing more than a long drink of fresh, cool water. After the initial shock of the cold, she found the water rather cool and refreshing. He splashed the water on his face and found it refreshingly cool, he dipped his head under and felt the chill run through his body. It's as if your body is charged with new energy when you bend down on hands and knees, cup your hands and drink the cool, fresh liquid. The cool refreshing water moistened his throat and gave him chills down his back. I closed my eyes again and imagined myself in a cool, refreshing blue pool. Synonyms chilly, cold 1.2 (especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot. （尤指衣服）凉快的 a cool cotton dress Example sentencesExamples I remembered that my father wore velvet coats in the winter and cool shirts in the summer. Caroline was wearing a cool summer dress. Cool, cotton clothes are a must in the heat and humidity, but cover up to visit palaces and temples. Light, comfortable, and cool clothing is a must for carnival in Jamaica. The enemy were strong, and could easily fight in the sun in their surprisingly cool robes. 1.3 (of a colour) containing pale blue, green, or grey tones. （颜色）冷色的 the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues 浴室全是玻璃和各种柔和的冷色蓝。 Example sentencesExamples The holes reveal a layered and textured vista in cool greens and blues, evoking a landscape. Also notable is the cool palette of blue, gray, and green, evoking the fresh feeling of a typical day by the bay. To lift a ceiling, select a pale tint of a cool hue such as green or blue. Typical of country cottage gardens, cool colours such as pale blue, soft pink and mauve provide clouds of colour that are restful and tranquil. The basic contrast is between warm and cool colours. Ahead of us the greys, cool greens and off whites of the Corsican mountains spread out toward the horizon. The cool greens, blues and violets should be used in rooms with southern or even western exposure. Although its colours were cool, they were not cold, nor were they intimidating and unwelcoming. The roomy public areas sport a combination of cool tones, and colour and texture contrasts in reds and terracotta. He shared, too, their use of strong line, cool colour, and fanciful decoration. The floor was carpeted in a cool blue, the walls painted a paler version of the same colour. Instead of going for red, orange or yellow, try a cool tone, such as green or blue. Now everything fell into place and conveyed a beautiful idea in the harmonious blend of warm and cool colours chosen by the artists. He builds up the paint around the drawing in a narrow range of relatively cool hues. Use green or pink toned grey with cool toned furnishings to avoid it from feeling like an icebox. Now turquoise is heading out of the bathroom and into other living areas with a new range of cool hues predicted to be the next trend in home products. He bathed Anniesland Cross in colours to match the seasons - cool blue for winter, green for spring flowers. 2Showing no friendliness towards a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project. （对人）冷淡的；（对想法或计划）不热心的 he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research centre 他对建立研究中心的建议反应冷淡。 Example sentencesExamples However, the idea has received a cool reception from employers, who believe it is unrealistic for all but a very few companies and employees. Throughout his life Louis treated her with a cool reserve. His relationship with his wife has broken down and his two sons are distant and cool with him. The government s plan to provide corporations with tax incentives to employ new workers over the next three years, starting from this year, has been generally greeted with a cool response. Most environmental non-governmental organisations have been cool to the idea of funding rehabilitation projects. Synonyms unenthusiastic, lukewarm, tepid, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted, negative unfriendly, distant, remote, aloof, cold, chilly, frosty, unwelcoming, inhospitable, unresponsive, uninterested, unconcerned, offhand, detached, impersonal, dispassionate, undemonstrative, uncommunicative, unfeeling, unemotional, emotionless informal stand-offish, off, offish, unenthused rare Olympian, gelid 2.1 Free from excitement, anxiety, or excessive emotion. 冷静的；沉着的 he prided himself on keeping a cool head 他为自己保持冷静而骄傲。 she seems cool, calm, and collected 她看上去沉着冷静。 Example sentencesExamples King can make plays with his feet, which Gruden loves, and he's very cool under pressure. Despite these additional pressures, the bride-to-be is keeping a cool head. It is legislation that has been driven by reaction and by emotion rather than cool thought. The one Sunderland player who remained cool under this pressure was Thomas Sorenson. Now ambulance staff have praised the Wigginton youngster for keeping a cool head and raising the alarm. I try to be cool, calm and collective even in some severely testing situations. Although he sensed a stew of emotions bubbling beneath her cool exterior, she never gave a sign of them in her eyes. Britain's first mainstream female football presenter is cool, poised and confident. He is cool and controlled. As difficult as it is to go against your instincts and emotions, you must control them and keep a cool head. The Swede is known for keeping a cool head but said this was his nature, although bosses owe it to their teams to be confident and positive. He was calm, cool and collected, working fast without emotion, just like the others. He's so cool, calm and collected that he keeps me in check. I wanted to be cool, calm and collected; at least in front of my audience. His voice cracks with emotion as he tries to retain his cool composure. His goal was reward for keeping a cool head and desperately trying to be in the right place at the right time. It's not often, especially in recent times, that his team have looked so cool and unruffled. His voice was so calm, so cool and collected, I almost felt close to swooning. The World Cup will test Logan's nerve, show if she can stay cool under pressure. As an actor, Richardson conveys just the right kind of austere intelligence where cool logic triumphs over emotion every time. Synonyms calm, {cool, calm, and collected}, composed, as cool as a cucumber, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, self-possessed, controlled, self-controlled, poised serene, tranquil, relaxed, unruffled, unperturbed, unflustered, undisturbed, unagitated, unmoved, unbothered, untroubled equable, even-tempered, imperturbable, placid, quiet, sedate, unexcitable, impassive, dispassionate, unemotional, phlegmatic, stolid informal unflappable, unfazed, together, laid-back, chilled rare equanimous 2.2 (of jazz) restrained and relaxed. （爵士乐，尤指现代爵士乐）有节制的；放松的 Example sentencesExamples His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion. The gazebo of the amphitheatre was the perfect setting for their ethereal fusion of cool jazz and old-time calypso. Even today, more than 40 years since it was first cut, it's still one of the most iconic tracks to come out of jazz's cool school. When the band plays, the jazz is cool, the atmosphere is laid-back and the bar service is quiet but efficient. Throw in waltzes, cool jazz, quasi-hymns, slinky beats and some country, and this might be the man's most musically diverse album. 3informal Fashionably attractive or impressive. 〈非正式〉酷的 youngsters are turning to smoking because they think it makes them appear cool 年轻人抽烟是因为他们认为那样看起来很酷。 Example sentencesExamples There's just something so cool about a band doing a free in-store performance. Still there was an end aim, a cool bar and cool free food and cool company. Be happy that you found someone cool to hang out with. Certainly, as a corrective to some of the more po-faced excesses of cool London club culture, rave was a blast of fresh air, an important rupture. They had great food, there was always a good environment, and they played cool music in the background. I've never been near here before, but the lights of Sydney look so cool at night. Her style is different from anyone else I know, which made her totally cool in my book. On Waltz Across America, the band comes together for a very cool live collection of some of their biggest and best songs. It was a hot basement but a cool crowd, free wine, very nice shop, and really good discussion afterwards. Across the road is the Turbine Hall, also a cool music venue. I want to devote my thirties to having babies, minding them and being free from the constant pursuit of cool clothes. One of the coolest bands of the 1970s has survived to still make cool music. The music is cool, with decent people depending on the night and great bartenders. Who is going to replace her as the model of cool, trendy fashion on TV? You will win a really cool prize. A prize so cool, I can't even tell you what it is at risk of upsetting contestants who don't win. It is a very cool collection of photographs from around New York. It's an unpretentious medley of old and new - the perfect antidote to the self-consciously cool bars of Dublin. I eventually went insane but I sure collected a lot of free cool stuff. It's still cool that we get free memberships and extra bandwidth and whatnot. You could get a lot of cool free stuff from the manufacturers. Synonyms fashionable, stylish, chic, up to the minute sophisticated, cosmopolitan, elegant French le dernier cri informal trendy, funky, with it, hip, in, big, happening, now, groovy, sharp, swinging North American informal kicky, tony, fly, stylin' US informal on fleek, down 3.1 Excellent. 好极了的 as exclamation our office was a sunny room with a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool! 我们那个办公室阳光充足，计算机甚至不用自己去插电源。棒极了！ Example sentencesExamples I didn't know all planets and planetoids were officially supposed to be named after gods of mythology - cool! They are however looking for other indie kids who are unique in exactly the same way as them - cool, huh? Tomorrow I also get to see my nephew again for the first time in a month and a half - cool! Synonyms very good, superb, outstanding, magnificent, of high quality, of the highest quality, of the highest standard, exceptional, marvellous, wonderful, sublime, perfect, eminent, pre-eminent, matchless, peerless, supreme, first-rate, first-class, superior, superlative, splendid, admirable, worthy, sterling, fine 3.2 Used to express acceptance of or agreement with something. 用以表示接受或同意好的；不错 if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool 如果有人想要在我们的俱乐部撒撒野，那也没事。 I told Bill that I was going to write the final draft of the script and he was cool with that Example sentencesExamples And that's cool if it's going to get you out and involved now, but stay involved after that. I work hard at things to improve, but I also realize it takes time and I'm cool with that. No, it's cool; I don't mind talking about that. There were a few people who said they were cool with it, but they are totally outweighed by those who decry it as a crime against nature. If that's not your thing, that's cool by me, but know that it's encouraged and applauded in this community. 4a cool —informal Used to emphasize the size of an amount of money. research for a new drug can cost a cool £50 million 研制一种新药可能花费整整5，000万英镑。 Example sentencesExamples Its got a top speed of 185 and would cost you a cool £110,000 to drive off the forecourt. Belfasts bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million A two-piece suit from this guy comes in at a cool two grand, so is unlikely to be realistic unless I win the lottery. noun kuːlkul mass noun 1the coolA fairly low temperature. 凉快的；凉爽的 the cool of the night air 夜晚凉爽的空气。 Example sentencesExamples There, we fished the ocean from the beaches, waiting until the sunbathers had cooked themselves enough first and the evening cool arrived. Emma was shocked at the electricity that had passed between them, an instant heat despite the cool of the June night. In the summer he is sheltered from heat and flies during the day while turning out at evening to enjoy the cool. Again, Saoirse shivered pleasantly, enjoying the cool of his hands against her warm, humming skin. It was night now, I could feel the cool of night in the air, and smell it in the breeze. All was forgotten in the evening cool of the Greek capital for a few hours at least. She sat well back from the fire; the night cool had not set in yet. Pushing back the sheets, Loraine lay on her back, staring about at the shadowed room in the pale cool of night. Synonyms chill, chilliness, coldness coolness, freshness, crispness 1.1 A time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low. 凉快的时间（或地点） the cool of the day 夜晚凉爽的空气。 Example sentencesExamples In the cool of the evening as the day winds down, they gather again for a cold beer or a Pernod. Autumn hits hard here and the windows are blurred in the cool of the night but over the mountains there is blue sky and promise of a warm day to burn away the mist. He is really on his way to pick berries, isn't he, in the cool of the morning. Sometimes a few small boys are scrabbling about on a road or an old lady is sitting out in the cool of an evening. The lizards are active for several hours during the relative cool of morning and again in the early evening. With a bit of effort you rise from you seat and wander out into the cool of the night. Shivering in the cool of the night, she wrapped her arms around her, running her hands along the goosebumps on her arms. Now that the sun has set and the cool of the evening has come, some of the warmth we absorbed is flowing back towards her. Summers at Valley Forge are miserably hot and sticky - not at all like the breezy cool of the Kenyan highlands. In the cool of the evening, the inn was abuzz with activity. It's best then to fish in the cool of the dawn or even at night when they are actively on the rampage. That girl had walked with Carlos once down this avenue, once in the cool of the evening, to see a foreign film. He did not read it, nor even glance at it, but put it straight into the fire the slaves had so painstakingly built up against the cool of the evening. As they sit at the openings of their tents in the cool of the summer evening, on the completion of a long journey, they break out into song. I wandered round the town yesterday evening, and it seemed as if everybody was out and about enjoying the relative cool of the evening. In the cool of the evening I made my way back to the Ramblas, and took up station among the buzzing crowds for the Giants' Parade. She went outside to mooch around the garden in the cool of the night. What better way to end a hot summer's day than to sit back to enjoy the cool of the evening with the latest gripping novel. Greece is hot in the summer, so make like the locals: take long siestas, then stay up late, letting the kids play in the cool of the night while you linger in a taverna. There were plenty of choices and in the cool of the evening it was inviting to just sit there and enjoy. 2Calmness; composure. 平静；镇静 he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us 他恢复了平静，接着朝我们笑了起来。 Example sentencesExamples Hopefully, he'll recover his stony-faced cool in time to thwart the intergalactic threat. For all her cool and calmness, she liked insulting my older brother. His point guard play is a picture of composure and cool. Jason was shocked, he had never seen Vanessa lose her cool and show an emotion. Losing her temper and cool with the various journalists tasked to interview her seemed only to increase the public's antipathy towards her as a mother. What it's all about really is keeping your cool under pressure in the sunny days ahead. 3The quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive. 〈非正式〉酷的 all the cool of high fashion 最新式样的全部时尚品质。 Example sentencesExamples Casual fashion from the 70s and 80s is the latest street cool, apparently. Topshop was one of the pioneers of turning catwalk cool into high street hip, and it has been hailed as Fashion Retailer Of The Year, not once but twice. Now Giorgio Armani, one of the world's most influential fashion designers, is bringing his unique brand of Italian cool to Edinburgh. verb kuːlkul 1Become or make less hot. （使）变凉；（使）变凉快 no object we dived into the river to cool off 我们潜到河里凉快一下。 with object cool the pastry for five minutes 把糕点凉5分钟。 Example sentencesExamples The molten lava in contact with the air cools quickly to form a skin over the flow. We let these cool on the cooling rack and we made the icing. It started to cool off today, at last, much to Dolly's relief. I'll return to the tidying and cataloguing when the weather cools down a bit. The temperatures rarely reach into the 90s during the day and cool off dramatically at night. The downpour cooled off the searing heat but failed to ease the city's looming water shortage. The weather was beginning to cool, and the wind was blowing gently throughout the bushes and trees. Remove from heat once this temperature is reached, cool and store for use as needed. Some were using the fountains to cool off because it was so hot! Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin. Remove the cake from its tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack. Drain, reserving one cup cooking liquid, and cool to room temperature. It was scorching hot and, at some point in the afternoon when we'd all drunk a lot, some of the lads decided that it was time to cool off in the pool. If the weather is a bit warm, do the baking earlier and let the vegetables and cheese cool to room temperature before serving. Turn out on a rack to cool completely, then chill for at least two hours before serving. You couldn't imagine a hotter location during the day, but at night it cooled off. The weekend's fine weather was good news for Yorkshire's tourist industry and, of course, the baking heat sent many in search of ways to cool off. While humans try to cool off under the fan and the more fortunate in air-conditioned rooms, the wild and domestic animals are not so lucky. After they had cooled off in the sea, everyone walked over to the rocky side of the shore. At the end of the treatment, the samples were rapidly cooled to room temperature. Synonyms chill, refrigerate, make cold/colder get cold/colder, cool down, lose heat 1.1 Become or make calm or less excited. （使）冷静；（使）平静 no object after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational 冷静下来后，我意识到自己很不理智。 with object George was trying to cool him down 乔治正设法使他平静下来。 Example sentencesExamples We well understood that it was to cool us down, to take the wind out of our sails. By the time lunch came around Aliena had cooled down and was hoping she stayed that way. But at least with letters you have time to cool off or sober up before you send an insulting missive winging through the ether. He would allow her to come back to him after she cooled off, and he would say nothing of it. There is need to cool off our tempers and stop fanning the embers of dissent and revolt for united we shall stand and divided we shall surely fall. Try not to bold it against her if she needs more time than you to cool off. Antony drove them back to the shed, he had cooled off a bit, and was in the process of changing the subject. The police were called to restore calm as Lee cooled down in the changing rooms. Mr Smith said that the drivers could have walked out on Christmas Eve but had decided to choose New Year's Day to give all parties a chance to cool off. They eventually calmed me down a bit, told me to leave the area and cool off. "He is quick to anger, but he cools down very fast, " said an association office bearer. By time he had gotten his food and sat down at a table in the corner, he had cooled off a bit. Jean had hopefully cooled off from this morning, and Roger didn't want to anger her again by being late. Just don't let it warm your heart so much that you let your anger cool. Maybe by the time school let out and she came home from work she would have cooled off a bit. Vicky breathed in the calm night air, but no amount of tranquility could cool her off. We literally had to pin him down until he cooled off. I am just going to take a month off to give him time to cool off a little and think twice about his insane plan. The agreement appeared to cool off tempers among local pensioners, as no rallies were reported in the Moscow region on Thursday. Eventually some of the remarks got a bit unpleasant and the ability to comment was temporarily suspended to allow everyone time to cool off. Synonyms calm down, recover/regain one's self-control, recover/regain one's composure, compose oneself, control oneself, pull oneself together, simmer down 1.2cool outWest Indian no object Relax. a dreamy spot full of sunshine and sea where you could cool out and detox 一个充满阳光的梦幻般的滨海地，在那里你可以放松下来戒掉酒瘾。 Example sentencesExamples I like to visit there with the family and friends, cool out at the little beaches and rivers. I remember hanging out by the river just to cool out and check out what's going on. I guess most people are just glad to not have to go into work and make the best of a holiday cooling out. Well, right now, I'm just here cooling out on the net. Pull out a chair for her, turn on the air for her and just cool out, cool out and listen to her I woke up late today and pretty much spent the day cooling out. He was merely cooling out waiting to play a match later that afternoon. Imagine it's Friday evening after a long day's work, you and several friends decide to cool out at a favorite watering hole. You can get as maudlin, dramatic and sentimental as you wish, without anyone telling you to snap out of it, cheer up, or cool out. When I get home this evening, I will get back to more mundane things, like just cooling out, or maybe I should go for a walk if I get home early enough as I haven't done that in a while. If she would just cool out and have a brew there would be perfect harmony and joy and one other person who could make a run to the liquor store. We were cooling out, sipping fermented sugar cane and chillin’ when, out of the blue a friend of his from England passed through the place. It's bad karma man, and you just need to cool out unless you want to be reincarnated as a sloth or filthy anteater. I go to the Hilton to cool out by the pool bar. My usual mode of dress for cooling out around the house is shirtless because of the warm ambient temperatures that this country usually boasts. Last night I really didn't do anything but cool out and blog. That's why I didn't send her to school, I wanted her to cool out for a while. I'd just go and cool out in a corner, I won't jump, because sometimes you could be jumping, enjoying yourself and accidentally touch somebody, then a fight will break out. Quite what the teenagers are thinking about when cooling out to this sort of thing is, of course, open to question. They just told him go in the back of the truck and cool out. Phrases keep (or lose) one's cool informal Maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude. 〈非正式〉保持（或失去）冷静 he finally lost his cool with a photographer and threatened to hit him Example sentencesExamples Despite the fact that he was vastly outnumbered John never lost his cool, stayed calm and came away with a deserved victory. Jake was cowering under the bridge, shivering, and panting, but trying to keep his cool and not blow his cover. We'll teach you how to keep your cool and stay calm in tight situations. He's trying to get control by making me lose my cool. William somehow managed to keep his cool and retain control of their car. She had to stay calm and keep her cool before the match. He has kept remarkably calm, refusing to lose his cool in the face of constant provocation. I finally lost my cool and told a youngster who'd been particularly loud and obnoxious to sit down and be quiet or I'd have him removed by theater staff. The next time something is pushing you to the boiling point, stop and think before you lose your cool and blow up. There are two kinds: people who freak out, and people who keep their cool. Synonyms become very angry, fly into a rage, explode, blow up, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, begin to rant and rave, flare up, boil over too cool for school informal Very cool or fashionable. 〈非正式〉很酷的，很时髦的 he has no brains, no looks, no personality, but he still thinks he's too cool for school 他脑子不灵，长相不佳，缺乏个性，可他仍然认为自己很酷。 Example sentencesExamples Score yourself some of these items and you just may be too cool for school! When we see Kate Moss looking too cool for school carrying the latest Mulberry bag, we immediately want one. Maybe just "too cool for school" is what I mean. You're just too cool for school, aren't you? The assistants look like they're too cool for school. So that guy was a little bit too cool for school, but there you go. The guy's too cool for school; he is very artsy, thinks outside the box, different. She is such a smart ass, a know-it-all, very too cool for school. We weren't trying to be too cool for school. The club was filled with 30-something skinny Brits who thought they were too cool for school. cool it! informal Behave in a less excitable manner. 〈非正式〉平静下来；冷静下来 cool it and tell me why you're so ecstatic “冷静下来，告诉我你为什么这样欣喜若狂。” Example sentencesExamples I got a certificate saying I've been admitted to the bar, and I've even got a wig, so cool it! I ask him to cool it, but he doesn't calm down that easily, so I think it's about something else. If you're not careful you'll be too tired to even lift the crown, cool it! Derivatives coolish adjective ‘It was coolish,’ says Murray, by which he means an ambient temperature of minus 42 degrees Celsius. Example sentencesExamples Better wine is actually coming out of California, from a coolish climate that should still make the cranky Pinot Noir faint. ‘The last week to 10 days have warmed up and I think the overall temperature for July will probably be average after a coolish start,’ he said. So to the story of the scoring of a game played in coolish conditions on a wet pitch and watched by a crowd of scarcely 200, 25 of which were from Carlow! We were ushered through to the comfortable bar area - again, decorated in coolish summer colours - where we pondered the menu over a glass of Kaliber low alcohol lager for me and an orange juice for Lili. The van lurched to a stop in a gravel parking lot of Wilkin's lake, the girls clambered out into the coolish air and grabbed their bags. Onions, which keep for ever in a coolish, dry place, go mouldy with the first raindrop. The style of winemaking is a perfect expression of the coolish climate and alluvial soils of the area. It was quite nice really but there was a coolish wind. It is a coolish early-summer evening, and a bleary grey dusk is gradually darkening into night. Origin Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to cold. As early as the 1880s, cool, an Old English word related to cold, was being used by black Americans to mean ‘excellent, pleasing’, and ‘stylish’. It only became more widely known when people started associating it with jazz musicians with a restrained and relaxed style in the 1940s. It then declined in popularity for a decade or two before regaining its position as the top all-purpose affirmative. Cool as a cucumber is also older than might be expected, going back to the mid 18th century. Rhymes Banjul, befool, Boole, boule, boules, boulle, cagoule, drool, fool, ghoul, Joule, mewl, misrule, mule, O'Toole, pool, Poole, pul, pule, Raoul, rule, school, shul, sool, spool, Stamboul, stool, Thule, tomfool, tulle, you'll, yule adj.1 phr. Definition of cool in US English: cool adjectiveko͞olkul 1Of or at a fairly low temperature. 凉快的；凉爽的 it'll be a cool afternoon 将会是个凉爽的下午。 the wind kept them cool 风使他们凉快。 Example sentencesExamples Her hands felt cool against his burning skin as she lifted his arm. By cool room temperature I mean an unheated castle in the English countryside in December. We have been getting good afternoon showers with fairly cool nights, a welcome change from the heat. However, up in the mountainous region like this also brought cold wind and cool temperature. If grain is stored into the following summer, run fans only at night when the temperature is fairly cool. Bring in pots of fuchsia and pelargoniums and keep them in a light, cool frost - free place. Leave until cool enough to handle, then peel them and cut into wedges. Keep the water cool because the body absorbs water at a cool temperature quicker than if very cold or hot. It was the last day of October, a chilly afternoon with cool winds blowing in from the ocean. It was a beautiful fall day, the kind where the temperature is cool but not too chilly, so you can get away with wearing your jacket open. I smiled and climbed the ladder into the hay loft, shivering in the refreshingly cool air. It was late afternoon, and fairly cool, but the USAID official was sweating heavily. By the 27th, a strong cold front would be bringing strong winds and very cool temperatures. Convection is the dissipation of heat when relatively cool air passes over exposed skin. The North Sea's cool surface temperature keeps eastern areas colder than those further west. Debbie's having air con installed today at work so it should be a bit better over there, I'll just have to direct my fan on to the air con unit to keep it cool! Unseasonably cool weather also contributed to track records in four competition categories. When buying seeds look at where and how the seed is stored - cool, dry positions are best. The air was cool against their skin, contrasting with the heat inside the passageway. The weather was cool enough to wear pants, but not yet cold enough for a jacket. Synonyms chilly, cold 1.1 Soothing or refreshing because of its low temperature. 凉爽的；清凉的 a cool drink in the leafy shade figurative the bathroom was all glass and cool, muted blues 浴室全是玻璃和各种柔和的冷色蓝。 Example sentencesExamples Brian filled the glass with nice, cool, fresh beer. He then took off his glasses and started to bring the cool refreshing water up to his face. And that would be more refreshing than a cool, crisp cola on a hot summer's day. After the initial shock of the cold, she found the water rather cool and refreshing. The ocean air was refreshing and a cool breeze had tempered the thick Hawaiian heat. He splashed the water on his face and found it refreshingly cool, he dipped his head under and felt the chill run through his body. I knew it was an oasis of cold drinks, cool grasses and music in the park. The cool refreshing water moistened his throat and gave him chills down his back. He said putting the top of the can on his lips, enjoying the cool refreshing drink. It's as if your body is charged with new energy when you bend down on hands and knees, cup your hands and drink the cool, fresh liquid. The beer had been refreshingly good, like a cool breeze in a glass, and I had another. At such times, the tongue and the throat crave for nothing more than a long drink of fresh, cool water. Glasses of blissfully cool water were brought forth and each gulped the refreshment down like a castaway. A pleasantly cool breeze was drifting in though the half-open window behind Maui. I closed my eyes again and imagined myself in a cool, refreshing blue pool. It was cool enough to be refreshing but not so cold that you froze. The cool and refreshing water caressed his lips, he drank but as he swallowed, his throat sent searing pain to his brain. She was drinking the cool, crisp water before the beginning of the journey. Jabu bathed his feet in the cool refreshing river as the cows drank their fill. We then went for a stroll through the village, and had a cool, refreshing drink in a bar, before going back to collect our bags for the night. Synonyms chilly, cold 1.2 (especially of clothing) keeping one from becoming too hot. （尤指衣服）凉快的 wear your cool, comfortable shirts Example sentencesExamples The enemy were strong, and could easily fight in the sun in their surprisingly cool robes. I remembered that my father wore velvet coats in the winter and cool shirts in the summer. Light, comfortable, and cool clothing is a must for carnival in Jamaica. Cool, cotton clothes are a must in the heat and humidity, but cover up to visit palaces and temples. Caroline was wearing a cool summer dress. 2Showing no friendliness toward a person or enthusiasm for an idea or project. （对人）冷淡的；（对想法或计划）不热心的 he gave a cool reception to the suggestion for a research center 他对建立研究中心的建议反应冷淡。 Example sentencesExamples Throughout his life Louis treated her with a cool reserve. The government s plan to provide corporations with tax incentives to employ new workers over the next three years, starting from this year, has been generally greeted with a cool response. However, the idea has received a cool reception from employers, who believe it is unrealistic for all but a very few companies and employees. Most environmental non-governmental organisations have been cool to the idea of funding rehabilitation projects. His relationship with his wife has broken down and his two sons are distant and cool with him. Synonyms unenthusiastic, lukewarm, tepid, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted, negative 2.1 Free from excitement or anxiety. 冷静的；沉着的 he prided himself on keeping a cool head 他为自己保持冷静而骄傲。 she seems cool, calm, and collected 她看上去沉着冷静。 Example sentencesExamples The Swede is known for keeping a cool head but said this was his nature, although bosses owe it to their teams to be confident and positive. Now ambulance staff have praised the Wigginton youngster for keeping a cool head and raising the alarm. As an actor, Richardson conveys just the right kind of austere intelligence where cool logic triumphs over emotion every time. King can make plays with his feet, which Gruden loves, and he's very cool under pressure. Britain's first mainstream female football presenter is cool, poised and confident. He's so cool, calm and collected that he keeps me in check. Despite these additional pressures, the bride-to-be is keeping a cool head. His goal was reward for keeping a cool head and desperately trying to be in the right place at the right time. I try to be cool, calm and collective even in some severely testing situations. Although he sensed a stew of emotions bubbling beneath her cool exterior, she never gave a sign of them in her eyes. The one Sunderland player who remained cool under this pressure was Thomas Sorenson. His voice cracks with emotion as he tries to retain his cool composure. It is legislation that has been driven by reaction and by emotion rather than cool thought. He is cool and controlled. I wanted to be cool, calm and collected; at least in front of my audience. He was calm, cool and collected, working fast without emotion, just like the others. The World Cup will test Logan's nerve, show if she can stay cool under pressure. It's not often, especially in recent times, that his team have looked so cool and unruffled. His voice was so calm, so cool and collected, I almost felt close to swooning. As difficult as it is to go against your instincts and emotions, you must control them and keep a cool head. Synonyms calm, cool, calm, and collected, composed, as cool as a cucumber, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, self-possessed, controlled, self-controlled, poised 2.2 (of jazz, especially modern jazz) restrained and relaxed. （爵士乐，尤指现代爵士乐）有节制的；放松的 Example sentencesExamples The gazebo of the amphitheatre was the perfect setting for their ethereal fusion of cool jazz and old-time calypso. Throw in waltzes, cool jazz, quasi-hymns, slinky beats and some country, and this might be the man's most musically diverse album. Even today, more than 40 years since it was first cut, it's still one of the most iconic tracks to come out of jazz's cool school. When the band plays, the jazz is cool, the atmosphere is laid-back and the bar service is quiet but efficient. His book does not deal with the offshoots of bebop, such as cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, free jazz and fusion. 3informal Fashionably attractive or impressive. 〈非正式〉酷的 I always wore sunglasses to look cool Example sentencesExamples There's just something so cool about a band doing a free in-store performance. It's an unpretentious medley of old and new - the perfect antidote to the self-consciously cool bars of Dublin. It's still cool that we get free memberships and extra bandwidth and whatnot. Certainly, as a corrective to some of the more po-faced excesses of cool London club culture, rave was a blast of fresh air, an important rupture. It was a hot basement but a cool crowd, free wine, very nice shop, and really good discussion afterwards. You could get a lot of cool free stuff from the manufacturers. It is a very cool collection of photographs from around New York. One of the coolest bands of the 1970s has survived to still make cool music. The music is cool, with decent people depending on the night and great bartenders. Still there was an end aim, a cool bar and cool free food and cool company. They had great food, there was always a good environment, and they played cool music in the background. Her style is different from anyone else I know, which made her totally cool in my book. Across the road is the Turbine Hall, also a cool music venue. Who is going to replace her as the model of cool, trendy fashion on TV? On Waltz Across America, the band comes together for a very cool live collection of some of their biggest and best songs. I've never been near here before, but the lights of Sydney look so cool at night. Be happy that you found someone cool to hang out with. I want to devote my thirties to having babies, minding them and being free from the constant pursuit of cool clothes. You will win a really cool prize. A prize so cool, I can't even tell you what it is at risk of upsetting contestants who don't win. I eventually went insane but I sure collected a lot of free cool stuff. Synonyms fashionable, in fashion, in vogue, voguish, up to date, bang up to date, up to the minute, modern, all the rage, modish, trendsetting, stylish, chic 3.1 Excellent. 好极了的 as exclamation a computer you didn't even have to plug in. Cool! 我们那个办公室阳光充足，计算机甚至不用自己去插电源。棒极了！ Example sentencesExamples Tomorrow I also get to see my nephew again for the first time in a month and a half - cool! I didn't know all planets and planetoids were officially supposed to be named after gods of mythology - cool! They are however looking for other indie kids who are unique in exactly the same way as them - cool, huh? Synonyms very good, superb, outstanding, magnificent, of high quality, of the highest quality, of the highest standard, exceptional, marvellous, wonderful, sublime, perfect, eminent, pre-eminent, matchless, peerless, supreme, first-rate, first-class, superior, superlative, splendid, admirable, worthy, sterling, fine 3.2 Used to express acceptance or agreement. 用以表示接受或同意好的；不错 if people want to freak out at our clubs, that's cool 如果有人想要在我们的俱乐部撒撒野，那也没事。 4a cool —informal Used to emphasize a specified quantity or amount, especially of money. 〈非正式〉（尤指钱的数额）整整的；不折不扣的 a cool $15,000 to buy the franchise Example sentencesExamples A two-piece suit from this guy comes in at a cool two grand, so is unlikely to be realistic unless I win the lottery. Belfasts bid to become the European Capital of Culture in 2008 could cost a cool £150 million Its got a top speed of 185 and would cost you a cool £110,000 to drive off the forecourt. nounko͞olkul 1the coolA fairly low temperature. 凉快的；凉爽的 the cool of the night air 夜晚凉爽的空气。 Example sentencesExamples In the summer he is sheltered from heat and flies during the day while turning out at evening to enjoy the cool. All was forgotten in the evening cool of the Greek capital for a few hours at least. She sat well back from the fire; the night cool had not set in yet. There, we fished the ocean from the beaches, waiting until the sunbathers had cooked themselves enough first and the evening cool arrived. It was night now, I could feel the cool of night in the air, and smell it in the breeze. Again, Saoirse shivered pleasantly, enjoying the cool of his hands against her warm, humming skin. Pushing back the sheets, Loraine lay on her back, staring about at the shadowed room in the pale cool of night. Emma was shocked at the electricity that had passed between them, an instant heat despite the cool of the June night. Synonyms chill, chilliness, coldness 1.1 A time or place at which the temperature is pleasantly low. 凉快的时间（或地点） the cool of the evening 夜晚凉爽的空气。 Example sentencesExamples He did not read it, nor even glance at it, but put it straight into the fire the slaves had so painstakingly built up against the cool of the evening. She went outside to mooch around the garden in the cool of the night. In the cool of the evening I made my way back to the Ramblas, and took up station among the buzzing crowds for the Giants' Parade. Shivering in the cool of the night, she wrapped her arms around her, running her hands along the goosebumps on her arms. That girl had walked with Carlos once down this avenue, once in the cool of the evening, to see a foreign film. He is really on his way to pick berries, isn't he, in the cool of the morning. Sometimes a few small boys are scrabbling about on a road or an old lady is sitting out in the cool of an evening. Summers at Valley Forge are miserably hot and sticky - not at all like the breezy cool of the Kenyan highlands. There were plenty of choices and in the cool of the evening it was inviting to just sit there and enjoy. In the cool of the evening, the inn was abuzz with activity. I wandered round the town yesterday evening, and it seemed as if everybody was out and about enjoying the relative cool of the evening. It's best then to fish in the cool of the dawn or even at night when they are actively on the rampage. What better way to end a hot summer's day than to sit back to enjoy the cool of the evening with the latest gripping novel. Greece is hot in the summer, so make like the locals: take long siestas, then stay up late, letting the kids play in the cool of the night while you linger in a taverna. Now that the sun has set and the cool of the evening has come, some of the warmth we absorbed is flowing back towards her. As they sit at the openings of their tents in the cool of the summer evening, on the completion of a long journey, they break out into song. With a bit of effort you rise from you seat and wander out into the cool of the night. Autumn hits hard here and the windows are blurred in the cool of the night but over the mountains there is blue sky and promise of a warm day to burn away the mist. In the cool of the evening as the day winds down, they gather again for a cold beer or a Pernod. The lizards are active for several hours during the relative cool of morning and again in the early evening. 2Calmness; composure. 平静；镇静 he recovered his cool and then started laughing at us 他恢复了平静，接着朝我们笑了起来。 Example sentencesExamples Losing her temper and cool with the various journalists tasked to interview her seemed only to increase the public's antipathy towards her as a mother. Jason was shocked, he had never seen Vanessa lose her cool and show an emotion. What it's all about really is keeping your cool under pressure in the sunny days ahead. His point guard play is a picture of composure and cool. Hopefully, he'll recover his stony-faced cool in time to thwart the intergalactic threat. For all her cool and calmness, she liked insulting my older brother. 3The quality of being fashionably attractive or impressive. 〈非正式〉酷的 all the cool of high fashion 最新式样的全部时尚品质。 Example sentencesExamples Now Giorgio Armani, one of the world's most influential fashion designers, is bringing his unique brand of Italian cool to Edinburgh. Topshop was one of the pioneers of turning catwalk cool into high street hip, and it has been hailed as Fashion Retailer Of The Year, not once but twice. Casual fashion from the 70s and 80s is the latest street cool, apparently. verbko͞olkul 1Become or cause to become less hot. （使）变凉；（使）变凉快 no object we dived into the river to cool off 我们潜到河里凉快一下。 with object cool the pastry for five minutes 把糕点凉5分钟。 figurative his feelings for her took a long time to cool 〈喻〉他对她的感情很久才冷却下来。 Example sentencesExamples Remove the cake from its tin and leave to cool on a cooling rack. While humans try to cool off under the fan and the more fortunate in air-conditioned rooms, the wild and domestic animals are not so lucky. The weekend's fine weather was good news for Yorkshire's tourist industry and, of course, the baking heat sent many in search of ways to cool off. Remove from heat once this temperature is reached, cool and store for use as needed. After they had cooled off in the sea, everyone walked over to the rocky side of the shore. The downpour cooled off the searing heat but failed to ease the city's looming water shortage. The weather was beginning to cool, and the wind was blowing gently throughout the bushes and trees. It was scorching hot and, at some point in the afternoon when we'd all drunk a lot, some of the lads decided that it was time to cool off in the pool. Turn out on a rack to cool completely, then chill for at least two hours before serving. If the weather is a bit warm, do the baking earlier and let the vegetables and cheese cool to room temperature before serving. We let these cool on the cooling rack and we made the icing. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the tin. I'll return to the tidying and cataloguing when the weather cools down a bit. You couldn't imagine a hotter location during the day, but at night it cooled off. Drain, reserving one cup cooking liquid, and cool to room temperature. The temperatures rarely reach into the 90s during the day and cool off dramatically at night. It started to cool off today, at last, much to Dolly's relief. Some were using the fountains to cool off because it was so hot! The molten lava in contact with the air cools quickly to form a skin over the flow. At the end of the treatment, the samples were rapidly cooled to room temperature. Synonyms chill, refrigerate, make cold, make colder get cold, get colder, cool down, lose heat 1.1 Become or cause to become calm or less excited. （使）变凉；（使）变凉快 no object after I'd cooled off, I realized I was being irrational 冷静下来后，我意识到自己很不理智。 with object George was trying to cool him down 乔治正设法使他平静下来。 Example sentencesExamples By time he had gotten his food and sat down at a table in the corner, he had cooled off a bit. They eventually calmed me down a bit, told me to leave the area and cool off. There is need to cool off our tempers and stop fanning the embers of dissent and revolt for united we shall stand and divided we shall surely fall. Maybe by the time school let out and she came home from work she would have cooled off a bit. Just don't let it warm your heart so much that you let your anger cool. Mr Smith said that the drivers could have walked out on Christmas Eve but had decided to choose New Year's Day to give all parties a chance to cool off. He would allow her to come back to him after she cooled off, and he would say nothing of it. Eventually some of the remarks got a bit unpleasant and the ability to comment was temporarily suspended to allow everyone time to cool off. Jean had hopefully cooled off from this morning, and Roger didn't want to anger her again by being late. We well understood that it was to cool us down, to take the wind out of our sails. Antony drove them back to the shed, he had cooled off a bit, and was in the process of changing the subject. The agreement appeared to cool off tempers among local pensioners, as no rallies were reported in the Moscow region on Thursday. By the time lunch came around Aliena had cooled down and was hoping she stayed that way. Vicky breathed in the calm night air, but no amount of tranquility could cool her off. The police were called to restore calm as Lee cooled down in the changing rooms. "He is quick to anger, but he cools down very fast, " said an association office bearer. We literally had to pin him down until he cooled off. Try not to bold it against her if she needs more time than you to cool off. I am just going to take a month off to give him time to cool off a little and think twice about his insane plan. But at least with letters you have time to cool off or sober up before you send an insulting missive winging through the ether. Synonyms calm down, recover one's self-control, regain one's self-control, recover one's composure, regain one's composure, compose oneself, control oneself, pull oneself together, simmer down 1.2cool down Recover from strenuous physical exertion by doing gentle stretches and exercises; warm down. Example sentencesExamples Before and after the test, be sure to walk for several minutes to let your body warm up and cool down. It also features a warm up and cool down section, lasting six minutes each. Just as Bethany began to tell her story, the team was ordered back into the pool for a cool down set. All the teams ran up to the pavilion to get some Gatorade and cool down before the next game began. Always warm up before activity, stretch gently and cool down at the end of exercise. He had just finished sparring, and was doing a little freestyle to cool down a bit. Phrases keep (or lose) one's cool informal Maintain (or fail to maintain) a calm and controlled attitude. 〈非正式〉保持（或失去）冷静 Example sentencesExamples She had to stay calm and keep her cool before the match. William somehow managed to keep his cool and retain control of their car. There are two kinds: people who freak out, and people who keep their cool. Despite the fact that he was vastly outnumbered John never lost his cool, stayed calm and came away with a deserved victory. We'll teach you how to keep your cool and stay calm in tight situations. The next time something is pushing you to the boiling point, stop and think before you lose your cool and blow up. I finally lost my cool and told a youngster who'd been particularly loud and obnoxious to sit down and be quiet or I'd have him removed by theater staff. He's trying to get control by making me lose my cool. He has kept remarkably calm, refusing to lose his cool in the face of constant provocation. Jake was cowering under the bridge, shivering, and panting, but trying to keep his cool and not blow his cover. Synonyms become very angry, fly into a rage, explode, blow up, erupt, lose control, go berserk, breathe fire, begin to rant and rave, flare up, boil over cool it informal usually in imperativeBehave in a less excitable manner. 〈非正式〉平静下来；冷静下来 “Cool it and tell me why you're so ecstatic.” “冷静下来，告诉我你为什么这样欣喜若狂。” Example sentencesExamples I got a certificate saying I've been admitted to the bar, and I've even got a wig, so cool it! If you're not careful you'll be too tired to even lift the crown, cool it! I ask him to cool it, but he doesn't calm down that easily, so I think it's about something else. Origin Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to cold. adj.1 phr.
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