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单词 cooling
释义

cool

1 of 4

adjective

ˈkül How to pronounce cool (audio)
1
: moderately cold : lacking in warmth
The plant grows best in cool climates.
2
a
: marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control
a cool and calculating businessperson
b
: lacking ardor or friendliness
a cool impersonal manner
c
of jazz : marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint
d
: free from tensions or violence
We used to fight, but we're cool now.
3
used as an intensive
a cool million dollars
4
: marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion
a cool reply
5
: facilitating or suggesting relief from heat
a cool dress
6
a
of a color : producing an impression of being cool
specifically : of a hue in the range violet through blue to green
b
of a musical tone : relatively lacking in timbre or resonance (see resonance sense 2a)
7
informal
a
: very good : excellent
That was a really cool movie.
also : all right
Is getting together Friday night cool with you?
b
: fashionable, hip
… not happy with the new shoes … because they were not "cool."Celestine Sibley
coolish
ˈkü-lish How to pronounce cool (audio)
adjective
coolly adverb
or less commonly cooly
ˈkü(l)-lē How to pronounce cool (audio)
coolness
ˈkül-nəs How to pronounce cool (audio)
noun

cool

2 of 4

verb

cooled; cooling; cools

intransitive verb

1
: to become cool : lose heat or warmth
placed the pie in the window to cool
sometimes used with off or down
2
: to lose ardor or passion
His anger cooled.

transitive verb

1
: to make cool : impart a feeling of coolness to
cooled the room with a fan
often used with off or down
A swim cooled us off a little.
2
a
: to moderate the heat, excitement, or force of : calm
cooled her growing anger
b
: to slow or lessen the growth or activity of
usually used with off or down
wants to cool off the economy without freezing itNewsweek

cool

3 of 4

noun

1
: a cool time, place, or situation
the cool of the evening
2
a
: absence of excitement or emotional involvement : detachment
… must surrender his fine cool and enter the closed crazy world of suicide …Wilfrid Sheed
b
: poise, composure
The player lost his cool and began yelling at the referee.
3
: hipness

cool

4 of 4

adverb

: in a casual and nonchalant manner
play it cool
Phrases
cool it
: to calm down : go easy
The word went out to the young to cool it.W. M. Young
cool one's heels
: to wait or be kept waiting for a long time especially from or as if from disdain or discourtesy

Synonyms

Adjective

  • aloof
  • antisocial
  • asocial
  • buttoned-up
  • cold
  • cold-eyed
  • detached
  • distant
  • dry
  • frosty
  • offish
  • remote
  • standoff
  • standoffish
  • unbending
  • unclubbable
  • unsociable

Verb

  • chill
  • refrigerate

Noun

  • coldness
  • detachment
  • dispassion
  • dispassionateness
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Example Sentences

Adjective The weather is cool today. The surface is cool to the touch. The plant grows best in cool climates. I'm feeling a little cool. We changed into some cooler clothes. She remained calm, cool, and collected. Verb The fan cools the engine. the cooling effect of the breeze Allow the cake to cool before slicing. the cooling of the ocean waters I took a break from the discussion to allow my anger to cool. His interest in her has cooled somewhat. Noun had a cool new hairstyle I envy you your cool. Adverb Here comes Mom. Act cool and she won't suspect a thing. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The video of Spot digging was pretty cool—how did that work? IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2023 Ric Owens of Roberts Design gave the hotel interiors a cool, yet approachable feel with neoclassical French flare. Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful, 13 Feb. 2023 Not in a bad way, but in a good, strange, really cool way. The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2023 Both teed off in the morning wave when the wind wreaked havoc on performances, but both kept their cool. Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023 Faison got so giddy meeting Travolta, that Braff had to remind him to keep his cool. Lanae Brody, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023 Yet when the lights shine brightest, Houston too often loses its cool. Michael Shapiro, Chron, 9 Feb. 2023 Some wineries are experimenting with shallow water aging, but most are looking to recreate the conditions of the wrecks that whet the industry’s interest: consistently cool, dark, and deep. Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023 But to have made these records 30 years ago and not be embarrassed, that’s a pretty cool thing. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2023
Verb
The data marked the latest indication of stubborn inflationary pressures despite the Federal Reserve's push to raise interest rates to cool the economy and bring inflation down. Harold Maass, The Week, 17 Feb. 2023 The average long-term rate reached a two-decade high of 7.08 percent in the fall as the Federal Reserve continued to raise its key lending rate in a bid to cool the economy and and bring down stubborn, four-decade high inflation. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Feb. 2023 The Fed raised rates aggressively last year in a campaign to cool the economy and bring down high inflation. Gwynn Guilford, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2023 The surprising number makes the Fed’s historic and aggressive efforts to cool the labor market and bring inflation down through rate hikes all the more complicated. Anna Bahney, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023 The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 4½ percentage points over the past 11 months, one of its sharpest moves in several decades, in a bid to cool off the economy and ease rising prices. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023 The pullback in consumer spending will likely be welcomed by Fed officials, who are seeking to cool the economy by making lending increasingly expensive. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2023 The pullback in consumer spending will likely be welcomed by Fed officials, who are seeking to cool the economy by making lending increasingly expensive. Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023 To battle inflation, Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell is executing his plan to cool down the economy. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
Noun
With the ability to keep food and drink cool in a comfortable-to-carry pack that’s perfect for hiking and other outdoor endeavors, the IceMule Jaunt lives up to its name. Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2023 And in the fourth quarter, linebacker Dre Greenlaw lost his cool on Philadelphia’s Kenneth Gainwell, repeatedly punching at the football the way Rocky Balboa worked over a side of beef. Staff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2023 Then Simmons lost his cool after picking up his fifth foul to the point of receiving two techs and getting ejected with 8:47 left in the third quarter. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023 The fiber cover is made from Coolmax, which is supposed to keep the pillow cool all night. Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022 Both teams lost their cool at various times during the third quarter, with all of the technical fouls called in less than six minutes. David Brandt, ajc, 26 Oct. 2022 The Bloomberg report quoted some former and current employees as saying that 37-year-old Aggarwal has often lost his cool at matters like the language of presentations or paper quality. Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022 Our top choice is Bampure Bamboo Sheets, which boast a silky-smooth texture and a cool-to-the-touch feel. Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023 There can be no greater joy than resting their heads on a cool-to-the-touch pillow that won't tangle hair or cause facial creasing. Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 2 Dec. 2022
Adverb
Today, the Sun had two relatively minor -- but quite cool-looking -- events. Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2012 But while the script (co-written by Eisener and John Davies) is weak, there is an endearingly scruffy vibe here, goosed by some cool-looking costumes and effects. Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2023 The bodyweight-only moves on this list are great additions to any dynamic warm-up or cool-down, too. Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 25 Jan. 2022 Now, add something new and kind of cool-sounding, scheduled to open October 1: an interactive exhibit inspired by … cannabis. Joan Oleck, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021 Just your garden-variety wolf pack: cool-looking, depicted on a T-shirt, a bummer at parties and christenings. Sarah Hutto, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2021 Icy blondes have been everywhere this year, with milky blonde and Targaryen blonde all calling for a statement cool-toned color that's pushed to the extreme. Elle Turner, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2022 Just the thought of the cool-toned hue as a lip color is a bit intimidating. Annie Blay, Allure, 14 Dec. 2022 Being supersonic involves a lot more than a cool-looking aircraft. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English col, going back to Old English cōl, going back to West Germanic *kōlu- (whence also Middle Dutch coele "moderately cold" and, from a variant *kōlja-, Old High German kuoli), lengthened-grade derivative from the base of *kalan- "to be cold" — more at cold entry 1

Verb

Middle English colen, going back to Old English cōlian, verbal derivative from Germanic *kōl- cool entry 1 (whence also Old Saxon colon "to become cool," Old High German kuolēn)

Noun

Middle English cole, derivative of col cool entry 1

Adverb

derivative of cool entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1968, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

cool

1 of 3 adjective
ˈkül How to pronounce cool (audio)
1
: somewhat cold : lacking in warmth
2
: not letting in or keeping in heat
cool clothes
3
: marked by steady calmness and self-control
4
: not friendly or interested
was cool toward strangers
5
: producing an impression of being cool
blue is a cool color
6
slang
a
: very good : excellent
b
: fashionable sense 1
coolish
ˈkü-lish How to pronounce cool (audio)
adjective
coolly
ˈkül-(l)ē
adverb
coolness
ˈkül-nəs How to pronounce cool (audio)
noun

cool

2 of 3 verb
1
: to make or become cool
2
: to make or become less excited : calm
allow tempers to cool

cool

3 of 3 noun
: a cool time or place
the cool of the night

Legal Definition

cool

intransitive verb
: to lose passion : become calm
sometimes used with off or down
the time elapsing…is such that a reasonable man thus provoked would have cooledW. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.

cooling

verb

present participle of cool
1
as in freezing
to cause to lose heat cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • freezing
  • refrigerating
  • chilling
  • ventilating
  • air-conditioning
  • frosting
  • supercooling
  • quick-freezing
  • icing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • heating
  • warming
  • baking
  • steaming
  • boiling
  • toasting
  • broiling
  • tempering
  • microwaving
  • heat-treating
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2
as in hushing
to become still and orderly after the recess, tempers had cooled, and we could have a civil, rational discussion

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hushing
  • relaxing
  • quieting
  • cooling it
  • calming (down)
  • settling (down)
  • drying up
  • unwinding
  • chilling out
  • piping down
  • tranquilizing
  • tranquillizing
  • zoning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • horsing around
  • fooling around
  • showing off
  • carrying on
  • cutting up
  • clowning (around)
  • acting up
  • monkeying (around)
  • skylarking
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