Cool
[kuːl] or [kul]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; 'the cool of early morning'.
(verb.) loose heat; 'The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm'.
(verb.) lose intensity; 'His enthusiasm cooled considerably'.
(verb.) make cool or cooler; 'Chill the food'.
(adj.) marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; 'play it cool'; 'keep cool'; 'stayed coolheaded in the crisis'; 'the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament' .
(adj.) fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; 'he's a cool dude'; 'that's cool'; 'Mary's dress is really cool'; 'it's not cool to arrive at a party too early' .
(adj.) (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; 'a cool million bucks' .
(adj.) neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; 'a cool autumn day'; 'a cool room'; 'cool summer dresses'; 'cool drinks'; 'a cool breeze' .
(adj.) psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; 'relations were cool and polite'; 'a cool reception'; 'cool to the idea of higher taxes' .
(adj.) (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; 'cool greens and blues and violets' .
卡米尔錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(superl.) Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
(superl.) Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty; deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed; dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool debater.
(superl.) Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.
(superl.) Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as, a cool manner.
(superl.) Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully; presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior.
(superl.) Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
(n.) A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening.
(v. t.) To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.
(v. t.) To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.
(v. i.) To become less hot; to lose heat.
(v. i.) To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more moderate.
格温錄入
同義詞及近義詞:
a. [1]. Somewhat cold, a little cold, moderately cold, not warm.[2]. Unimpassioned, dispassionate, collected, composed, self-possessed, calm, unruffled, undisturbed, sedate, unexcited, placid, quiet, staid.[3]. Indifferent, unconcerned, lukewarm, cold-blooded.[4]. Impudent, shameless.
v. a. [1]. Refrigerate, chill, make cool, reduce the heat of.[2]. Allay, calm, quiet, temper, attemper, moderate, abate, damp.
v. n. [1]. Grow cool, lose heat.[2]. Grow calm, lose ardor, be less zealous.
丹尼尔編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Cold, frigid, unimpassioned, calm, indifferent, self-possessed, deliberate,dispassioned, collected, apathetic, composed
ANT:Warm, hot, ardent, eager
SYN:Ventilate, refrigerate, allay, damp, temper, moderate
ANT:Warm, heat, chafe, irritate, excite, inflame
編輯:莉齐
解釋/意思:
adj. slightly cold: free from excitement: calm: not zealous ardent or cordial: indifferent: impudent: colloquially of a large sum of money as 'a cool thousand.'—v.t. to make cool: to allay or moderate as heat excitement passion &c.—v.i. to grow cool.—n. that which is cool: coolness.—n. Cool′er anything that cools: a vessel in which something is cooled—e.g. 'a butter-cooler.'—adjs. Cool′-head′ed not easily excited: capable of acting with composure; Cool′ish somewhat cool; Cool′ly (Spens.) cool.—adv. in a cool manner: indifferently: impudently.—ns. Cool′ness moderate cold: indifference: want of zeal; Cool′-tank′ard a cooling drink of wine and water with lemon-juice spices and borage: a local name of borage; Coolth (dial.) coolness.
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例句/造句/用法:
- The streets are wisely made narrow and the houses heavy and thick and stony, in order that the people may be cool in this roasting climate. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Have the goodness to give me a little glass of old cognac, and a mouthful of cool fresh water, madame. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- During the meal she was quiet and cool: but I could not undeceive her then. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Nothing would make her comfortable while you live, returned Rigg, in his cool high voice. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Shall I, in cool blood, set loose upon the earth a d?mon, whose delight is in death and wretchedness. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- At length, Mr Boffin entreated to be allowed a quarter of an hour's grace, and a cooling walk of that duration in the yard. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- From the cooling and cont racting masses that were to constitute the planets smaller zones and rings were formed. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- The forms of furnaces and means for lining and cooling the hearth and adjacent parts have received great attention. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- After boiling, an d then cooling rapidly, the contents of the crucible proved a black glass. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- If this extra cool air is used for cooling another batch of air under pressure, the latter upon expansion becomes still colder than the first batch expanded. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- At this proposal, my detective-fever suddenly cooled. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- I cooled slowly down to my customary level. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It may have been cooling slowly, but, speaking upon the scale of things astronomical, it has certainly not cooled very much. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- While moving on this elevator the cases are cooled so that they can be handled as soon as they are lowered. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- A tank _a_ is filled with water to be frozen or cooled. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Now that he had reached a cooler moment he would have preferred a less hasty marriage; but the card was laid, and he determined to abide by the game. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- The breeze came in through the window and it was cooler with the evening. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Have games till it's cooler. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Though that wouldn't quite do,' he considered, growing cooler as he got away. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Moist phases mean, on the other hand, cooler days and warmer nights. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- In the summer the water cools the region; in the winter, on the contrary, the water heats the region, and hence extremes of temperature are practically unknown. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- When the mass cools it becomes a yellowish, transparent, glacial substance, tough and deliquescent. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- A red-hot iron placed on a stand gradually cools, but warms the stand. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- As soon as it cools it hardens into an impervious glossy layer that I should think eminently adapted to this purpose. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- Well, I've heerd that complaint of it, once or twice before,' replied the trader; 'but it soon cools down again; don't you find it so? 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Then I made inquiries as to this mysterious assistant and found that I had to deal with one of the coolest and most daring criminals in London. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Well,' said Sam, 'of all the cool boys ever I set my eyes on, this here young gen'l'm'n is the coolest. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Of that group the coolest must have held his breath for a time! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- In addition, the user is not confined to the laundry, but is free to seek the coolest part of the house, the only requisite being an electrical connection. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
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