cool词组,隐喻,短语

cool

coolcool[kuːl],cool 'down; ,cool sb 'down 1.■(also ,cool 'off, ,cool sb 'off) to become, or to make sb become,cool or cooler(使)变凉，凉快:I’m going for a swim to cool down.我要去游泳凉快凉快。A shower will cool you down.冲个淋浴会让你感到凉爽的。2.■to become, or to make sb become, less angry or excited(使)冷静，平静:She’s very angry. Give her some time to cool down.她十分生气。给她点时间冷静一下。He tried to cool her down but she carried on shouting.他试图让她平静下来，可她继续大喊大叫。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv,cool 'down; ,cool sth 'down 3.■to become, or to make sth become, cooler(使某物)变凉，冷却下来:He waited for the soup to cool down a bit.他等着汤稍微凉一凉。Once it had cooled down outside, we went for a walk.外面一凉爽下来，我们就去散步。Cool the soup down by stirring it.把汤搅一搅弄凉。The rain had cooled everything down.这场雨把一切都变得清爽。4.■[NOTE]Cool and cool sth are also used with this meaning, but less often. cool 和cool sth 也作此义，但不常用。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n (rare),cool 'off 5.■to become less interested or enthusiastic变冷淡；热情冷却:Our relationship was going well, but then Laura seemed to cool off.正当我们的关系进展顺利时，劳拉却似乎冷淡下来了。6.■to become less angry or excited冷静下来；平静下来:When I’m angry, I go for a walk to cool off.我生气时就去散步消消气。7.■if sth hot cools off, it becomes cooler(某物)变凉，冷却下来:Leave the engine to cool off before you touch it.等发动机冷却下来才可碰它。[G]v+adv,cooling-'off period n 8.■a period of time in which two sides in a dispute try to come to an agreement before taking any further action(争执双方试图达成协议的)冷却期:There is to be a six month cooling-off period before divorce proceedings begin.离婚诉讼开始前有六个月的冷却期。The union and the employers failed to reach an agreement within the coolingoff period.工会和资方在冷却期内未能达成共识。9.■a period of time when you can change your mind about buying sth, such as an insurance plan, that you have agreed to buy(在同意购买保险计划等后可改变主意的)冷静期，试用期:Customers have a 14-day cooling-off period in which to cancel the agreement.客户有14天的冷静期可以终止协议。,cool 'off; ,cool sb 'off =COOL DOWN,COOL SB DOWN 1