cool S2 W3 / kul / 形容词 ( comparative cooler , superlative coolest ) #

1 temperature low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels pleasant :

She swam out into the cool water.

The evening air was cool.

Relax in the sun with a cool drink.

the cooler weather of September

2 clothing clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot :

a cool cotton dress

3 calm calm and not nervous, upset, or excited

keep/stay cool

his ability to keep cool in a crisis

She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber .

Outwardly she is cool, calm, and collected .

a cool customer (= someone who always behaves calmly )

Keep a cool head (= stay calm ) .

4 approval informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire – used in order to show approval :

She’s pretty cool.

You look cool in denim.

Cool bike!

‘I’m thinking of studying abroad.’ ‘Really? Cool.’

5 agreement spoken used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you :

OK, Ryan, that’s cool , I can do it.

‘I just have to go, you know.’ ‘It’s all right, it’s cool .’

‘I’m finished.’ ‘Cool.’

cool about

My mum was cool about whatever I wore.

something is cool with somebody

Is Friday cool with you guys?

somebody is cool with something

‘Do you want to come over and watch a video tonight?’ ‘I’m cool with that.’

6 not friendly behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect :

My proposal met with a cool response .

Luke gave her a cool look .

7 colour a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things

8 a cool million/hundred thousand etc informal a surprisingly large amount of money :

He earns a cool half million every year.

— coolness 名词 [不可数名词] :

the coolness of the nights

— coolly 副词 :

She nodded coolly and walked out.

cool S2 verb #

1 [不及物和及物动词] ( also cool down ) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder :
The air conditioning doesn’t seem to be cooling the room much. Allow the biscuits to cool for five minutes. a cooling breeze 2 [不及物动词] if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong :
The affair had cooled, on her side at least. When tempers had cooled, he apologized. 3 cool it spoken a) used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent etc :
Come on now – calm down, cool it. b) to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been :
He was getting more serious about her. It was time to cool it. 4 cool your heels to be forced to wait :
I’ll put him in a cell to cool his heels for a bit.

cool down phrasal verb 1 to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder :
The air has cooled down a little now. cool somebody/something ↔ down A cold beer will cool you down. 2 to become calm after being angry :
After I cooled down I realized I had been wrong.

cool off phrasal verb 1 to return to a normal temperature after being hot :
Cool off with an iced drink. By late autumn Mediterranean islands have cooled off, and can have rainy days. 2 to become calm after being angry SYN calm down :
He slammed the door and went for a walk to cool off.

cool noun #

1 the cool a temperature that is pleasantly cold the cool of They went for a stroll in the cool of the evening . 2 keep your cool to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation :
I must keep my cool, she thought; losing my temper isn’t going to help. 3 lose your cool to stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation :
Kenneth finally lost his cool with a photographer, and threatened to hit him.

cool adverb #

play it cool to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc :
She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.