Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2478
cool
凉的；凉爽的
核心释义
Moderately cold; pleasantly low in temperature.
- 1.
温度稍低的；凉爽的
Of a mildly low temperature.
- 2.
使人凉爽的；消暑的
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
- 3.
(颜色)冷色调的(从紫到绿)
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
- 4.
冷静的；沉着的
Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
- 5.
冷淡的；不热情的；怀疑的
Unenthusiastic; lukewarm; skeptical.
- 6.
戏谑地指一大笔钱,强调数额巨大
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
冷静的；沉着的；冷淡的；不热情的；冷色调的；偏冷的；整整的（用于强调金额大）；温度稍低的；凉爽的
用法In use
The water in the lake is cool and refreshing.
用法提示：cool 作为形容词，表示温度适中的凉爽
After the hot sun, we sat in the cool shade of the tree.
用法提示：cool 修饰 shade，指使人感到凉快的树荫
I prefer a cool breeze over still air when it's humid.
用法提示：cool 描述 breeze，指带来凉意的微风
be cool to/towards sb
介词 to 或 towards 均可，后接人，表示对其不热情、不友好。
She was cool towards me at the party.
她在聚会上对我很冷淡。
keep/stay cool
keep cool 与 stay cool 意思相同，都指遇事保持冷静、不慌乱，cool 在此作表语形容词。
Try to keep cool during the interview.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- cool breeze
- 凉爽的微风
- A cool breeze came in from the sea.一阵凉爽的微风从海边吹来。
- cool color
- 冷色调
- Green and blue are cool colors.绿色和蓝色是冷色调。
- keep cool
- 保持冷静
- It is important to keep cool during an emergency.在紧急情况下保持冷静很重要。
- cool reception
- 冷遇；冷淡的接待
- Her proposal received a cool reception.她的提议遭到了冷遇。
- a cool million
- 整整一百万（强调数额大）
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
cool音似“酷”，热天吃冰凉爽很酷，遇事不慌冷静也很酷。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：weather、food and drink、clothing、indoor environment 表示“温度稍低、凉爽”时通常属于中性日常用语，多用于描述天气、饮品、衣物或室内环境，正式与非正式场合都较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
形容词，比较级 cooler，最高级 coolest。常用作定语或表语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with cool: they share the same stressed vowel /uː/ followed by /l/ (e.g., pool /puːl/). Beware of lookalikes: 'cruel' and 'fuel' have two syllables and end in /uːəl/, while 'mule' contains a /j/ glide before the vowel, so none of these is a perfect rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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