Word · Frequency #2478
cool
变冷淡；热情减退
to become less intense, for example less friendly or enthusiastic
- 1.
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
变得不强烈,例如变得不那么友好或热情。
- 2.
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
使不强烈,例如使不那么友好或热情。
- 3.
make cool or cooler
使变凉或更凉
使变冷淡；使热情减退；使变凉；使冷却；变得不强烈,例如变得不那么友好或热情。；使不强烈,例如使不那么友好或热情。；使变凉或更凉
In use
She cooled the soup by adding ice cubes.
The engineer designed a system to cool the server room.
After the run, he cooled himself down with a cold shower.
Verb forms
base cool · third person cools · -ing cooling · past cooled · past participle cooled
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- cool down
- 冷却下来
- Wait for the engine to cool down before touching it.等待发动机冷却下来再触摸。
- cool off
- 变凉；冷静下来
- She went outside to cool off after the argument.争吵后她出去冷静一下。
- cool the air
- 冷却空气
- The air conditioner helps cool the air in the room.空调有助于冷却房间的空气。
- cool the soup
- 使汤变凉
- Blow on the soup to cool it before eating.吹一吹汤，使其在吃之前变凉。
- cool the engine
- 冷却发动机
- The radiator is designed to cool the engine.散热器用于冷却发动机。
- cool the surface
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象风扇吹热汤，cool一下变凉。
Context & Register
该动词用法表示“使变凉或更凉”，通常用于日常场景如烹饪、冷却饮料或调节室温，语域中性。注意：在科技或专业语境中也常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ool' (pool, tool, fool, school, stool) all have the /uːl/ sound and rhyme with cool. 'Rule' also rhymes despite '-ule' spelling. Beware of 'wool' (/wʊl/), which looks similar but sounds different.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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