Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2478
cool
凉的；凉爽的
Moderately cold; pleasantly low in temperature.
- 1.
Of a mildly low temperature.
温度稍低的；凉爽的
- 2.
Allowing or suggesting heat relief.
使人凉爽的；消暑的
- 3.
Of a color, in the range of violet to green.
(颜色)冷色调的(从紫到绿)
- 4.
Not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.
冷静的；沉着的
- 5.
Unenthusiastic; lukewarm; skeptical.
冷淡的；不热情的；怀疑的
- 6.
Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.
戏谑地指一大笔钱,强调数额巨大
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
In use
The water in the lake is cool and refreshing.
After the hot sun, we sat in the cool shade of the tree.
I prefer a cool breeze over still air when it's humid.
Connections
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）
- He paid a cool million for the painting.他买那幅画竟花了整整一百万。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cool音似“酷”，热天吃冰凉爽很酷，遇事不慌冷静也很酷。
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。
Grammar Note
形容词，比较级 cooler，最高级 coolest。常用作定语或表语。
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.
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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