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use a cooler
We use a cooler to keep drinks cold.
我们用一个冷却器来保持饮料冰凉。
冷藏箱；保冷箱；冰盒
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冷藏箱；保冷箱；冰盒
An insulated container used with ice or freezer packs to keep food and drinks cold, for example on a picnic or camping trip.
We use a cooler to keep drinks cold.
我们用一个冷却器来保持饮料冰凉。
冷却器；能冷却的东西。
Anything which cools.
用于冷却液体的冰箱
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
保温箱,配冰或冰袋在野餐或露营时保持食物饮料低温。
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
特别是白葡萄酒和果汁的冰饮
an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
We packed a cooler with ice and drinks for the picnic.
我们为野餐准备了一个装有冰和饮料的冷却器。
The computer's cooler keeps the processor from overheating.
电脑的冷却器防止处理器过热。
Laboratory samples are stored in a cooler to maintain a low temperature.
实验室样本存放在冷却器中以保持低温。
We use a cooler to keep drinks cold.
我们用一个冷却器来保持饮料冰凉。
Put the beer in the cooler.
把啤酒放在冷却器里。
冷却器常与其他名词组合表示具体用途。
a cooler bag
一个冷却袋
Not this
I need cooler for drinks.
Use this
I need a cooler for drinks.
英语中，单数可数名词前需要冠词。Cooler 是可数名词，因此要说 'a cooler'。
Not this
We have three cooler.
Use this
We have three coolers.
可数名词复数需要加 -s。Cooler 的复数是 coolers。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
饮水机
She filled her bottle at the water cooler.
她在饮水机那里把瓶子装满水。
葡萄酒冰饮
He served wine coolers at the summer party.
他在夏日派对上供应葡萄酒冰饮。
空气冷却器；冷风机
An air cooler is cheaper to run than an air conditioner.
冷风机运行起来比空调便宜。
保温箱；冷藏箱
We carried the picnic in a large cooler box.
我们把野餐食物装在一个大保温箱里。
保冷袋；冷藏袋
Use a cooler bag to keep the groceries cold on the way home.
用保冷袋让杂货在回家路上保持低温。
在监狱里；在拘留所里
He spent a night in the cooler after the bar fight.
他在酒吧斗殴后在拘留所待了一夜。
引发同事热议的时刻
The season finale was a real water-cooler moment.
该季终集真是引发同事热议的时刻。
发长 /uː/ 音 (如 food, boot)
Use cooler naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
cool（凉爽）+er（“更…”）→ 联想成“让东西更凉爽的箱子”，即保温箱、冷却器。
语域：neutral 常见场景：picnics、camping、outdoor parties 在表示“保温箱/冰盒”时，该词是日常中性说法，通常用于野餐、露营、户外聚会等场景，口语和一般书面语中都很常见。
Ruler and spooler rhyme with cooler: all end in stressed /uː/ + /lə(ɹ)/. Watch out for lookalikes: colour /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/ and cooper /ˈkuː.pə(ɹ)/ sound different.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
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