Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #18963
cooler
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.
- 1.
Anything which cools.
冷却器；能冷却的东西。
- 2.
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
用于冷却液体的冰箱
- 3.
An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.
保温箱,配冰或冰袋在野餐或露营时保持食物饮料低温。
- 4.
an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
特别是白葡萄酒和果汁的冰饮
- 5.
A device for refrigerating dead bodies in a morgue.
停尸房中冷藏尸体的设备。
- 6.
a cell for violent prisoners
关押暴力犯的牢房
- 7.
A loss suffered while holding a hand which is ordinarily strong, especially one which involves the loss of many chips.
持有通常很强的牌时所受的损失,尤指输掉大量筹码。
冰镇果酒；冷饮；冷饮柜；冷藏柜；冷却器；冷却装置；停尸冷柜；太平间冰柜；暴力犯隔离牢房；禁闭室
In use
We packed a cooler with ice and drinks for the picnic.
The computer's cooler keeps the processor from overheating.
Laboratory samples are stored in a cooler to maintain a low temperature.
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。
put [sth] in a cooler
Put the beer in the cooler.
把啤酒放在冷却器里。
cooler + noun
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
Connections
Collocations
- water cooler
- 饮水机
- She filled her bottle at the water cooler.她在饮水机那里把瓶子装满水。
- wine cooler
- 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。
- air cooler
- 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。
- cooler box
- 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。
- cooler bag
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cool（凉爽）+er（“更…”）→ 联想成“让东西更凉爽的箱子”，即保温箱、冷却器。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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