cool down
collocation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。
变冷淡；热情减退
cooling — present participle of cool
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变冷淡；热情减退
to become less intense, for example less friendly or enthusiastic
She cooled the soup by adding ice cubes.
她加了冰块使汤变凉。
变得不强烈,例如变得不那么友好或热情。
To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
使不强烈,例如使不那么友好或热情。
To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.
使变凉或更凉
make cool or cooler
cool
Base
原形
cools
3rd person
第三人称单数
cooling
-ing
现在分词
cooled
Past
过去式
cooled
Past participle
过去分词
She cools the drink.
她把饮料弄凉。
He cooled the engine.
他冷却了发动机。
They have cooled the room.
他们已经给房间降了温。
规则动词
The engineer designed a system to cool the server room.
工程师设计了一个系统来冷却服务器机房。
After the run, he cooled himself down with a cold shower.
跑步后，他用冷水冲凉降温。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
冷却发动机
The radiator is designed to cool the engine.
散热器用于冷却发动机。
冷却表面
Use a fan to cool the surface of the laptop.
用风扇冷却笔记本电脑的表面。
冷静下来；变凉
Let's take a break and cool down before we continue the discussion.
我们休息一下，冷静下来再继续讨论。
冷静；降温
He went for a walk to cool off after the argument.
争吵后他出去散步冷静一下。
久等；空等
I had to cool my heels in the waiting room for an hour.
我在候诊室干等了一个小时。
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想象风扇吹热汤，cool一下变凉。
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。
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.
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