酷酷的：cool的用法和辨析

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.”

——Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President

「在所有情况下永远保持冷静且不受影响，可以带给一个人莫大的优势。」

——汤玛斯‧杰佛逊 (美国第三任总统)

一、你知道cool有几种含义吗？

adj.

1.凉的，不热的，凉快的，凉爽的 fairly cold; not hot or warm

The cool water of the lake invites us to swim.

清凉的湖水吸引我们去游泳。

2.冷静的，沉着的，泰然自若的，坦然接受的，心平气和的 calm; not excited, angry or emotional

He was always a cool man, nothing could disturb his serenity.

他永远是个冷静的人，没有什么事可以打扰他的平静。

3.冷漠的，冷淡的，不友善的 not friendly, interested or enthusiastic

As he faced the cool gray eyes which, effortlessly, seemed to bore into him.

他看到那双冷淡的大眼睛似乎漫不经心地直盯着自己的脸。

4.冷色调的 making you feel pleasantly cool

The room is painted in cool greens and blues.

房间涂着能给人以凉爽感觉的绿色和蓝色。

n.

1.凉快，凉爽 moderately cold

The cool of the evening make me feel cosy.

夜晚的凉爽让我感到舒服。

2.凉爽的空气或地方 cool air or a cool place

There were numbers of people walking in the cool.

有不少的人都出来乘凉散步。

v.

1.（使）变凉，冷却，降温 [I,T] to become or to make sb / sth become cool or cooler

When water is cooled below 0 degrees Celsius, it freezes and becomes ice.

水冷却到0摄氏度以下时，冻结成冰。

2.变淡，减弱，减少 [I,T] to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic

He is too excited, we must do something to make him cool down.

他太激动了，我们得没法使他冷静下来。

二、还有哪些词也能表示cool的意思呢？

cold, cool, chilly, frosty, freezing, icy

这些形容词均含“冷、凉”之意。

cold最普通用词，强调缺乏温暖，使人不舒服。

cool指既不太热也不太冷。

chilly指使哆嗦的冷。

frosty指雾气在寒冷物体的表面凝结成薄冰时的严寒结霜的温度。

freezing指使人僵直，使东西凝固的冷。

icy多指风暴、风雪和水等冷得使人感到如刺如割。

三、含有cool的常见短语

cool down

v. 1.(使)变凉 2.冷静下来

cool it

v. 放松下来

cool jazz

冷漠派爵士乐

cool off

1. 变凉；冷却下来 2. 镇静下来；变冷淡；不再那么激动 cool sb off 1. 使感到凉快（或凉爽） 2. 使冷静；使平静；使冷淡 cool sth off 1. 使（某物）变凉；冷却下来

四、一起来做个填词游戏吧

 The _____ autumn wind clarified my mind.

凉爽的秋风使我的头脑清醒过来。