| 释义 |
cool /kuːl/► SEE ALL(as) cool as a cucumbercool your heelscool itkeep/lose your coolplay it cool
●(as) ˌcool as a ˈcucumber (informal) (of people 人) very calm, especially when the opposite might be expected, for example on a hot day or in a difficult situation （热天或在困难情况下）非常冷静，泰然自若◆Everyone was rushing round trying to get things ready, and he just sat there, cool as a cucumber.
大家都忙着作准备，只有他泰然自若地坐在那里。●ˌcool your ˈheels (informal) be kept waiting 被迫等待；久等◆The bank manager had asked to see her at four o’clock but she had to sit cooling her heels for almost 45 minutes.
银行经理说四点钟见她，可是她等了近 45 分钟。●ˈcool it (informal) behave in a less aggressive or excited way; calm down 冷静下来；沉住气◆His friends were holding him back and telling him to cool it, but he broke free and punched the barman on the nose.
朋友拉住他，让他别激动，可是他挣脱开，一拳打在酒吧服务员的鼻子上。●keep/lose your ˈcool (informal) stay calm/get angry, excited, etc. 保持冷静；变得激动◆He was very insulting. I really don’t know how I managed to keep my cool.
他出言不逊，我真不知道自己是如何保持冷静的。●play it ˈcool (informal) not appear excited, worried, angry, etc. 保持镇静；抑制住感情◆If you play it cool and don’t seem too interested, he might lower the price.
如果你沉住气，不急不慢，他可能会降低价格。◆He was shouting at me, but I played it cool — I didn’t want him to see how scared I was.
他朝我大喊大叫，不过我不露声色。我可不想让他知道我有多害怕。 |