cool
I.cool1 S2 W3 /kuːl/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative cooler, superlative coolest)
[Word Family: noun: ↑cool, ↑coolness, ↑cooler, ↑coolant; verb: ↑cool; adverb: ↑coolly; adjective: ↑cool]
[Language: Old English; Origin: col]
1. TEMPERATURE low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels pleasant:
She swam out into the cool water.
The evening air was cool.
Relax in the sun with a cool drink.
the cooler weather of September
2. CLOTHING clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot:
a cool cotton dress
3. CALM calm and not nervous, upset, or excited
keep/stay cool
his ability to keep cool in a crisis
She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber.
Outwardly she is cool, calm, and collected.
a cool customer (=someone who always behaves calmly)
Keep a cool head (=stay calm).
4. APPROVAL informal very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire – used in order to show approval:
She’s pretty cool.
You look cool in denim.
Cool bike!
‘I’m thinking of studying abroad.’ ‘Really? Cool.’
5. AGREEMENT spoken used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you:
OK, Ryan, that’s cool, I can do it.
‘I just have to go, you know.’ ‘It’s all right, it’s cool.’
‘I’m finished.’ ‘Cool.’
cool about
My mum was cool about whatever I wore.
something is cool with somebody
Is Friday cool with you guys?
somebody is cool with something
‘Do you want to come over and watch a video tonight?’ ‘I’m cool with that.’
6. NOT FRIENDLY behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect:
My proposal met with a cool response.
Luke gave her a cool look.
7. COLOUR a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things
8. a cool million/hundred thousand etc informal a surprisingly large amount of money:
He earns a cool half million every year.
—coolness noun [uncountable]:
the coolness of the nights
—coolly adverb:
She nodded coolly and walked out.
II.cool2 S2 BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑cool, ↑coolness, ↑cooler, ↑coolant; verb: ↑cool; adverb: ↑coolly; adjective: ↑cool]
1. [intransitive and transitive] (also cool down) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder:
The air conditioning doesn’t seem to be cooling the room much.
Allow the biscuits to cool for five minutes.
a cooling breeze
2. [intransitive] if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong:
The affair had cooled, on her side at least.
When tempers had cooled, he apologized.
3. cool it spoken
a) used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent etc:
Come on now – calm down, cool it.
b) to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been:
He was getting more serious about her. It was time to cool it.
4. cool your heels to be forced to wait:
I’ll put him in a cell to cool his heels for a bit.
cool down phrasal verb
1. to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder:
The air has cooled down a little now.
cool somebody/something ↔ down
A cold beer will cool you down.
2. to become calm after being angry:
After I cooled down I realized I had been wrong.
cool off phrasal verb
1. to return to a normal temperature after being hot:
Cool off with an iced drink.
By late autumn Mediterranean islands have cooled off, and can have rainy days.
2. to become calm after being angry SYN calm down:
He slammed the door and went for a walk to cool off.
III.cool3 BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑cool, ↑coolness, ↑cooler, ↑coolant; verb: ↑cool; adverb: ↑coolly; adjective: ↑cool]
1. the cool a temperature that is pleasantly cold
the cool of
They went for a stroll in the cool of the evening.
2. keep your cool to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation:
I must keep my cool, she thought; losing my temper isn’t going to help.
3. lose your cool to stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation:
Kenneth finally lost his cool with a photographer, and threatened to hit him.
IV.cool4 BrE AmE adverb
play it cool to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc:
She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.
coolhu| ◎ | [ku:l] | | ※ | tính từ | | | ■ | mát mẻ, mát; hơi lạnh, nguội | | | ☆ | it's getting cool | | | trời trở mát | | | ☆ | to leave one's soup to get cool | | | để xúp nguội bớt | | | ■ | trầm tĩnh, điềm tĩnh, bình tĩnh | | | ☆ | to keep cool; to keep a cool head | | | giữ bình tĩnh, điềm tĩnh | | | ■ | lãnh đạm, nhạt nhẽo, thờ ơ, không sốt sắng, không nhiệt tình, không mặn mà, không đằm thắm | | | ☆ | to be cool toward someone | | | lãnh đạm với ai | | | ☆ | to give someone a cool reception | | | tiếp đãi ai nhạt nhẽo | | | ■ | trơ tráo, mặt dạn mày dày, không biết xấu hổ, không biết ngượng | | | ☆ | I call that cool! | | | tớ cho thế là mặt dạn mày dày | | | ☆ | a cool hand (card, customer, fish) | | | thằng cha trơ tráo, thằng cha không biết xấu hổ | | | ■ | (thông tục) tròn, gọn (một số tiền) | | | ☆ | it costs me a cool thousand | | | tớ phải tốn trọn một nghìn đồng | | | 〆 | as cool as a cucumber | | | ✓ | bình tĩnh, không hề nao núng | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | khí mát | | | ☆ | the cool of the evening | | | khí mát buổi chiều | | | ■ | chỗ mát mẻ | | ※ | động từ | | | ■ | làm mát, làm nguội, trở mát, nguội đi | | | ■ | làm mát, làm giảm (nhiệt tình...); nguôi đi | | | ☆ | to cool one's anger | | | nguôi giận | | | ☆ | to cool one's enthusiasm | | | giảm nhiệt tình | | | 〆 | to cool down | | | ✓ | nguôi đi, bình tĩnh lại | | | 〆 | to cool off | | | ✓ | nguội lạnh đi, giảm đi (nhiệt tình) | | | 〆 | to cool one's heels | | | ✓ | (xem) heel |
| | ◎ | [cool] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | fine, sophisticated, hip, groovy, neat, together, way cool, with it | | | ☆ | "Do you know any cool guys?" "Yes. There's one in my class. Would you like to meet him?" |
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