Tra từ cool - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cool [cool cools cooled cooling] adjective, verb, noun BrE [kuːl] NAmE [kuːl]
adjective (cool·er, cool·est)

FAIRLY COLD
1. fairly cold; not hot or warm
•a cool breeze/drink/climate
• Cooler weather is forecast for the weekend.
• Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.
•Store lemons in a cool dry place.

COLOURS
2. making you feel pleasantly cool
•a room painted in cool greens and blues

CALM
3. calm; not excited, angry or emotional
• Keep cool!
• She tried to remain cool, calm and collected (= calm).
•He has a cool head (= he stays calm in an emergency).

NOT FRIENDLY/ENTHUSIASTIC
4. not friendly, interested or enthusiastic
• She was decidedly cool about the proposal.
• He has been cool towards me ever since we had that argument.
•They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
•Her voice was cool and dismissive.

APPROVING
5. (informal)used to show that you admire or approve of sth because it is fashionable, attractive and often different
•You look pretty cool with that new haircut.
•It's a cool movie.
6. (informal)people say Cool! or That's cool to show that they approve of sth or agree to a suggestion
•‘We're meeting Jake for lunch and we can go on the yacht in the afternoon.’ ‘Cool!’
•‘Can you come at 10.30 tomorrow?’ ‘That's cool’.
•I was surprised that she got the job, but I'm cool with it (= it's not a problem for me).

CONFIDENT
7. (informal)calm and confident in a way that lacks respect for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove
•She just took his keys and walked out with them, cool as you please.
•He was a cool customer. No one would think to look for him in a city where he'd been arrested for killing a cop.

MONEY
8. only before noun (informal)used about a sum of money to emphasize how large it is
•The car cost a cool thirty thousand.
see also ↑coolly, ↑coolness
more at take a long (cool/hard) look at sth at ↑long _adj.

Word Origin:
Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to ↑cold.

Thesaurus:
cool adj.
1. (usually approving)
•Store medicines in a cool dry place.
cold • • chilly • • chill • |approving crisp • |often disapproving lukewarm • • tepid •
Opp: warm, Opp: hot
a cool/cold/chilly/chill/crisp day/morning
cool/cold/chilly/chill/crisp air
(a) cool/cold/lukewarm/tepid water/shower
2.
•You must try to stay cool, even in an emergency.
calm • • relaxed • • unperturbed • • composed • • controlled • |informal unfazed •
cool/calm/relaxed about sth
unperturbed/unfazed by sth
a cool/calm/relaxed/contolled manner/voice/way
Cool, calm or relaxed? Relaxed describes how you feel about sth. Cool is used more to describe how sb behaves: they don't let their feelings affect their behaviour. Calm can describe feelings or behaviour.
3.
•He's been cool towards me ever since we had the argument.
cold • • unfriendly • • frosty • • chilly • • remote • • distant • |written aloof •
Opp: warm, Opp: friendly
cool/cold/unfriendly to/towards sb
a/an cool/cold/unfriendly/frosty/distant/aloof manner
a cool/frosty/chilly reception
4. (informal)
•a really cool new video game
informal great • • fantastic • • fabulous • • terrific • |BrE, informal brilliant • |especially AmE, informal awesome • |slang wicked •
Opp: uncool, Opp: rubbish
a cool/great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/wicked place
have a cool/great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/wicked time
a cool/great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant guy/girl

Synonyms:
cold
cool • freezing • chilly • lukewarm • tepid
These words all describe sb/sth that has a low temperature.
cold • having a temperature that is lower than usual or lower than the human body; (of food or drink) not heated; cooled after being cooked: ▪ I'm cold. Turn the heating up. ◇ ▪ Outside it was bitterly cold. ◇ ▪ a cold wind ◇ ▪ hot and cold water ◇ ▪ It's cold chicken for lunch.
cool • (often approving) fairly cold, especially in a pleasant way: ▪ a long cool drink ◇ ▪ We found a cool place to sit.
freezing • extremely cold; having a temperature below 0° Celsius: ▪ It's absolutely freezing outside. ◇ ▪ I'm freezing!
chilly • (rather informal) too cold to be comfortable: ▪ Bring a coat. It might turn chilly later.
lukewarm • (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: ▪ Her coffee was now lukewarm.
tepid • (often disapproving) slightly warm, sometimes in an unpleasant way: ▪ a jug of tepid water
lukewarm or tepid?
There is really no difference in meaning or use between these words.
to feel/get cold/cool/chilly
cold/cool/freezing/chilly air/weather
a cold/cool/freezing/chilly wind
cold/cool/freezing/lukewarm/tepid water
a cold/cool/lukewarm/tepid shower/bath
cold/lukewarm/tepid tea/coffee/food
a cold/cool drink
It's cold/chilly/freezing outside.

Synonyms:
great
cool • fantastic • fabulous • terrific • brilliant • awesome
These are all informal words that describe sb/sth that is very good, pleasant, enjoyable, etc.
great • (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure: ▪ We had a great time in Madrid.
cool • (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of sth, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different: ▪ I think their new song's really cool.
fantastic • (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure: ▪ ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
fabulous • (informal) extremely good: ▪ Jane's a fabulous cook. (Fabulous is slightly more old-fashioned than the other words in this set.)
terrific • (informal) extremely good; wonderful: ▪ She's doing a terrific job.
brilliant • (BrE, informal) extremely good; wonderful: ▪ ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
awesome • (informal, especially NAmE) very good, impressive, or enjoyable: ▪ The show was just awesome.
to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome

Example Bank:
•He did his best to appear cool, calm and collected.
•He forced himself to count to ten and act cool.
•He was cool towards me.
•I knew I needed surgery, and I was cool with it.
•I'm sorry I acted cool toward you.
•It was a relatively cool night.
•It will probably get cool later, so bring a coat.
•It's so cool you came back!
•Professionally cool, she went back to her patient.
•She managed to stay cool during the meeting.
•She was distinctly cool about their plans.
•She's completely cool about what happened.
•The cave was refreshingly cool.
•The forest looked cool and shady.
•The temple was light, spacious and blissfully cool.
•The weather that June was unseasonably cool.
•Try to keep the drinks cool.
•Wait until the cake is completely cool before cutting.
•You look really cool in those jeans.
•‘We're meeting Jake later.’ ‘Cool!’
•‘What's his new girlfriend like?’ ‘She's cool.’
•A cool breeze played in the trees.
•He has a cool head.
•He has been cool towards me ever since we had the argument.
•His new car's pretty cool.
•I think their new song's really cool.
•Keep cool. We'll sort this out.
•Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.
•She tried to remain cool, calm and collected.
•Store medicines in a cool dry place.
•The hall was deliciously cool and dark.
•The water was blissfully cool.
•They bathed in the cool water.
•They gave the Prime Minister a cool reception.
•We found a cool place to sit.
•What is she like beneath her cool, confident exterior?
•a long cool drink
Idioms: ↑cool as a cucumber ▪ ↑cool it! ▪ ↑cool your heels ▪ ↑keep your cool ▪ ↑lose your cool ▪ ↑play it cool
Derived: ↑cool off ▪ ↑cool out ▪ ↑cool somebody off ▪ ↑cool something off

verb

BECOME COLDER
1. intransitive, transitive to become or to make sb/sth become cool or cooler
• Glass contracts as it cools.
• Melt the chocolate and allow it to cool slightly.
•~ sth The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water.
•The evening breeze cooled her face.

BECOME CALMER
2. intransitive to become calmer, less excited or less enthusiastic
• I think we should wait until tempers have cooled.
• Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were).
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to ↑cold.

Thesaurus:
cool verb I, T
•Glass contracts as it cools.
cool (sb/sth) down • • chill • • freeze • |formal refrigerate •
Opp: warm, Opp: heat
leave sth to/allow sth to/let sth cool/cool down
keep sth chilled/frozen/refrigerated
Cool or cool (sb/sth) down? Cool down is used more in spoken English. It can be used with myself, yourself, himself, etc.
•How about a swim to cool ourselves down?
Use cool in technical language
•The cylinder is cooled by a jet of water.

Example Bank:
•Allow the cake to cool thoroughly before removing it from the tin.
•Dry soil cools rapidly when air temperatures fall.
•He went for a swim to cool off.
•He's cooled down somewhat since this morning,
•Her enthusiasm for the idea had cooled considerably.
•Her tea was slowly cooling in front of her.
•His temper had cooled slightly by this time.
•An electric fan is designed to cool the engine.
•I think you should wait until she's cooled down a little.
•Let things cool off for a while.
•Relations between them have definitely cooled.

noun the coolsingular
cool air or a cool place
•the cool of the evening

Word Origin:
Old English cōl (noun), cōlian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch koel, also to ↑cold.