| 釋義 |
cool2 /kid; kul/ vt, vi [VP6A, 2A] make or become cool: (使) 變涼; 平怠： The rain has ~ed the air. 雨已使空氣變涼。 Has his anger ~ed yet? 他的怒氣平息了嗎？ [VP2C] ~ down/off. (esp fig) become calm, less excited or enthusiastic: (尤用于比喻) 變冷靜; 變冷淡： Her passion for me has ~ed down. 她對我的熱情已潮冷淡。 s 、 ~ ing 'off period, (in industrial disputes, etc) a compulsory delay (to ~ tempers) before a threatened strike. (房資爭執(zhí)等中，在可能發(fā)生罷工前強(qiáng)制實(shí)行之) 冷靜期 (讓情緒平靜卞來) 。 ~ one's heels, be kept waiting: 等候; 久辰： Let him ~ his heels in the outer office— that will teach him to be more polite. 讓他 外面的辦公室等候 —— 那將教訓(xùn)他以后要有禮貌。' ~ing-tower n large container used in industry to ~ hot water before re-using it. 冷卻塔 (工業(yè)中用以冷卻熱水以備再度使用之大型容器) 。 |