that they approve of sth
or agree to a suggestion ( ^ 7E ri ^ A $$ P# ) Eft, SpW:
‘We’re
meeting Jake for
lunch and we can go on the
yacht in the afternoon.’ ‘cooir ”
“#iT ! •” O ‘Can you come at 10.30
tomorrow?’ ‘That’s cool’. , WX 10:30 jiA^? ” ” 0
1
was surprised that she got
the job, but I’m cool with it (= it’s not a problem for me).
I'm#,
►
CONFIDENT | j (,j 7 (informal) calm and confident in
a
way that lacks respect
for other people, but makes people admire you as well as disapprove ;
$!i77E7-Eft: She just took his keys
and walked out with them, cool as you please, life$7 #$]f]Jtt$i^7, I§77£Ao
►
MONEY '^ffj 8 [only before noun] (informal) used about a sum of money to emphasize how large it is
( ®ilf
) ilW,
jg.jg.Eft: The car cost a cool thirty thousand.
— see also coolly, coolness IFTH (a$) .cool as a cucumber very calm and
controlled, especially in a difficult situation (
ft play it cool (informal) to deal with a situation in a calm way and
not show what you are really feeling Ttt&tt; HM1;
• verb
►
BECOME COLDER 7 7 1 to become or to make
sb/sth
become cool or cooler ( #) $
/ft , ^ : [V]
Glass
contracts as it cools. 0 [VN] The cylinder
is cooled by a jet of
water.
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►
BECOME CALMER 2 [V] to become calmer,
less excited or less
enthusiastic $• # T ; IR # 7 ;
ffc T : I think we should wait
until tempers have cooled. o
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as
friendly with each other as they were). #71
ITOfil 'cool it! (informal) used to tell sb to be
calmer and less excited or angry (
S0 ,cool your 'heels (informal) to have to wait for
sb/sth 71#7##; A# i«I;m ,cool 'down/ off 1 to become cool or
cooler ; )7£PT We cooled off with a swim in the lake. M $F 'A Eg ^
fij 'M o 2 to become calm, less
excited or less enthusiastic H# T5|t; 7fWA$fc^J: I think
you should wait until
she’s cooled down a little. Ifc %
—,cool sb~down/'off 1 to make sb feel cooler
# 3\ }# # ( ^ M ) : Drink
plenty of cold water to cool
yourself down. £ RiAgjEA, ft # o 2 to make sb calm, less
excited or less enthusiastic #7#; #7#; A few hours in a
police cell should cool him
off. EJ^MA±/L7
7B7ifc7-##7-#T^o cool sth<-‘down/ off to make sth cool or
cooler # (
m noun the cool [sing ] cool air or a cool place 'wH; IK# Eft # fs; the cool of the evening # ift H iT»T7Jl keep your cool (informal) to remain calm in a difficult situation ( 7ti]2£67lf
#TF )lose your cool (informal) to become angry or excited A U H 3t;
coola bah noun = coolibah
cool-ant /'kuilant/ noun [C, U] a liquid that
is used for cooling an engine, a nuclear reactor, etc. T^iP/fi] ( #]
)
'cool
bag, 'cool box noun {BrE) a bag or box which
keeps food or drinks cold and which can be used for a picnic^, ) —see
also cooler(I)
cool-drink /'kuildrnjk/ noun {SAfrE) — soft drink
cool-er /‘kuila(r)/ noun 1 [C] a container or machine which cools
things, especially drinks, or keeps them cold £P #|; 1$ M ^: the office water
cooler
A 71§l Eft t£7jC?££Ptrr o {especially NAmE) They took a cooler full
of drinks to the beach. J/«0
2
[C] (NAmE) a drink with ice and usually wine in it ( i§
a wine cooler
, cool-'headed adj. calm; not showing
excitement or nerves AMEft; M#Eft: a cool-headed
assessment of the situation
cool-hunt er /‘ku:lhAnta(r)/ noun {informal,
especially NAmE) a person who is employed by a company to
observe and talk to young people in order to find out what products and styles
are becoming fashionable with them(
^ii#lW&A## ) coo-li-bah /'kuiliba:/ (also coola*bah /'kuilaba:/) noun an Australian tree
that produces a strong hard wood M
mmm
coolie /'ku:li/ noun (old-fashioned, taboo) an offensive word for
a worker in Eastern countries with no special skills or training ( tfTGlc, &7A
,cooling-'off period noun 1 a period of time during which two sides in
a disagreement try to reach an agreement before taking further action, for
example by going on strike ( >
7$£P$], ^
II 2 a period of time after sb has agreed
to buy sth, such as an insurance plan, during which they can change their mind ( & if] M $l A % tJ $ P&
it
mm
cooling tower noun a large high round
building used in industry for cooling water before it is used again
mm
cool-ly /'kuilli/ adv. 1 in a way that is not friendly or
enthusiastic #: ‘Wie’re just good friends, ’
she said coolly.
iS0 o He received my
suggestion coolly. #T'f|l<l($#iZ
& 2
in a calm way ?£##; uilfo cool ness /‘kuilnas/ noun [U] the quality of
being cool }£; '/I:M; /B#; the delicious coolness
of
the water tn }|C M P 0 / admire her coolness
under pressure. ®0 I noticed a certain
coolness (= lack of friendly feeling) between them.
coon /ku:n/ noun {taboo, slang) a very offensive word
for a black person ( Uffiifj-, coop /ku:p/ noun, verb
m noun a cage for chickens, etc. ( A ^ W )i%T IR71 see fly v.
mverb ,coop sb/sth 'up [usually passive] to keep
a person or an animal
inside a building or in a small space #-• A ( til#
co-op noun {informal) a cooperative shop/store, society or
business : a housing co-op
coop er /’ku:pa(r)/ noun a person who makes barrels
$|J#IA; HffiE
co-oper ate {BrE also co-operate) /kau'Dpareit; NAmE kou'aip-/ verb [V] - (with sb) (in/on sth) 1 to work together
with sb else in order to achieve sth Yf ;
# ff : The two groups agreed
to cooperate with each other. M 7 E It S # o 0 They had cooperated
closely in the planning of the project. #f] W if #,
@ o 2 to be helpful by
doing what sb asks you to do # Kj
; gg 7 : Their captors told them they would be killed unless they
cooperated. M###
co-oper ation (BrE also co-operation) /kau.Dpa'reifn; NAmE kou.aip-/ noun [U] 1 - (with sb) (in doing sth) | ~ (between A and B) the fact of doing sth
together or of working together towards a shared aim 7 #; ##: a report produced by
the government in cooperation with the chemical industry ^itX'fj A O We would like to see
closer cooperation between parents and schools.
3? Eft 777 o 2 willingness to be
helpful and do as you are asked #0j; @g 7: We would be grateful
for your cooperation in clearing the hall as quickly as possible.
cooperative {BrE also co-operative) /kau'nparatrv; NAmE kou'aip-/ adj., noun
■ adj. 1 [usually before noun] involving doing
sth together or working together with others towards a shared aim 7# (ft ; #fT(ft; E # A Eft : Cooperative activity
is essential to effective community work.
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