/ku:l ||; kul/adj1 fairly cold; not hot or warm 凉的: It was a cool evening so I put on a pullover. 那天傍晚有些凉，我穿了套头毛衣。What I'd like is a long cool drink. 我想要的是一大杯清凉的饮料。 ☞Look at the note at cold ¹. 参看cold^1的注释。
2 calm; not excited or angry 冷静的；镇定的: She always manages to remain cool under pressure. 她在压力之下总能保持冷静。
3 unfriendly; not showing interest 冷淡的；冷漠的: When we first met, she was rather cool towards me, but later she became friendlier. 我们初次见面时，她对我颇为冷淡，但后来她就变得比较友好。
4 (slang 俚语) very good or fashionable 顶刮刮的；时髦的: Those are cool shoes you're wearing! 你穿着那么时髦的鞋子！