单词 | cool down / cool sb/sth down |
释义 | cool down / cool sb/sth downphrasal verb (rather informal) to become cool or cooler; to make sb/sth cool or cooler(使)变凉,冷却◆let the charger cool down before using it again.等充电器冷却下来再使用。◆drink plenty of cold water to cool yourself down.多喝点凉水,凉快凉快。◆blow on it to cool it down or you'll burn your mouth.先吹凉,不然你会烫着嘴。ⓘ it is also possible, but less common, to use cool off, especially without an object.也可以用 cool off,尤其是不带宾语时,但较少见◆we cooled off with a swim in the lake.我们在湖里游泳凉快了一下。note 辨析 cool or cool (sb/sth) down? cool down is slightly more informal than cool, and is used more in spoken english. cool down is used more often than cool with myself, yourself, himself, etc. * cool down 比 cool 稍不正式,多用于口语。cool down 比 cool 更常与 myself、yourself、himself 等反身代词搭配◆how about a swim to cool ourselves down?我们去游泳凉快一下如何?use cool in technical language or when talking about a process or system.在专业用语或谈及过程或系统时要用 cool◆the cylinder is cooled down by a jet of water. |
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