cool off

英 [kuːl ɒf]

美 [kuːl ɔːf]

（使）变凉; （使）凉快下来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)变凉;(使)凉快下来
  If someone or somethingcools off, or if youcoolthemoff, they become cooler after having been hot.
  1. Maybe he's trying to cool off out there in the rain...
     可能他是想在雨里凉快一下。
  2. She made a fanning motion, pretending to cool herself off...
     她做了个扇风的动作，假装想让自己凉快一点。
  3. Cool off the carrots quickly.
     将胡萝卜迅速冷却。

英英释义

verb

• lose intensity
  1. His enthusiasm cooled considerably
  Synonym:coolcool down
• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
  1. After the fight both men need to cool off.
  2. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
  Synonym:calmcalm downchill outsimmer downsettle downcool it
• feel less enamoured of something or somebody

双语例句

• It's too hot to think. I need to find someplace to cool off.
  热得我都没法考虑。我需求找个地方凉爽凉爽。
• Let it cool off before you eat it.
  冷一下再吃。
• I just thought you needed to cool off.
  我只是觉得你需要冷静一下。
• Let him cool off, you can talk about it later.
  先让他冷静下来，那件事你们可以稍后再谈。
• I'm going into the wood to cool off.
  我想进村林子里去凉快一下。
• Because the weather was so hot, the pigs were wallowing in the mud trying to cool off.
  天气太热了，猪都跑到泥沼里打滚，让自己能凉爽一点。
• They kept walking, until they found an oasis. There they decided to cool off and swim.
  他们接着走，直到看见一处绿洲，他们决定在那里乘乘凉游游泳。
• Visitors who get tired of the sand and the sun can cool off in one of the many shops.
  游客们在阳光的沙滩上玩累了可以在商店里凉快一下。
• I stopped to let the car cool off and to study the map.
  我把汽车停下来，让车冷却下来，并查阅一下地图。
• In the afternoon, I'd like to plunge into the stream to cool off.
  在下午，我喜欢一头扎进小溪里凉快一下。