cooling

cooling — adjective

1. (of a drink, breeze, cream, or shower) bringing pleasant relief on a hot day or

1.形容詞B1
釋義

(of a drink, breeze, cream, or shower) bringing pleasant relief on a hot day or against a hot feeling on the skin, by lowering body temperature or the temperature of the air around you.

例句

Caio sat under the tree and sipped a cooling glass of homemade lemonade.

cooling + drink (drink, glass of, sip)

A cooling breeze from the sea swept through the open windows of the kitchen.

cooling + breeze / wind / draught

同義詞
  • refreshing

    broader; suggests feeling brighter and renewed, not only cooler

  • chilling

    stronger and colder; can suggest unpleasantly cold rather than pleasantly cool

  • soothing

    stresses calming an irritated feeling, not necessarily lowering temperature

反義詞
  • warming

    the opposite effect: makes you feel warmer

  • stifling

    describes hot, airless conditions where no cooling relief is possible

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Pairs with words for drinks, weather, body care, and air movement ('drink, breeze, gel, shower, effect'). Different from 'cool', which describes the actual temperature; 'cooling' stresses the action of bringing the temperature down or giving relief.

常見錯誤

❌The water in the river was cooling.
✅The water in the river was cool.' OR ✅ 'The river water had a wonderfully cooling effect on her tired feet.
💡'cool' describes a state; 'cooling' describes the relief or effect on something hot.