cooled

cooled — 動詞

  • cooledpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • cooleds3rd person singular
  • cooleding-ing form
  • coolededpast simple

1. to become a little less warm, or to make something a little less warm

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

變涼；冷卻

溫度稍降，或讓某物不那麼熱

to become a little less warm, or to make something a little less warm

例句

Elise cooled the soup with a few ice cubes.

Elise 用幾塊冰塊把湯冷卻了。

cooled + object to lower temperature

The bedroom cooled quickly after Minh opened the balcony door.

Minh 打開陽台門後，臥室很快就變涼了。

同義詞
  • chill

    often suggests making something colder than cooled does

  • refresh

    can overlap for air or water, but focuses on comfort

反義詞
  • warm

    raise the temperature slightly

  • heat

    make something hotter more directly

文法句型

something cooled

cooled + object

用法筆記

Often used for food, rooms, metal, skin, or air after heat has been reduced.

常見錯誤

❌Please cooled the tea before the child drinks it.
✅Please cool the tea before the child drinks it.
💡Use the base form after 'please' for an instruction.

2. to fade so that a feeling or interest is not as powerful as before

2.動詞不及物B2
釋義

消退

感情或興趣變得沒那麼強

to fade so that a feeling or interest is not as powerful as before

例句

After the argument, Christopher's anger cooled during the train ride.

爭吵過後，Christopher 在火車上時怒氣慢慢消退了。

anger cooled after an event

Omar's interest in the course cooled once the group work began.

小組作業一開始，Omar 對這門課的興趣就消退了。

同義詞
  • fade

    often suggests a slower loss of strength

  • subside

    common for anger, excitement, or public tension

反義詞
  • intensify

    grow stronger in force or feeling

  • deepen

    become more serious or emotionally stronger

文法句型

a feeling cooled

interest cooled after something

用法筆記

Subject is usually a feeling, interest, relationship, or tension rather than a person.

3. to start growing or moving ahead more slowly than before

3.動詞不及物C1
釋義

降溫

景氣、需求或成長速度放慢

to start growing or moving ahead more slowly than before

例句

Sales cooled after stores raised the lunch set price.

店家調高午餐套餐價格後，銷售情況開始降溫。

sales cooled after a price change

The housing market cooled when bank loans became harder to get.

銀行貸款變得更難取得時，房市就降溫了。

同義詞
  • slow

    broader and less tied to trends or markets

  • level off

    suggests growth is flattening rather than falling sharply

反義詞

文法句型

a market cooled

sales cooled after something

用法筆記

Subject is usually a market, business activity, demand trend, or another measure of growth.

cooled — 形容詞