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- 冷却
冷却
lěng què
Meaning
- (lit. and fig.) to cool
Definition
使温度降低；从热的状态变为冷的状态。
To cool down; to reduce temperature from a hot state to a cold state.
Usage
常用于描述物体或环境的温度下降过程，也可比喻情绪、关系等从热烈变为冷淡。
Commonly used to describe the process of temperature decrease of objects or environments, and can also metaphorically refer to emotions or relationships cooling down from enthusiasm to indifference.
Examples
- 1 发动机需要冷却才能继续工作。(The engine needs to cool down before it can continue working.)
- 2 他们之间的热情已经冷却。(The passion between them has cooled down.)
- 3 热水冷却后就可以喝了。(You can drink the hot water after it cools down.)
- 4 市场对这款产品的兴趣正在冷却。(Market interest in this product is cooling down.)
- 5 地球正在经历全球冷却期？(Is the Earth experiencing a global cooling period?)
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