As cool as a cucumber 是什么意思？镇定自若，不是冷漠

As cool as a cucumber 表示非常冷静、沉着，形容别人在考试、面试或紧急情况中紧张时，一个人仍能保持镇定。它比较口语，第一个 as 经常省略。书面表达可以改用 calm 或 composed。

什么情境适合说 as cool as a cucumber？

练习在对话中灵活使用英语词汇

be/stay/look + (as) cool as a cucumber

Everyone else was panicking before the interview, but Maria was as cool as a cucumber.
The flight attendants stayed cool as a cucumber when we hit heavy turbulence over the Alps.
He looked as cool as a cucumber on stage, although he later admitted he'd been terrified.

修改前Tom was as cold as a cucumber during his driving test.

修改后Tom was as cool as a cucumber during his driving test.

Cool 和 cold 都涉及温度，所以 cold 看起来似乎很接近。但这个习语固定使用 cool，在这里指冷静、不紧张。Cold 用来形容人时可能表示不友善、疏远，是另一种性格特征。修改只把 cold 换成 cool。

As cool as a cucumber 描述一个人当时的状态或表现。如果要劝人冷静，或描述保持冷静这个动作，可用 keep calm 或 keep your cool：Try to keep your cool during the negotiations。

When the fire alarm went off in the middle of the exam, our teacher stayed ___ and calmly led everyone outside.

(as cool as a cucumber / as red as a beetroot)

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as cool as a cucumber — 老师没有惊慌，冷静地带大家出去，正是 as cool as a cucumber。As red as a beetroot 表示脸非常红，常因尴尬或羞愧而出现，不表达这里的镇定。

想一个在困难情况下保持冷静的人，情境可以在路上、考试中或工作中。说明发生了什么，以及对方怎样做。

When our car broke down on the motorway at night, my dad stayed as cool as a cucumber and called the breakdown service.

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