cool off

冷める、落ち着く

熱さや怒りが弱まる、または活動が落ち着く。

やさしい英語で： To become less hot, less angry, or less active.

• The soup needs to cool off.
• He went outside to cool off after the argument.
• The housing market cooled off when borrowing became more expensive.

使い方： cool off (Let the soup cool off before you taste it.)

類義語： cool down, calm down

反対語： heat up

よく使う表現： cool off outside, cool off naturally

冷やす、落ち着かせる

物の熱さや活動を抑えたり、人の怒りを鎮めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something less hot or active, or make someone less angry.

• This fan will cool you off.
• A quiet walk cooled him off after the argument.
• The government raised taxes to cool off the economy.

使い方： cool someone/something off (The breeze cooled us off.); cool off someone/something (The new rules should cool off demand for loans.)

類義語： cool down, calm

反対語： heat up

よく使う表現： cool off someone, cool off something

興味を失う、熱が冷める

人や物事への興味や熱意が弱まる。

やさしい英語で： To become less interested in or excited about someone or something.

• She began to cool off on the idea.
• He cooled off on the trip when he saw the cost.
• Are investors cooling off on electric cars?

使い方： cool off on someone/something (Investors have cooled off on the project.)

類義語： lose interest, lose enthusiasm

よく使う表現： cool off noticeably, cool off suddenly

刑務所に入っている、服役する

刑務所で一定の期間を過ごす。

やさしい英語で： To spend time in prison.

• He can cool off in jail tonight.
• They spent a week cooling off behind bars.
• She is cooling off in prison after another robbery.

使い方： cool off in something (He is cooling off in the county jail.)

類義語： serve time

よく使う表現： cool off inside, cool off overnight

殺す

人を殺す。

やさしい英語で： To kill someone.

• The killer threatened to cool him off.
• The gang cooled off a rival boss.
• They hired someone to cool off the witness.

使い方： cool someone off (The gang planned to cool him off before he could talk.)

類義語： kill, murder

よく使う表現： cool off someone, cool someone off

身を隠す、ほとぼりが冷めるのを待つ

警察の捜索が終わるか、世間の怒りが収まるまで隠れる。

やさしい英語で： To stay hidden until the police stop searching or public anger becomes weaker.

• The robbers went somewhere quiet to cool off.
• He cooled off in a remote cabin while police searched the city.
• They needed a place to cool off after the robbery.

類義語： lie low, hide out

よく使う表現： cool off somewhere, cool off abroad