Cool down - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：cool down (Cool down)

Cool down 🔊

/kuːl daʊn/

v.phr.

To do gentle exercises after a workout to let your body return to normal, or to become calmer after being excited.

cool down 🔊

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/kuːl daʊn/

v.phr.

To perform light activities after intense exercise to gradually return heart rate and breathing to normal, or to become less excited.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'cool' (from Old English col) and 'down' (from Old English dūne).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a hot engine needing to cool down before it stops.

📖 Example

After your run, it's very important to cool down for five minutes with some light walking. 🔊 After your run, it's very important to cool down for five minutes with some light walking.

🔗 Collocations

cool down after a workout – to perform gentle exercises after a workout

cool down period – the time set aside for cooling down

cool down exercises – light stretches done to cool down

🔄 Synonyms

wind down (v.phr.) – to gradually relax after being active

unwind (v.) – to relax after a period of work or tension

🚫 Antonyms

warm up (v.phr.) – to prepare for exercise by doing gentle activities

🌱 Derivatives

cooldown (n.) – the period of gentle exercise after a workout

cooling down (gerund) – the act of performing cool-down exercises

📖 Cultural Story

The phrase 'cool down' originally referred to reducing temperature. In sports, it became a standard term for post-exercise stretching to prevent injury, popularized in the 20th century fitness culture.