cucumber
英 [ˈkjuːkʌmbə(r)]
美 [ˈkjuːkʌmbər]
n. 黄瓜
复数：cucumbers
Collins.1 / BNC.12343 / COCA.8294
习惯用语
n.
- (as) cool as a cucumber
- （尤指在困难情况下）非常冷静，泰然自若
very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult situation
牛津词典
noun
- 黄瓜
a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, that is usually eaten raw
柯林斯词典
- 黄瓜
Acucumberis a long thin vegetable with a hard green skin and wet transparent flesh. It is eaten raw in salads. - PHRASE (尤指意料之外地)非常冷静，泰然自若
If you say that someone isas cool as a cucumber, you are emphasizing that they are very calm and relaxed, especially when you would not expect them to be.- You can hardly be held responsible for Darrow waltzing in, cool as a cucumber, and demanding thousands of pounds.
达罗不慌不忙、大摇大摆地走进来，索要几千英镑，这跟你一点关系都没有。
- You can hardly be held responsible for Darrow waltzing in, cool as a cucumber, and demanding thousands of pounds.
英英释义
noun
- cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable
- a melon vine of the genus Cucumis