表达as cool as a cucumber 像黄瓜一样冷静可以理解为处变不惊、泰然自若,即形容人在重压下看上去极为冷静,毫不动容。单词 cool 在这里的意思并非清凉的,而是指人镇定、沉着的样子。
例句
Hearing the news, everyone in the room panicked except for Tracey - she looked as cool as a cucumber.
听到那条消息后,除去特蕾西以外,房间里的所有人都陷入了慌乱之中。但她看着泰然自若。
The exam is in less than an hour, but Im as cool as a cucumber.
不到一个小时就开考了,但我却出奇地镇静。
The actress was as cool as a cucumber after winning her Oscar. She looked poised1 and elegant as usual.
这位女演员在取得奥斯卡奖后表现得镇定自若,她看着和平常一样沉着而高雅。