cooling center

名词 n.
/ˈkuːlɪŋ ˌsɛntə/    /ˈkulɪŋ ˌsɛntəɹ/|[-ɾəɹ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An artificially cooled emergency shelter that operates during dangerously hot weather to provide care and relief for people affected by the high temperature. US
    — [T]he availability of shelter from the heat at a city-sponsored "cooling center" made sense. With temperatures soaring into the 100s it was a move to prevent the situations that led to multiple heat deaths in 1980. […] [T]he cooling center, provided at minimal cost to taxpayers thanks to volunteer effort, provided a trial run for the participants in organizing such an enterprise – which could save lives if such a heat wave returns.

词形变化

cooling centers plural cooling centre alternative

词源

From cooling (adjective) + center.
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