“As cool as a cucumber” 諺語的意思是像黃瓜一樣冷靜，可以理解為“處變不驚、泰然自若”，即形容人在壓力下顯得極為冷靜，毫不動容。單詞 cool 在這裡的意思並不是“酷的”，而是指人“鎮定、沉著的”樣子。

①、Hearing the news, everyone in the room panicked except for Tracey - she looked as cool as a cucumber.聽到那條訊息後，除了特蕾西以外，房間裡的所有人都陷入了慌亂之中。但她看起來泰然自若。

②、The exam is in less than an hour, but I"m as cool as a cucumber.不到一個小時就開考了，但我卻出奇地鎮靜。

③、The actress was as cool as a cucumber after winning her Oscar. She looked poised and elegant as usual.這位女演員在贏得奧斯卡獎後表現得鎮定自若，她看起來和往常一樣沉著而優雅。