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water coolerBrE /ˈwɔːtə kuːlə(r)/ NAmE /ˈwɔːtər kuːlər/ , /ˈwɑːtər kuːlər/ noun a machine , for example in an office , that cools water and supplies it for drinking 饮水冷却器used when referring to a place where office workers talk in an informal way , for example near the water cooler 职员聊天处（饮水冷却器附近等的办公室人员闲谈处）◆ It was a story they'd shared around the water cooler . 这件事成为他们工作之余闲聊的谈资。 |