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water cooler

noun
🔊/ˈwɔːtə kuːlə(r)/
🔊/ˈwɔːtər kuːlər/
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  1. a machine, for example in an office, that cools water and supplies it for drinking饮水冷却器Topics Working lifec2
  2. 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。🔊🔊
    • The show has been dominating water-cooler discussions recently.该节目最近一直主导着水冷却器的讨论。