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calm
[英] [kɑ:m] [美] [kɑm] 生词本

adj.

vt.& vi.

n.

vt.

vi.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 镇定的;镇静的;冷静的 A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. 

  • She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman...

    她通常沉着而老练。

  • Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened...

    镇静点,告诉我出了什么事。

  • She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice...

    她叹了口气,然后继续用温柔、平静的声音说下去。

  • Calm is also a noun.

    • He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.

      他突然感到一种安宁和满足。

calmly

  • Alan looked at him and said calmly, 'I don't believe you.'

    艾伦看着他,平静地说:“我不相信你说的话。”

  • Hungary, by contrast, reacted calmly to events in Yugoslavia.

    相比之下,匈牙利对南斯拉夫发生的一系列事件反应平静。

calmness

  • All those things gave him a feeling of security and calmness.

    所有那一切给他一种安全、平静的感觉。

2. VERB 使平静;使安静;使镇定 If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited. 

  • The ruling party's veterans know how to calm their critics...

    执政党的老牌政治家们知道怎样让批评他们的人安静下来。

  • Tranquilliser drugs were used to calm the deportees...

    使用了镇静剂来让被放逐者们安静下来。

  • She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself...

    她呼吸急促,尽力让自己平静下来。

calming

  • ...a fresh, cool fragrance which produces a very calming effect on the mind.

    一种能够静心怡神的清凉香味

3. N-UNCOUNT 平静;安静;宁静 Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place. 

  • The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.

    这栋房子透着一种宁静和整齐感。

  • ...the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

    密歇根州大急流城田园般的宁静

4. ADJ-GRADED 平静的;安定的 If someone says that a place is calm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected. 

  • The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.

    萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。

  • Calm is also a noun.

    • Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation...

      社区和教会领袖呼吁各方保持冷静,不要采取报复行动。

    • An uneasy calm is reported to be prevailing in the area.

      据报道,该地区弥漫着一种令人不安的平静。

5. VERB 平定;使安定;使有秩序 To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is. 

  • Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation...

    官员们希望通过减少外国人入境的数量来使局势平定下来。

  • Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company's base in Pittsburgh.

    比泽先生承诺仍将公司总部设在匹兹堡,以求平息抗议。

6. ADJ-GRADED (水面)平静的，风平浪静的 If the sea or a lake is calm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves. 

  • ...as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour.

    当我们缓缓驶入考斯港平静的水面时

7. ADJ-GRADED (天气)无风的 Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind. 

  • Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.

    星期二天气晴朗,没有刮风。

8. N-COUNT (帆船比赛中的)静风,风平浪静 In sailing, a flat calm or a dead calm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water. 

  • ...during flat calms when the water is crystal clear...

    在风平浪静、水清澈见底时

  • We had the whole gamut of wind from a dead calm to a force 10 gale.

    我们这里什么风都有,从风平浪静到十级大风。

9. VERB (海面)平静;(风)平息 When the sea calms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms, it stops blowing strongly. 

  • Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever.

    破晓之际,海面平静了下来,但是寒冷依旧。

10. VERB 镇(痛);止(痒) To calm a pain or an itch means to reduce it or get rid of it. 

  • ...more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch.

    更加传统的护肤止痒方法

11. PHRASE 风暴前的平静 You can use the calm before the storm to refer to a quiet period in which there is little or no activity, before a period in which there is a lot of trouble or intense activity. 
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Noun

1. steadiness of mind under stress;

  • "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Verb

1. make calm or still;

  • "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

2. make steady;

  • "steady yourself"

3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation;

  • "After the fight both men need to cool off."
  • "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

4. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;

  • "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Adjective

1. not agitated; without losing self-possession;

  • "spoke in a calm voice"
  • "remained calm throughout the uproar"

2. characterized by absence of emotional agitation;

  • "calm acceptance of the inevitable"
  • "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"
  • "a serene expression on her face"
  • "she became more tranquil"
  • "tranquil life in the country"

3. (of weather) free from storm or wind;

  • "calm seas"

4. marked by freedom from agitation or excitement;

  • "the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed"

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1. A gentleman is calm and poised.
君子坦荡荡。

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2. After the shooting,it was some hours before the police could restore calm to the neighbourhood.
枪击事件后，警察花了好几个小时才使那个地区重新平静下来。

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3. After the storm it was calm.
暴风雨过后风平浪静。

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4. Although she was frightened, she answered with a calm voice.
虽然她害怕，但还是用平静的声音回答。

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5. Calm down, buddy [old chap]. What's the trouble?
压压气， 老兄。有什么麻烦吗？

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6. Calm down, there's nothing to worry about.
冷静点儿，没有什么好担心的。

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7. Gossamer is floating in calm air.
空中飘浮着游丝。

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8. He answered with a calm voice.
他以平静的声音回答。

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9. He did his best to appear cool, calm and collected.
他尽力使自己显得镇定自若。

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10. He veered between calm acceptance and hysterical accusations.
他时而泰然处之，时而歇斯底里地指责。

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11. He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.
他冷静沉着，聚精会神地判断如何打败对手。

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12. He was comparatively calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.
他相对冷静沉着，聚精会神地判断如何打败对手。

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13. He was taken aback, but he managed to remain calm.
他心里一惊，但表面上却仍神色自若。

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14. He was very calm during the crisis.
在这节骨眼上，他非常镇静。

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15. His air of calm superiority annoyed her intensely.
他不动声色的优越感让她极其烦恼。

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16. His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.
他妻子的沉着冷静抵销了他的急性子脾气。

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17. Keep calm when problems crop up.
遇事冷静。

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18. Keep calm! Don't get flurried.
镇静些！别发慌。

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19. Keep calm! Don't panic!
沉住气，别慌！

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20. Keep calm, whatever happens.
无论发生什么事都要保持冷静。

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