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TOEFL BNC: 4472 COCA: 4189
calm
kɑːm kɑm
Word forms: comparative calmer, superlative calmest, plural , 3rd person singular present tense calms, present participle calming, past tense , past participle calmed
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. 镇定的;镇静的;冷静的

  • 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。

  • Diane felt very calm and unafraid as she saw him off the next morning.

    黛安娜第二天早上送他走的时候,内心很平静,也不害怕。

SYN cool, relaxed, composed, sedate
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. 使平静;使安静;使镇定

  • The ruling party's veterans know how to calm their critics. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

    她呼吸急促,尽力让自己平静下来。

  • Some people say smoking calms your nerves. [VERB noun]

    有人说,吸烟可以放松神经。

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. 平静;安静;宁静

  • 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. [+ of]

    密歇根州大急流城田园般的宁静

SYN stillness, peace, quiet, hush
4 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 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. 平静的;安定的 [journalism]

  • The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.

    萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。

SYN peaceful, quiet, tranquil, undisturbed
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. 平定;使安定;使有秩序

  • Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    比泽先生承诺仍将公司总部设在匹兹堡,以求平息抗议。

SYN placate, hush, pacify, mollify
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. (水面)平静的，风平浪静的

  • ...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. (天气)无风的

  • 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. (帆船比赛中的)静风,风平浪静 [technical]

  • ...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. (海面)平静;(风)平息

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

    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. 镇(痛);止(痒)

  • ...more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch. [VERB noun]

    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. 风暴前的平静
Phrasal verbs:
calm down
Thesaurus
Thesauruscalm Also look up:
ADJ.

cool-headed, laid-back, relaxed; (ant.) excited, upset 1

mild, peaceful, placid, serene, tranquil; (ant.) rough 1 4

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TOEFL BNC: 4472 COCA: 4189
calm

noun¹

 1peaceful situation/manner/feeling局勢安定；心平氣和ADJECTIVE | VERB + CALM | CALM + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤apparent表面上的平靜◇Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety.他看起來很平靜，其實內心非常不安。➤inner內心的平靜◇the pursuit of inner calm追求內心的寧靜➤uneasy令人不安的平靜▸➤forced強作鎮靜◇With a forced calm she said, 'How do you know?'她強作鎮靜地問道：“你是怎麼知道的？”➤dead死寂◇She felt not fear, but a kind of dead calm.她感到的不是害怕，而是一種死寂。➤deadly, deathly, eerie, icy非常平靜；冷漠而鎮靜◇'I'm calling the police!' he stated with deadly calm.他極其鎮靜地說：“我要叫警察！”VERB + CALM➤appeal for, call for呼籲鎮靜◇The government appealed for calm after the riots broke out.騷亂爆發之後政府呼籲人們鎮靜。➤restore恢復平靜◇Calm had been restored to the capital.首都恢復了平靜。➤maintain, regain保持／恢復鎮靜◇He struggled to maintain his calm as they waited.他們在等待的時候他努力保持鎮靜。➤shatter打破平靜◇The calm was shattered by the sound of an explosion.爆炸聲打破了寧靜。CALM + VERB➤descend, settle平靜來臨◇After the bomb, an uneasy calm settled on the city.爆炸發生後，城裏籠罩着一種令人不安的平靜。PHRASES➤a period of calm一段時間的平靜
calm

noun²

 2at sea海面ADJECTIVE➤dead, flat (especially BrE) 風平浪靜◇The water was a dead calm.水面風平浪靜。◇Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm.海面風平浪靜，海豹在巨石上曬太陽。
calm

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得鎮靜；平靜；感覺平靜；看上去鎮靜；好像平靜；聽起來鎮靜◇I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it.我可能看起來很平靜，但實際上並不感覺如此。➤become變得鎮靜▸➤keep, remain, stay保持鎮靜◇Sit down and keep calm!坐下，保持鎮靜！◇The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.飛行員力勸乘客保持鎮靜。➤keep sb使某人保持平靜◇Keep the patient calm.讓病人保持平靜。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常平靜▸➤remarkably非常鎮靜◇You seem remarkably calm.你看起來極其鎮靜。➤completely, perfectly十分鎮靜◇Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.她的聲音堅定而鎮靜。➤outwardly表面上平靜◇The voice sounded outwardly calm.這聲音表面上聽起來很平靜。➤strangely出奇地平靜◇The pain had receded and he felt strangely calm.痛苦減退了，他感到出奇地平靜。➤dead寂靜無聲◇The sea was dead calm.海上風平浪靜。PREPOSITION➤about對⋯鎮靜◇She seemed pretty calm about it.對於此事，她似乎非常鎮靜。PHRASES➤calm and collected, cool, calm and collected鎮定自若◇He remained at all times cool, calm and collected.他總是鎮定自若。
TOEFL BNC: 4472 COCA: 4189
calm adj.
⇨ calm (keep calm) ⇨ quiet 1 (a calm day/sea)calm noun
⇨ composure (speak with studied calm) ⇨ peace (appeal for calm) ⇨ silence (the calm of the evening) calm

verb

calm ♦︎ soothe ♦︎ appease ♦︎ placate ♦︎ pacify ♦︎ calm sb downThese verbs all mean to make sb feel more relaxed and less anxious, excited, angry or upset. 这些动词均表示使安静、安抚、宽慰。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to calm sb / soothe sb / appease sb / placate sb / pacify sb / calm sb down with sth◆to calm / soothe your nerves◆to soothe / appease your conscience■ calm [transitive] to make sb/sth become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement （尤指情绪激动或兴奋过后）使平静，使镇静◆Have some brandy; it'll calm your nerves.喝点白兰地吧，能放松你的神经。▸ calming

adjective

◆His presence had a calming influence.有他在场起到了稳定情绪的作用。■ soothe suːð [transitive] to make sb who is anxious, upset or nervous feel calmer and more relaxed 安慰；抚慰；劝慰◆The music soothed her for a while.音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。◆He soothed my worries by promising that we could visit whenever we wanted.他答应我们可以随时拜访，这减轻了我的忧虑。▸ soothing

adjective

◆He placed an arm around her shoulder, and spoke in a soothing voice.他用胳膊搂着她的肩，以安慰的语气说起话来。▸ soothingly

adverb

◆'There's no need to worry,' he said soothingly.“不必担忧。”他宽慰道。■ appease əˈpiːz [transitive] (formal, usually disapproving) to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want 安抚；抚慰◆The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。◆Even dismissing them had not appeased his anger.即便开除了他们都没能平息他的怒气。■ placate pləˈkeɪt; NAmE ˈpleɪkeɪt [transitive] to make sb feel calmer and less angry about sth 安抚；平息（怒气）◆The concessions did little to placate the students.这些让步根本没能平息学生的愤怒。▸ placatory pləˈkeɪtəri; NAmE ˈpleɪkətɔːri

adjective

◆ (formal) a placatory remark / smile / gesture抚慰的话／微笑／姿态■ pacify ˈpæsɪfaɪ [transitive] to make sb who is angry or upset become calm and quiet 使平静；平息；抚慰◆The baby could not be pacified.怎么也不能让婴儿安静下来。◆The announcement was designed to pacify the irate crowd.这个通告的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。NOTE 辨析 Placate or pacify?Both these verbs suggest that you bring peace to a person or situation, but pacify can emphasize a person's angry behaviour, while placate emphasizes their angry feelings. 这两个词均指安抚某人或平息局势，但pacify强调安抚愤怒的行为，而placate强调平复愤怒的情绪。■ ˌcalm sb ˈdown

phrasal verb

to make sb become calm 使平静；使镇静；使安静◆I put my arm around her and tried to calm her down.我搂着她，试图让她平静下来。◆He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.他深呼吸了几下，使自己平静下来。 calm

adjective

  ➡ See also the entry for casual 另见casual条calm ♦︎ patient ♦︎ cool ♦︎ relaxed ♦︎ controlled ♦︎ easy-going ♦︎ placid ♦︎ laid-back ♦︎ unperturbed ♦︎ unfazed ♦︎ composedThese words all describe sb who controls their emotions and is not excited, anxious or angry. 这些词均表示情绪平静的、不急不怒的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆calm / patient / cool / easy-going / laid-back about sth◆unperturbed / unfazed by sth◆a calm / a cool / a relaxed / a controlled / an easy-going / a laid-back manner◆a calm / cool / relaxed / controlled / placid voice◆a calm / a cool / a relaxed / a controlled / an easy-going way◆a calm / cool / placid exterior◆a relaxed / an easy-going / a laid-back atmosphere■ calm not excited, anxious or upset 镇静的；沉着的◆Strangely, she felt quite calm about it.奇怪的是，她对此感到非常平静。◆It is important to keep calm in an emergency.紧急情况下保持镇静很重要。◆She handled the situation with calm assurance.她沉着自信地应付了局面。OPP agitated ⇨ restless , excitable ⇨ moody   see also calm ⇨ composure noun ▸ calmly

adverb

◆'I'll call the doctor,' he said calmly.“我去请医生。”他镇定地说。■ patient able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour without becoming angry 有耐心的；能忍耐的◆You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.你得耐心等我完成。◆She's very patient with the children.她对孩子特别有耐心。 OPP impatient ⇨ restless   see also patience ⇨ patience ▸ patiently

adverb

◆to listen / sit / wait patiently耐心倾听／坐着／等待■ cool not excited, angry or emotional 冷静的；镇静的；平静的◆Keep cool. We'll sort this out.保持冷静，我们会解决这件事的。◆She tried to remain cool, calm and collected.她试图保持冷静、沉着、镇定。◆He has a cool head (= he stays calm in an emergency).他头脑冷静。  see also cool ⇨ composure noun ■ relaxed not anxious or worried 放松的；冷静的；镇定的◆I had to learn to be more relaxed about things.我必须学会更加从容处事。◆She appeared relaxed and confident before the match.比赛前，她显得镇静而自信。OPP nervous ⇨ nervous , nervous ⇨ worried NOTE 辨析 Calm, cool or relaxed? Relaxed describes how you feel about sth: you are genuinely not anxious or worried about it. Cool is used more to describe how sb behaves: whether or not they feel angry or emotional, they don't let it affect their behaviour but continue to think clearly and act sensibly. Calm can describe feelings or behaviour. * relaxed形容对事的感受，遇事不着急、不焦虑； cool多形容人的行为，无论是否生气或激动，行为都不受影响，仍能继续冷静思考，理智行动；calm既可形容感觉也可形容行为。■ controlled remaining calm and not getting angry or upset, especially by making a special effort to do so （尤指尽力地）保持冷静的，克制的◆He spoke in a controlled, even voice.他用克制而平和的声音说话。■ ˌeasy-ˈgoing relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry 悠闲的；随和的；不慌不忙的◆His friends described him as an easy-going person.他的朋友形容他是个随和的人。ⓘ Easy-going is used especially to describe sb's personality and the way they behave usually, rather than in a particular situation or on a particular occasion. * easy-going尤用于描述某人的个性和一般情况下的表现，而非某一具体情况下的行为。 OPP uptight ⇨ tense   see also tolerant ⇨ tolerant ■ placid ˈplæsɪd (of a person or animal) not easily excited or irritated （人或动物）温和的，平和的，文静的◆The cattle are placid, so easy to work with.这群牛性情温顺，很容易饲养。◆My second child was a placid baby.我第二个孩子是个文静的宝宝。 OPP high-spirited ⓘ High-spirited animals, especially horses, are lively and difficult to control. * high-spirited指动物，尤其是马，性子很烈，难以驾驭。 ▸ placidly

adverb

◆'Of course,' said Helen placidly.“当然。”海伦平静地说道。■ ˌlaid-ˈback (rather informal) calm and relaxed; seeming not to worry about anything 安详放松的；看起来无忧无虑的◆Steve was very laid-back about it all.史蒂夫对这一切都很漫不经心。◆He loved the laid-back Caribbean lifestyle.他喜欢加勒比海地区悠闲的生活方式。■ unperturbed ˌʌnpəˈtɜːbd; NAmE ˌʌnpərˈtɜːrbd [not usually before noun] not worried or anxious, especially when sth surprising or unpleasant happens 不担忧；镇定自若；处变不惊◆She seemed unperturbed by the news.她听到消息似乎并不惊慌。■ unfazed ʌnˈfeɪzd [not usually before noun] (rather informal) not worried or surprised by sth unexpected that happens 不担忧；不惊慌◆The President seems unfazed by the ongoing crises around the world.总统对世界各地持续发生的危机似乎并不担心。■ composed kəmˈpəʊzd; NAmE kəmˈpoʊzd [not usually before noun] calm and in control of your emotions 镇静；镇定；平静◆She sat with a book on her lap, apparently quite composed.她坐着，腿上有本书，看上去很平静。OPP flustered ⇨ restless   see also composure ⇨ composure
TOEFL BNC: 4472 COCA: 4189
calm
Calm and relaxed: calm, relaxed, cool...
Words used to describe areas of water: briny, calm, choppy...
Words used to describe calm and pleasant weather: calm, calm, clear...
Peaceful and peacefulness: peaceful, tranquil, serene...
Calmness: calm, ease, equilibrium...
To make someone less angry: calm down, pacify, appease...
To reduce, or to remove the bad effects of something: heal, mitigate, palliate...
Pleasant situations: peace, harmony, privilege...

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