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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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