calm的经典引文是:Let's stop yelling at each other...Let's calm down.出自:L. Uris。calm副词:calmly;比较级:calmer;最高级:calmest;名词:calmness;过去式:calmed;过去分词:calmed;现在分词:calming;第三人称单数:calms。calm【近义词】cool。
一、详尽释义点此查看calm的详细内容
二、英英释义
"he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
"spoke in a calm voice"
"remained calm throughout the uproar"
"he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"
"a serene expression on her face"
"she became more tranquil"
"tranquil life in the country"
"calm seas"
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
"steady yourself"
"After the fight both men need to cool off."
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
"The patient must be sedated before the operation"
三、词典解释
1.镇定的;镇静的;冷静的
Acalm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
e.g. She is usually acalm and diplomatic woman...
她通常沉着而老练。
e.g. Try to keepcalm and just tell me what happened...
镇静点,告诉我出了什么事。
2.使平静;使安静;使镇定
If youcalm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited.
e.g. The ruling party's veterans know how tocalm 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。
e.g. Tranquilliser drugs were used tocalm the deportees...
使用了镇静剂来让被放逐者们安静下来。
3.平静;安静;宁静
Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place.
e.g. The house projects an atmosphere ofcalm and order.
这栋房子透着一种宁静和整齐感。
e.g. ...the ruralcalm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
密歇根州大急流城田园般的宁静
4.平静的;安定的
If someone says that a place iscalm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected.
e.g. The city of Sarajevo appears relativelycalm today.
萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。
5.平定;使安定;使有秩序
Tocalm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is.
e.g. Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners wouldcalm 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。
e.g. Mr Beazer tried tocalm 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.(水面)平静的,风平浪静的
If the sea or a lake iscalm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves.
calm的近义词
e.g. ...as we slid into thecalm waters of Cowes Harbour.
当我们缓缓驶入考斯港平静的水面时
7.(天气)无风的
Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind.
e.g. Tuesday was a fine, clear andcalm day.
星期二天气晴朗,没有刮风。
8.(帆船比赛中的)静风,风平浪静
In sailing, a flatcalm or a deadcalm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water.
calm的近义词
e.g. ...during flat calms when the water is crystal clear...
在风平浪静、水清澈见底时
e.g. We had the whole gamut of wind from a deadcalm 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.(海面)平静;(风)平息
When the seacalms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the windcalms, it stops blowing strongly.
e.g. 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.镇(痛);止(痒)
Tocalm a pain or an itch means to reduce it or get rid of it.
calm的意思
e.g. ...more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch.
更加传统的护肤止痒方法
11.风暴前的平静
You can usethe 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.
相关词组:calm down
四、例句
The calm sea gave no hint of the storm that was coming.
平静的海上没有一点迹象显示暴风雨即将来临。
She always remains cool, calm and collected in a crisis.
她在危难中总能保持冷静、 平静和镇静。
You should keep calm even in face of danger.
即使面临危险,你也应当保持镇静。
Moved by what she said, he could hardly calm down.
由于被她那些话所感动,他很难平静下来。
Before the performance everybody held a deep breath to calm down themselves.
上台表演前,每个人都,让自己平静下来。
The prime minister made a low-key speech, hoping to calm the situation.
首相作了一次低调的演说,希望使形势缓和下来。
In mental institutions, doctors often let the patients listen to soft music to calm their emotions.
在精神病院里,医生也常常让病患听一些很柔和的音乐,使他们的情绪稳定下来。
Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety.
他表面镇静,内心焦虑。
The sea had continued calm until a hurricane rose.
飓风来临之前,海面一直平静。
The hall was very quiet, but it was the calm before the storm.
大厅里一片安静,但这是暴风雨前的平静。
Instantly the baby girl responds.The pulse rate becomes calm and steady.
小女孩立刻有了反应,她的脉搏开始变地平稳。
You can be called into action with the knowledge that can bring calm to a changing planet.
你能够以知识发动进入行动那将能带著平稳去一个改变中的行星。
五、常见句型
六、常用短语
〔说明〕 calm down通常不用于进行体。
The roaring sea gradually calmed down.
咆哮的大海逐渐平静下来。
The sea calmed down as soon as the wind fell.
风平浪静了。
The sea gradually calmed down as we steamed out.
我们的轮船开出去时,海面逐渐平静下来了。
Calm down! There's nothing to worry about .
冷静点儿,没有什么好担心的。
The crying child soon calmed down.
哭闹的孩子很快就不哭了。
We expect she'll calm down in a few minutes, when she gets over the shock.
我们估计几分钟后她过了这阵震惊就会安静下来的。
The mayor lost control of himself for a moment, but he soon calmed down.
有那么一会儿,市长也忍不住发起了脾气,但他很快就镇静下来了。
If you don't calm down, you're going to have a heart attack.
你如果不平静下来,就会心脏病发作。
The situation then calmed down temporarily.
那时的形势得以暂时地平静。
calm sb ⇔ downNothing would help her when she became angry and trying to calm her down just added fuel to the flames.
她生气的时候,简直对她毫无办法,若试图使其息怒,反而会更糟。
Try to calm the children down, they're too excited.
让孩子们静一静,他们太疯了。
I tried to calm him down after the bad news.
我尽力设法让他在听到坏消息后能安静下来。
We tried to calm down the angry man.
我们努力使那个怒气冲冲的人平静下来。
Calm yourself down. There is nothing to worry about.
冷静点儿,没什么好担心的。
七、词源解说
calm的相关近义词
cool、pacific、peaceful、relaxed、smooth、still、dispassion、hush、peace、pacify、quieten、soothe
calm的相关反义词
rough、stormy、wild、worried、restlessness、storminess、excite、irritate、worry、disturb
calm的相关临近词
calorie、callus、calmy、Calmi、Calmel、Calmus、Calmon、Calmoi、Calmes、Calmat、Calmet、Calman