calm /kɑm/ ( calmer, calmest, calms, calming, calmed ) CET4

• ADJ A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement. 冷静的; 平静的

  例: She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman.

  她通常是个冷静而圆滑的女人。

  例: Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened.

  试着保持冷静，告诉我发生了什么。

  N-UNCOUNT Calm is also a noun. 冷静; 平静 [also 'a' N]

  例: He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.

  他突然感受到了内心的平静和满足。

  calm·ly ADV 冷静地; 平静地

  例: 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。”

• ADJ 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 [JOURNALISM]

  例: The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.

  萨拉热窝市今天显得相对平静了些。

  N-UNCOUNT Calm is also a noun. 平静 [also 'a' N]

  例: Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation.

  社区和教会领袖呼吁人们保持冷静，不要采取报复行动。

• ADJ If the sea or a lake is calm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves. 平静无波的

  例: ...the safe, calm waters protected by an offshore reef.

  …由近海礁脉保护的安全、平静无波的海域。

• ADJ Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind. 风和日丽的

  例: Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.

  星期二是晴空万里、风和日丽的一天。

• N-UNCOUNT Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place. 安宁

  例: The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.

  整幢房子呈现出一种宁静祥和、井然有序的氛围。

• V-T If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited. 使冷静; 使镇静

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

  执政党中的资深官员们深谙安抚批评者之道。

  例: She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself.

  她呼吸急促，试图使自己镇定下来。

  calm·ing ADJ 使人镇静的

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

  …有镇静作用的清新香气。

• V-T To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is. 使平静; 平息

  例: Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.

  官方希望通过招收较少的外国人来平息局面。

• V-I When the sea calms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms, it stops blowing strongly. (海或风) 平静下来

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

  破晓时分，大海平静下来，但寒冷依然。

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