calm /kɑːm/ CET4 TEM4 ( calming, calmed, calmer, calms, calmest )

• 1. 

  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。

• 2. 

  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。

• 3. 

  calmly 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。”

• 4. 

  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。

• 5. 

  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。

• 6. 

  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。

• 7. 

  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。

• 8. 

  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。

• 9. 

  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。

• 10. 

  calming 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。

• 11. 

  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。

• 12. 

  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。