calm

[kɑ:m]

adj.平静的, 冷静的
v.(使)平静, (使)镇静
n.镇定, 平静, 平稳

a.

1. 镇静的, 沉着的

You must try to be calm.

你必须设法冷静下来。

2. 无风(浪)的; 平静的

The high wind passed and the sea was calm again.

大风过后, 大海又风平浪静了。

3. 安静的

4. 【口】厚脸皮的, 狂妄的

n.[S][U]

1. 安静; 镇定

2. 平静; 无风

There was a calm on the sea.

海面上风平浪静。

vt.

使镇定; 使平静

We calmed the old lady down.

我们使老太太平静下来。

vi.

镇定下来; 平静下来

Calm down, sir. What's the trouble?

冷静点, 先生。出了什么事?

词形变化

副词: calmly | 形容词比较级: calmer | 形容词最高级: calmest | 名词: calm-ness | 动词过去式: calmed | 动词过去分词: calmed | 动词现在分词: calming | 动词第三人称单数: calms |

词义辨析

同义:

a.镇静的; 平静的; 安静的

quiet  still  tranquil  serene  peaceful  cool  placid  pacific

n.安静; 平静; 宁静

quiet  stillness  peace  tranquility  serenity

vt.使安静; 使宁静

quiet  soothe  pacify  tranquilize  

同义参见:

temperate  composed  compose  sunshine  stony  still  soften  sober  alleviate  silence  collected  allay  relieve  relaxation  quell  equable  philosophical  peaceable  patient  assuage  moderate  mild  lull  content  appease  undisturbed  inactive  conciliate  hush  

反义:

a.(天气, 海洋等)静的, (人)镇静的; 厚颜无耻的

excited  nervous  restless  noisy  loud  stormy

n.平静, (几乎)无风

noise  chaos  confusion  storm

vt.使平静; 使镇静

disturb  excite  

反义参见:

irritate  fuss  frighten  worry  tumult  anger  agitate  scare  rage  provoke  offend  confuse  mad  angry  worried  anger  

英英释义

名词 calm:

steadiness of mind under stress

同义词：composure, calmness, equanimity

动词 calm:

make calm or still

同义词：calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

make steady

同义词：steady, becalm

become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

同义词：calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it

cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

同义词：sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise

形容词 calm:

not agitated; without losing self-possession

同义词：unagitated, serene, tranquil

(of weather) free from storm or wind

living without undue worry; taking life easy

同义词：easygoing, placid

补充

calmcalm英:[kɑ:m] 美:[kɑm]adj.1.(水面)平静的, (天气)无风的The sea is now calm.海现在平静了。2.镇定的, 沉着的; 宁静的, 心平气和的vt. & vi.1.(使)平静; (使)镇定Presently he calmed a little.他很快就平静一些了。Now calm yourself, please.现在请你安静下来。They did what they could to calm her.他们尽力使她平静下来。

例句

1. Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened.尽量镇静一点, 告诉我发生了什么事。 2. Gary was a calm and reasonable man.加里是个沉稳而又通情达理的人。 3. She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice.她叹了口气, 然后用柔和平静的声音接着说下去。 4. The park is wonderfully calm.公园里十分宁静。 5. as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour当我们缓缓驶入考斯港平静的水域时 6. It was a calm, sunny evening.那是个风和日丽的傍晚。 7. The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.萨拉热窝市今天显得相对安宁些。 8. calm descended once again on the village as the last coach left.最后一辆长途大客车开走了, 村庄再次复归宁静。 9. The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.这座房子透出一种宁静有序的氛围。 10. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.他突然有一种沉着满足的感觉 11. Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation.社区和教会领袖呼吁保持平静, 不要报复。 12. during flat calms when the water is crystal clear在风平浪静、水面极为清澈的时候 13. We had the whole gamut of wind from a dead calm to a force 10 gale.我们经历了从风平浪静到10级大风的整个过程。 14. In my heart I fear it is the calm before the storm.我心里害怕这是暴风雨前的平静。 15. She began to weep in choking sobs, and Meadows tried to calm her.她开始哽咽抽泣, 梅多斯试着让她平静下来。 16. Some people say smoking calms your nerves.有人说吸烟有安神作用。 17. Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation.官员们希望减少外国人入境会使局势安定下来。 18. Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company's base in Pittsburgh.比泽先生承诺保留公司在匹兹堡的基地, 试图以此来平息抗议。 19. more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch更为传统的润肤和止痒方法 20. Tranquillizer drugs were used to calm the deportees.使用了镇静药物来使被驱逐出境者保持镇静。 21. Dawn came, the sea calmed, but the cold was as bitter as ever.破晓, 海面平静下来, 但依旧寒冷刺骨。 22. She has to take sedatives to calm her nerves.她必须服镇静剂来使她的神经镇定。 23. This ointment will calm the pain.这种软膏能减轻疼痛。 24. At last the wild wind calmed down.狂风终于停了下来。 25. Presently he calmed a little.他立刻安静了一些。 26. keep calm, she told herself.她告诉自己要保持冷静。 27. his voice was calm.他的声音平静。 28. the city was reported to be calm, but army patrols remained.据报道，该城很安静，但仍有军队巡逻。 29. the night was clear and calm.这个晚上无云且无风。 30. the elections proceeded in an atmosphere of relative calm.选举在相对平静的气氛中进行。 31. [in sing.]an edgy calm reigned in the capital.紧张的平静笼罩着首都。 32. his usual calm deserted him.他不再如往日那样心平气和。 33. in the centre of the storm calm prevailed.风暴中心风平浪静。 34. I took him inside and tried to calm him down.我把他带到里面，想使他平静下来。 35. he went round to the pub to calm his nerves.他去酒吧放松一下神经。 36. [as adj. calming]a cup of tea will have a calming effect.一杯茶会有镇静效果。 37. gradually I calmed down and lost my anxiety.我渐渐地平静下来，忘掉了忧虑。 38. She spoke in a calm voice.她话说得不慌不忙。 39. The city is calm again after last night's riots.昨晚的暴乱过后，市内又恢复了平静。 40. a calm sea宁静的大海 41. calm weather平静无风的天气 42. calm down! Shouting at everybody won't help.冷静点！对什么人都乱喊乱叫有什么用！ 43. I did some breathing exercises to calm my nerves.我做了几次深呼吸以平息紧张的情绪。 44. After living in the city, I enjoyed the calm of country life.我在城市生活一段时间以后，喜欢上了乡间生活的宁静。 45. The teacher asked us to remain/stay calm after the fire alarm went off.火警铃声响了之后，老师让我们保持镇定。 46. The capital city was calm despite rumors of a possible terrorist attack. [=people in the city behaved in the usual way; there was not a lot of excited or fearful activity in the city]虽然传言首都可能遭受恐怖袭击，但整个城市平静如常。 47. Let's try to have a calm discussion about your grades.我们尽量心平气和地讨论一下你的成绩吧。 48. "My brother is always calm, cool, and collected. [=he never gets very upset]"我哥哥总是镇定自若。 49. a calm day风和日丽的一天 50. They're predicting calm winds today.天气预报今天无风。 51. a calm sea [=a sea that has no waves or only very small waves]风平浪静的大海 52. The coach calmly told her players what to do next.教练镇定地告诉她的队员们下一步做什么。 53. I suddenly had a great feeling of calmness.我突然间感到很平静。 54. "After two days of violent protests, the mayor appealed/pleaded for calm."暴力抗议持续两天之后，市长呼吁保持冷静。 55. The calm was broken by another terrorist bombing.平静的状态被又一起恐怖轰炸打破了。 56. the calm of a church教堂的宁静 57. Police tried to restore calm after the riot.暴乱之后，警方尽力让时局恢复平静。 58. A quiet calm settled over the city.城市中万籁俱寂。 59. The coach was able to keep his calm during the game.教练能在比赛中保持平和的心态。 60. Everyone noticed her outward calm at the funeral.大家都注意到在葬礼上她表面上很平静。 61. "The mayor tried to calm [=quiet, settle] the protesters."市长尽力稳定抗议者的情绪。 62. His words were effective in calming her fears.他的话有效地缓解了她的恐惧。 63. The mayor tried to calm down the crowd.市长尽力使人群平静下来。 64. The mayor asked the protesters to calm down so he could speak.市长让抗议者们平静下来，他好讲话。 65. He needs to calm down enough to tell police about the accident.他需要稳定一下情绪，再向警方讲述事故的经过。 66. The winds calmed overnight.夜里，风平息下来。 67. The winds calmed down overnight.夜里，风平息了下来。 68. The dispute over the new factory has finally calmed down.关于新工厂的争论终于平息下来。 69. The medicine helped calm her breathing.药物使她的呼吸平缓下来。 70. We need to calm the situation down a little.我们需要缓和一下局面。