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calm

adjective
 
/kɑːm/
/kɑːm/
(comparative calmer, superlative calmest)
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  1.  
     not excited, nervous or upset镇静的；沉着的
    • It is important to keep calm in an emergency.情况紧急的时候，保持镇静是重要的。
    • He always stays calm under pressure.他总是在压力下保持镇定。
    • Try to remain calm.尽量保持冷静。
    • Her voice was surprisingly calm.她的声音出人意料地平静。
    • He was calm and cool in a crisis.在危机中他很冷静。
    • They were impressed by her calm demeanour.她的镇定举止给他们留下了深刻的印象。
    • The city is calm again (= free from trouble and fighting) after yesterday's riots.昨天的骚乱过后，城里又恢复了平静。
    Extra Examples
    • Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.她的声音坚定而镇静。
    • I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it.我可能看起来很平静，但实际上并不感觉如此。
    • Keep the patient calm.让病人保持平静。
    • She seemed pretty calm about it.对于此事，她似乎非常镇静。
    • Sit down and keep calm!坐下，保持镇静！
    • The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm.痛苦减退了，他感到异常平静。
    • The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.飞行员力劝乘客保持镇静。
    • The voice sounded outwardly calm.这声音表面上听起来很平静。
    • You seem remarkably calm.你看起来极其镇静。
    • He spoke in a reassuringly calm voice.他以令人安心的平静声音说话。
    • She handled the situation with calm assurance.她沉着自信地应付了局面。
    • Strangely, she felt quite calm about it.奇怪的是，她对此感到非常平静。
    • The city is calm again after yesterday's riots.这座城市经过昨天的动乱以后又平静下来了。
    • The golden rule of first aid is to stay calm.急救的黄金法则是保持镇定。
    • The talks took place in a calm and serious atmosphere.会谈在平静而严肃的气氛中进行。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    phrases
    • calm and collected
    • cool, calm and collected
    See full entry
  2.  
     (of the sea海洋) without large waves风平浪静的
    • The sea was flat calm (= with no waves at all).大海平坦平静（完全没有波浪）。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    phrases
    • calm and collected
    • cool, calm and collected
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  3.  
     (of the weather天气) without wind无风的
    • a calm, cloudless day晴朗无风的一天
    • The weather was calm and dry. 天气平静干燥。
    Topics Weatherb1
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.
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calm

verb
 
/kɑːm/
/kɑːm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they calm
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he / she / it calms
/kɑːmz/
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past simple calmed
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past participle calmed
/kɑːmd/
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-ing form calming
/ˈkɑːmɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. calm somebody/something/yourself to make somebody/something become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement使平静；使镇静
    • Have some tea; it'll calm your nerves.喝点茶吧，这会使你紧张的神经松弛下来。
    • The announcement by the government did little to calm the fears of investors.政府的这一宣布并没有平息投资者的担忧。
    • I breathed in slowly, trying to calm myself.我慢慢地呼吸，试图使自己平静下来。
    • Police were called to calm the crowd that gathered.警方被要求安抚聚集的人群。
    • His presence had a calming influence.有他在场对大家的情绪起到了稳定作用。
    see also traffic calming
    Word Originlate Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.

calm

noun
 
/kɑːm/
/kɑːm/
[countable, uncountable]Idioms
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  1.  
     a quiet and peaceful time or situation平静的时期；宁静的状态
    • The police appealed for calm.警察要求大家保持安静。
    • Community leaders have called for calm.社区领袖呼吁保持冷静。
    • The bombings ended a period of relative calm.爆炸结束了一段相对平静的时期。
    • Many children regarded their school as an oasis of calm away from the war-torn streets.许多孩子将他们的学校视为远离饱受战争摧残的街道的宁静绿洲。
    • Calm had been restored to the capital.首都恢复了平静。
    • calm of something the calm of a summer evening夏日夜晚的宁静
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    • After the bomb, an uneasy calm settled on the city.爆炸发生后，城里笼罩着一种令人不安的平静。
    • The calm was shattered by the sound of an explosion.爆炸声打破了宁静。
    • The government appealed for calm after the riots broke out.骚乱爆发之后政府呼吁人们镇静。
    • An uneasy calm descended on the streets.街上有一种令人不安的宁静。
    • The elections took place in an atmospere of relative calm.选举在相对平静的气氛中举行。
    • We sat together for a while in the calm of the evening.在宁静的夜晚，我们一起坐了一会。
    • The water was a dead calm.水面风平浪静。
    • Seals basked on boulders in a flat calm.海面风平浪静，海豹在巨石上晒太阳。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • apparent
    • inner
    • uneasy
    • …
    verb + calm
    • appeal for
    • call for
    • restore
    • …
    calm + verb
    • descend
    • settle
    phrases
    • a period of calm
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  2. a time when there is no wind零级风；无风
    • They landed in a flat calm.他们降落时一丝风也没有。
  3. a quiet and relaxed manner泰然自若
    • Her previous calm gave way to terror.她先前的泰然自若已变为惊恐。
    • Alex spoke with studied calm.亚历克斯故作平静地说话。
    Extra Examples
    • ‘I'm calling the police!’ he stated with deadly calm.他极其镇静地说：“我要叫警察！”
    • He struggled to maintain his calm as they waited.他们在等待的时候他努力保持镇静。
    • She felt not fear, but a kind of dead calm.她感到的不是害怕，而是一种死寂。
    • Under his apparent calm lay real anxiety.他看起来很平静，其实内心非常不安。
    • With a forced calm she said, ‘How do you know?’她故作镇静地问道：“你是怎么知道的?”
    • the pursuit of inner calm追求内心的宁静
    Which Word? calm / calmnesscalm / calmness
    • The noun calm is usually used to talk about a peaceful time or situation:名词 calm 通常指平静的时期或形势：
      • There was a short period of uneasy calm after the riot.动乱之后是令人不安的短暂平静。
      It can also be used to describe a person’s manner:该词亦可指人的态度：
      • She spoke with icy calm.她说话时一副冷漠、若无其事的样子。
      Calmness is usually used to talk about a person:calmness 通常用以形容人镇定、镇静：
      • We admired his calmness under pressure.我们佩服他在压力下的镇静。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • apparent
    • inner
    • uneasy
    • …
    verb + calm
    • appeal for
    • call for
    • restore
    • …
    calm + verb
    • descend
    • settle
    phrases
    • a period of calm
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    4. Word Originlate Middle English: via one of the Romance languages from Greek kauma ‘heat (of the day)’.
Idioms
the calm before the storm
  1. a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument暴风雨（或大动荡、激烈辩论）前的平静
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calmcalmD.J.:[kɑ:m]K.K.:[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。
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calm adjective | noun | verb
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calm / kBm ; kB:m /adjective
calmer, calmest
1. relaxed and quiet, not angry, nervous, or upset镇静的，沉着的; 心平气和的:
•Glen was calm and composed at the funeral.格伦在葬礼上表现得平静而镇定。
remain / stay / keep calm
•I tried to stay calm and just ignore him.我尽量保持镇定，不去理睬他。
2. if a place, period of time, or situation is calm, there is less activity trouble etc than there sometimes is, or than there has been recently平静的，稳定的:
•The financial markets are calm at the moment.金融市场目前很稳定。
•The streets are calm again after last night's disturbances.昨晚的骚乱过后，街道又恢复了平静。
3. a sea, lake etc that is calm is smooth or has only gentle waves〔海洋、湖泊等〕平静的，风平浪静的:
•The seas were dead calm .海面风平浪静。
—calmly adv. ♦calmness noun U
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calmnoun sing., U
1. a situation or time that is quiet and peaceful平静，安静，宁静:
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•They remained on the terrace after dinner, enjoying the calm of the evening.晚餐后他们仍然留在平台上，享受着夜晚的宁静。
morning / afternoon / evening calm
•A scream shattered the late afternoon calm.一声尖叫打破了傍晚的宁静。
•Hindu leaders appealed for calm (=asked that the public stay calm) after a temple was burnt to the ground.一座寺庙被焚毁后，印度教领袖呼吁大家保持冷静。
•The presence of soldiers helped restore calm .军队的出动使局面恢复了平静。
•The last five years have seen a period of relative calm .过去的五年是一段相对平静的时期。
2. the calm before the storm a calm peaceful situation that will not continue because a big argument, problem etc is coming暴风雨前的平静〔指严重的争端、问题即将发生之前的暂时平静〕
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calm
also calm down verb I,T
1. to become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed（使）平静（下来），（使）镇定:
•He tried to calm the frightened children.他试图让受惊的孩子们平静下来。
•Calm down and tell me what happened.冷静点，告诉我发生了什么事。
•We tried to calm people's fears .我们试图安抚人们的恐惧心理。
calm yourself (down)
•She lit a cigarette to calm herself down.她点了支烟使自己平静下来。
2. if a situation calms down, it becomes easier to deal with because there are fewer problems and it is not as busy as it was before恢复平静，恢复正常:
•It took months for things to calm down after we had the baby.我们有了宝宝后过了好几个月，家里的一切才恢复正常。
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calm
1 calm /ˈkɑːm/ adjective
calmer; calmest
1 calm
/ˈkɑːm/
adjective
calmer; calmest
Learner's definition of CALM
1 
: not angry, upset, excited, etc.平静的，镇定的；心平气和的
2 
— used to describe weather that is not windy, stormy, etc.无风的

— calmly

adverb [more calmly; most calmly]

— calmness

noun [noncount]
2 calm /ˈkɑːm/ noun
2 calm
/ˈkɑːm/
noun
Learner's definition of CALM
1 
: a quiet and peaceful state or condition（状态的）平静，宁静，安静
[noncount]
[singular]
2 
[count] : a peaceful mental or emotional state（精神或情感状态的）镇静，镇定，平和 — usually singular通常用单数

the calm before the storm

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3 calm /ˈkɑːm/ verb
calms; calmed; calming
3 calm
/ˈkɑːm/
verb
calms; calmed; calming
Learner's definition of CALM
1 
: to become or to cause (someone) to become less upset, emotional, excited, etc.（使某人）平静，镇静；镇定下来
[+ object]
— often + down
[no object]
— + down
2 
: to become or to cause (something) to become less active, violent, forceful, etc.（使某事）缓和，平静；平静下来
[no object]
— usually + down
[+ object]
— often + down
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