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calm1 /kɑːm $ kɑːm, kɑːlm/ ●●● S3 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp calmer, superlativesupl calmest)
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
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—calmness noun [uncountableU]
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calm not getting angry, nervous, or upset, even in a difficult situation 平静的，镇静的
We’ll talk about this later when you’re feeling calmer.
等你平静下来我们再谈此事。
nEveryone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
relaxed not worried about anything, especially so that people feel comfortable 放松的，轻松的
Looking relaxed and confident, the president answered questions from the press.
总统一副轻松自信的样子，回答着媒体的提问。
There was a relaxed atmosphere.
那里有一种轻松的气氛。
chilled-out (also chilled) informal very relaxed and not worried – used especially by young people 从容的，放松的，冷静的〔尤为年轻人使用〕
I’m much more chilled-out about the whole thing this year.
今年我在这件事上冷静多了。
laid-back informal someone who is laid-back is always relaxed and never seems to get worried or annoyed about anything 自在的,不在乎的
I like his laid-back attitude to life.
我喜欢他这种悠然自得的生活态度。
My parents are pretty laid-back and don’t mind me staying out late.
我父母无所谓，不介意我深夜不归。
mellow informal relaxed, friendly, and happy, especially after drinking alcohol 〔尤指在喝酒后〕放松的
After a few drinks, everyone was pretty mellow.
喝了几杯酒，大伙儿都很放松了。
cool informal staying calm and not showing your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry 〔尤指在别人急躁时〕冷静的，沉着的
He is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure.
他是那种总是能够保持冷静的球员，即使面临压力也是如此。
She was as cool as a cucumber (=very cool).
她非常冷静。
keep your head to manage to stay calm and behave in a sensible way in a difficult or frightening situation 〔在困境或可怕情形中〕保持冷静
In this job you need to be good at keeping your head in a crisis.
做这份工作，你要善于在危机中保持冷静。
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calm• The sea was dead calm.• His eyes, which, moments earlier, had been filled with fear and horror, were now clear, almost calm.• After yesterday's fighting, the region is now calm again.• My sister was always calm and careful, whereas I would get excited and upset by the slightest thing.• Joe is a very calm and competent flying instructor.• Even when Peter began, the sky was pale, the winds were calm, and the air was temperate.• Keep calm and try not to panic.• The night was calm and warm.• Baldwin's main role was to keep his colleagues and the country as calm as possible.• Hugh remained calm at the wheel, driving with the window open.• It was a calm, clear, beautiful day.• Once on board, you can relax in calm, comfortable surroundings.• I was trying to sound calm even though I was very upset.• He is a Sikh, a religious man, very calm, kind.• So far, the menswear shows have had an air of calm rationality.• It created a picture of calm silent menace.• His mother was a calm, slow-speaking woman.• He has such a calm soothing voice - I could listen to him all night.• Inside the reef, on calmer waters, the boy gratefully nodded off to sleep, exhausted by his ordeal.• Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.
remain/stay/keep calm• He told himself to stay calm.• Please stay in your seats and keep calm.• She had returned to bed and Belinda could see that she was making an enormous effort to remain calm.• It is difficult to remain calm and objective when one's own child is distressed, even if only through bad temper.• He remained calm, made a call and forked out $ 700 of his own money for a plane ticket.• Or like saying stay calm or cheer up.
calm2 ●●○ noun [singular, uncountableU]
1 PEACEFULa situation or time that is quiet and peaceful 平静，安静，宁静
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calm• What they amount to is an appeal for calm.• The Prime Minister visited the centre of the rioting and called for calm.• Inside the new gallery, there is an atmosphere of calm.• What we need now is a period of calm and stability.• Despite the excitement Wednesday, Chu reacted with what may be near-record calm.• By October 17th, the police had managed to restore calm.• We sat on the patio, enjoying the calm of the evening.
relative calm• The history of many colleges can be seen as periods of conflict and confrontation alternating with periods of consolidation and relative calm.• Yet by comparison with the fate of most people in Caxias, this is a haven of relative calm and well-being.• But as the period of relative calm continued, it seemed to last an eternity.• The scent-sensitive Lepidoptera are thus associated with the strongly-scented flowers in the relative calm there.• Our path dropped down to the relative calm of the sea shore, edging craggy inlets beneath overhanging cliff tops.• The relative calm before this convention is almost eerie.
calm3 ●●○ (also calm down) verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
1 CALMto become quiet and relaxed after you have been angry, excited, nervous, or upset, or to make someone become quiet and relaxed （使）平静，（使）镇定
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
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calm• By this time Melissa's temper had calmed and her curiosity revived.• I waited until I'd calmed down a little, then went to talk to her.• He calmed down but continued to shiver with anticipation as I slipped on my shoes.• Leant back on my dressing table to calm down, clutched the handles.• Calm down, Morgan! Stop jumping around.• It's more important right now to calm down.• Alan spends the rest of the conversation calming her down, explaining options to her.• We were all very concerned and did our best to calm her.• She went past displays of posters and stills for upcoming films, gradually calming herself.• His lawyer's assurances that he would be found not guilty did little to calm him.
calm yourself (down)• Ken is trying to calm himself.• She went past displays of posters and stills for upcoming films, gradually calming herself.• But his next step was to calm himself down, so that he could plan his moves strategically.• Let it be, I thought, still trying to calm myself down.• And when she calmed herself sufficiently to face him he had gone.• But now he tried to calm himself: there was no reason for nerves, he told himself.• I went to my room and calmed myself with some invisible mending.
things ... calm down• Since last year, things have calmed down.• With good help, things calmed down.• Stopping again for things to calm down I began to do a few unwelcome sums.• With their second child, Dierdre, things calmed down in just a few weeks.• Things had calmed down on the Island and Papi had started making real money in his office up in the Bronx.• I think things will calm down very quickly.
(1300-1400) Old French calme, from Late Latin cauma “heat”; because everything is quiet and still in the heat of the middle part of the day
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⇨ calm (keep calm) ⇨ quiet 1 (a calm day/sea) calm noun
⇨ composure (speak with studied calm) ⇨ peace (appeal for calm) ⇨ silence (the calm of the evening) calm calm ♦︎ soothe ♦︎ appease ♦︎ placate ♦︎ pacify ♦︎ calm sb down These verbs all mean to make sb feel more relaxed and less anxious, excited, angry or upset. 这些动词均表示使安静、安抚、宽慰。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ to calm sb / soothe sb / appease sb / placate sb / pacify sb / calm sb down with sth ◆ to calm / soothe your nerves ◆ to soothe / appease your conscience ■ calm [transitive ] to make sb/sth become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement （尤指情绪激动或兴奋过后）使平静，使镇静 ◆ Have some brandy; it'll calm your nerves.喝点白兰地吧，能放松你的神经。 ▸ calming ◆ His presence had a calming influence .有他在场起到了稳定情绪的作用。 ■ soothe suːð [transitive ] to make sb who is anxious, upset or nervous feel calmer and more relaxed 安慰；抚慰；劝慰 ◆ The music soothed her for a while.音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。 ◆ He soothed my worries by promising that we could visit whenever we wanted.他答应我们可以随时拜访，这减轻了我的忧虑。 ▸ soothing ◆ He placed an arm around her shoulder, and spoke in a soothing voice.他用胳膊搂着她的肩，以安慰的语气说起话来。 ▸ soothingly ◆ 'There's no need to worry,' he said soothingly.“不必担忧。”他宽慰道。 ■ appease əˈpiːz [transitive ] (formal , disapproving ) to make sb calmer or less angry by giving them what they want 安抚；抚慰 ◆ The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime.普遍认为，这一举措是试图安抚批评政权的人。 ◆ Even dismissing them had not appeased his anger.即便开除了他们都没能平息他的怒气。 ■ placate pləˈkeɪt; NAmE ˈpleɪkeɪt [transitive ] to make sb feel calmer and less angry about sth 安抚；平息（怒气） ◆ The concessions did little to placate the students.这些让步根本没能平息学生的愤怒。 ▸ placatory pləˈkeɪtəri; NAmE ˈpleɪkətɔːri ◆ (formal ) a placatory remark / smile / gesture抚慰的话／微笑／姿态 ■ pacify ˈpæsɪfaɪ [transitive ] to make sb who is angry or upset become calm and quiet 使平静；平息；抚慰 ◆ The baby could not be pacified.怎么也不能让婴儿安静下来。 ◆ The announcement was designed to pacify the irate crowd.这个通告的目的是安抚愤怒的群众。 NOTE 辨析 pacify can emphasize a person's angry behaviour , while placate emphasizes their angry feelings . 这两个词均指安抚某人或平息局势，但pacify强调安抚愤怒的行为，而placate强调平复愤怒的情绪。 ■ ˌcalm sb ˈdown to make sb become calm 使平静；使镇静；使安静 ◆ I put my arm around her and tried to calm her down.我搂着她，试图让她平静下来。 ◆ He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.他深呼吸了几下，使自己平静下来。 calm ➡ See also the entry for casual 另见casual条 calm ♦︎ patient ♦︎ cool ♦︎ relaxed ♦︎ controlled ♦︎ easy-going ♦︎ placid ♦︎ laid-back ♦︎ unperturbed ♦︎ unfazed ♦︎ composed These words all describe sb who controls their emotions and is not excited, anxious or angry. 这些词均表示情绪平静的、不急不怒的。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配 ◆ calm / patient / cool / easy-going / laid-back about sth ◆ unperturbed / unfazed by sth ◆ a calm / a cool / a relaxed / a controlled / an easy-going / a laid-back manner ◆ a calm / cool / relaxed / controlled / placid voice ◆ a calm / a cool / a relaxed / a controlled / an easy-going way ◆ a calm / cool / placid exterior ◆ a relaxed / an easy-going / a laid-back atmosphere ■ calm not excited, anxious or upset 镇静的；沉着的 ◆ Strangely, she felt quite calm about it.奇怪的是，她对此感到非常平静。 ◆ It is important to keep calm in an emergency.紧急情况下保持镇静很重要。 ◆ She handled the situation with calm assurance.她沉着自信地应付了局面。 OPP agitated ⇨ restless , excitable ⇨ moody calm ⇨ composure noun ▸ calmly ◆ 'I'll call the doctor,' he said calmly.“我去请医生。”他镇定地说。 ■ patient able to wait for a long time or accept annoying behaviour without becoming angry 有耐心的；能忍耐的 ◆ You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm finished.你得耐心等我完成。 ◆ She's very patient with the children.她对孩子特别有耐心。 OPP impatient ⇨ restless patience ⇨ patience ▸ patiently ◆ to listen / sit / wait patiently耐心倾听／坐着／等待 ■ cool not excited, angry or emotional 冷静的；镇静的；平静的 ◆ Keep cool. We'll sort this out.保持冷静，我们会解决这件事的。 ◆ She tried to remain cool, calm and collected .她试图保持冷静、沉着、镇定。 ◆ He has a cool head (= he stays calm in an emergency) .他头脑冷静。 cool ⇨ composure noun ■ relaxed not anxious or worried 放松的；冷静的；镇定的 ◆ I had to learn to be more relaxed about things.我必须学会更加从容处事。 ◆ She appeared relaxed and confident before the match.比赛前，她显得镇静而自信。 OPP nervous ⇨ nervous , nervous ⇨ worried NOTE 辨析 Relaxed describes how you feel about sth: you are genuinely not anxious or worried about it. Cool is used more to describe how sb behaves: whether or not they feel angry or emotional, they don't let it affect their behaviour but continue to think clearly and act sensibly. Calm can describe feelings or behaviour. * relaxed形容对事的感受，遇事不着急、不焦虑； cool多形容人的行为，无论是否生气或激动，行为都不受影响，仍能继续冷静思考，理智行动；calm既可形容感觉也可形容行为。 ■ controlled remaining calm and not getting angry or upset, especially by making a special effort to do so （尤指尽力地）保持冷静的，克制的 ◆ He spoke in a controlled, even voice.他用克制而平和的声音说话。 ■ ˌeasy-ˈgoing relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry 悠闲的；随和的；不慌不忙的 ◆ His friends described him as an easy-going person.他的朋友形容他是个随和的人。 ⓘ Easy-going * easy-going尤用于描述某人的个性和一般情况下的表现，而非某一具体情况下的行为。 OPP uptight ⇨ tense tolerant ⇨ tolerant ■ placid ˈplæsɪd (of a person or animal) not easily excited or irritated （人或动物）温和的，平和的，文静的 ◆ The cattle are placid, so easy to work with.这群牛性情温顺，很容易饲养。 ◆ My second child was a placid baby.我第二个孩子是个文静的宝宝。 OPP high-spirited ⓘ High-spirited * high-spirited指动物，尤其是马，性子很烈，难以驾驭。 ▸ placidly ◆ 'Of course,' said Helen placidly.“当然。”海伦平静地说道。 ■ ˌlaid-ˈback (informal ) calm and relaxed; seeming not to worry about anything 安详放松的；看起来无忧无虑的 ◆ Steve was very laid-back about it all.史蒂夫对这一切都很漫不经心。 ◆ He loved the laid-back Caribbean lifestyle.他喜欢加勒比海地区悠闲的生活方式。 ■ unperturbed ˌʌnpəˈtɜːbd; NAmE ˌʌnpərˈtɜːrbd [not usually before noun ] not worried or anxious, especially when sth surprising or unpleasant happens 不担忧；镇定自若；处变不惊 ◆ She seemed unperturbed by the news.她听到消息似乎并不惊慌。 ■ unfazed ʌnˈfeɪzd [not usually before noun ] (informal ) not worried or surprised by sth unexpected that happens 不担忧；不惊慌 ◆ The President seems unfazed by the ongoing crises around the world.总统对世界各地持续发生的危机似乎并不担心。 ■ composed kəmˈpəʊzd; NAmE kəmˈpoʊzd [not usually before noun ] calm and in control of your emotions 镇静；镇定；平静 ◆ She sat with a book on her lap, apparently quite composed.她坐着，腿上有本书，看上去很平静。 OPP flustered ⇨ restless composure ⇨ composure
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calm
Calm and relaxed: calm, relaxed, cool...
Words used to describe areas of water: briny, calm, choppy...
Words used to describe calm and pleasant weather: calm, calm, clear...
Peaceful and peacefulness: peaceful, tranquil, serene...
Calmness: calm, ease, equilibrium...
To make someone less angry: calm down, pacify, appease...
To reduce, or to remove the bad effects of something: heal, mitigate, palliate...
Pleasant situations: peace, harmony, privilege...
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