calm
adj
noun
verb
kɑːm
adj
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。
noun
4
a
situation
or
time
that
is
quiet
and
peaceful
平静，安静，宁静
[+
of
]
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。
5
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〕
verb
6
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。
7
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。