calm
[kɑ:m] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■peaceful and quiet; without hurried movement, worry or noise 平静的；冷静的，镇静的；安静的•After a night of fighting, the streets are now calm.经过一夜的战斗，街上现在平静了。 •He has a very calm manner.他举止沉着镇静。 •Now keep calm everyone, the police are on their way.现在请大家保持安静，员警就要来了。 IMPROVER
■describes weather which is not windy, or the sea or a lake when it is still and has no waves （天气）无风的；（海或湖）风平浪静的，平静的
[kɑ:m] verb transitive
■to stop someone feeling upset, angry or excited 使平静；使安静；使镇静•He tried to calm the screaming baby by rocking it back and forth.他来回摇晃着嚎哭的婴儿，想让他安静下来。 calm sb's fears
■to make someone feel less worried about something 平息（某人的）恐惧
[kɑ:m] verb transitive [M] calm (sb) down IMPROVER
■to stop feeling upset, angry or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way （使）平静；（使）冷静；（使）镇静•[R] She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.她坐下做了几个深呼吸让自己平静下来。 •She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.一开始她很生气，但我们设法让她平静了下来。 •Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about!看在上帝的份上，安静下来吧。没甚么可激动的！
[kɑ:m] noun
■a quiet or peaceful period or situation 宁静（的时期），安详（的时期）•It was the calm of the countryside that he loved so much.他所深爱的正是乡村的宁静。 ■a quiet and relaxed manner 心情放松，泰然自若
[kɑ:m] noun
the calm before the storm
■a quiet or peaceful period before a period during which there is great activity, argument or unpleasantness 暴风雨前的平静（指重大活动、激烈辩论或灾难发生之前的平静）•I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm.我喜欢在客人到来之前把甚么都做好，然后利用暴风雨前那一刻的平静让自己放松一下。 |