calm

noun

1. steadiness of mind under stress

e.g. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity

Synonym: composurecalmnessequanimity

2. wind moving at less than 1 knot
0 on the Beaufort scale

Synonym: calm air

verb

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

e.g. The patient must be sedated before the operation

Synonym: sedatetranquilizetranquillizetranquillise

2. make steady

e.g. steady yourself

Synonym: steadybecalm

3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

e.g. After the fight both men need to cool off.
It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

Synonym: calm downcool offchill outsimmer downsettle downcool it

4. make calm or still

e.g. quiet the dragons of worry and fear

Synonym: calm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenlullstill

adj

1. (of weather) free from storm or wind

e.g. calm seas

2. not agitated
without losing self-possession

e.g. spoke in a calm voice
remained calm throughout the uproar
he remained serene in the midst of turbulence
a serene expression on her face
she became more tranquil
tranquil life in the country

Synonym: unagitatedserenetranquil

1. 镇定的;镇静的;冷静的
A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.

e.g. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman...
她通常沉着而老练。
e.g. Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened...
镇静点,告诉我出了什么事。

2. 使平静;使安静;使镇定
If you calm someone, you do something to make them feel less angry, worried, or excited.

e.g. The ruling party's veterans know how to calm their critics...
执政党的老牌政治家们知道怎样让批评他们的人安静下来。
e.g. Tranquilliser drugs were used to calm the deportees...
使用了镇静剂来让被放逐者们安静下来。

3. 平静;安静;宁静
Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place.

e.g. The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.
这栋房子透着一种宁静和整齐感。
e.g. ...the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
密歇根州大急流城田园般的宁静

4. 平静的;安定的
If someone says that a place is calm, they mean that it is free from fighting or public disorder, when trouble has recently occurred there or had been expected.

e.g. The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.
萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。

5. 平定;使安定;使有秩序
To calm a situation means to reduce the amount of trouble, violence, or panic there is.

e.g. Officials hoped admitting fewer foreigners would calm the situation...
官员们希望通过减少外国人入境的数量来使局势平定下来。
e.g. Mr Beazer tried to calm the protests by promising to keep the company's base in Pittsburgh.
比泽先生承诺仍将公司总部设在匹兹堡,以求平息抗议。

6. (水面)平静的，风平浪静的
If the sea or a lake is calm, the water is not moving very much and there are no big waves.

calm的近义词

e.g. ...as we slid into the calm waters of Cowes Harbour.
当我们缓缓驶入考斯港平静的水面时

7. (天气)无风的
Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind.

e.g. Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.
星期二天气晴朗,没有刮风。

8. (帆船比赛中的)静风,风平浪静
In sailing, a flat calm or a dead calm is a condition of the sea or the weather in which there is very little wind or movement of the water.

calm的近义词

e.g. ...during flat calms when the water is crystal clear...
在风平浪静、水清澈见底时
e.g. We had the whole gamut of wind from a dead calm to a force 10 gale.
我们这里什么风都有,从风平浪静到十级大风。

9. (海面)平静;(风)平息
When the sea calms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the wind calms, it stops blowing strongly.

e.g. Dawn came, the sea calmed but the cold was as bitter as ever.
破晓之际,海面平静了下来,但是寒冷依旧。

10. 镇(痛);止(痒)
To calm a pain or an itch means to reduce it or get rid of it.

calm的意思

e.g. ...more traditional methods of soothing the skin and calming the itch.
更加传统的护肤止痒方法

11. 风暴前的平静
You can use the calm before the storm to refer to a quiet period in which there is little or no activity, before a period in which there is a lot of trouble or intense activity.

相关词组：calm down

1. calm

1. (镇静)：狐狸觉得自己的机会到了,镇静(calm)下来,拼命夸奖井水非常好喝,劝公山羊赶快跳下井来和自己一起喝水. 口渴的山羊信以为真,不假思索的跳了下去. 咕咚咕咚喝完水后,山羊发现自己只能和狐狸一起商量上去的办法. 这时候,

2. 平静的：坐禅(sitting in meditation )时也一样,心是平静的(calm),但杂染并没有真的平静下来. 身体成长而老了与得病的方式(way )并没有错,它只是顺著它的天性罢了. 因此,不是身体导致我们受苦的,而是错误的想法. 当我们坐禅的时候,

3. calm：catenary anchor leg mooring; 悬链锚腿系泊

4. calm：canadian association of logistics management; 年加拿大物流管理协会

5. calm的意思

5. calm：computer aided layout of masks; 计算机辅助面具设计

6. calm的反义词

6. calm：computer assisted library mechanization; 计算机辅助图书馆机械化