calm

[kɑːm]
  • 释义
  • adj.

    镇静的;稳定的;风平浪静的，无风的;

  • v.

    使平静;镇痛，止痒;

  • n.

    平静，宁静;

  • 词义辨析
  • calm, peaceful, quiet, silent, still
  • 这组形容词共同的意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。它们的区别在于:
    1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
    The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
    Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
    Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
    He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
    Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
    2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
    The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
    We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
    His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
    We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
    She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
  • calm, compose
  • 这组词共同的意思是“平静”。它们的区别是：
    compose着重指“动作”,即控制自己的思想情绪或感情,使其“平静”; 而calm着重指“状态”,即镇定而显不出迷惑或兴奋。
  • calm, quieten, settle
  • 这三个词都有“(使)镇定”的意思。它们之间的差别是:
    1.calm强调了先前混乱的状态,然后靠判断力、意志或信仰而恢复正常。
    2.settle指采取某种措施、安排而平息了激动或兴奋,使思想和身体处于一种轻松状态。例如:
    A vacation will settle your nerves.休假可镇定你的神经。
    A word from his father was enough to settle him.他父亲的一句话就足以使他安静下来。
    The music will settle my disordered brain.音乐会使我纷乱的心情得到安定。
    Have a brandy. It will settle your nerves.喝点白兰地吧,它会使你镇定下来。
    Her soft words settled his agitated mind.她的温柔的话语使他焦虑的思绪平静下来。
    I'll read a bit before supper to settle my mind.我在晚餐之前读读书使心情平静。
    3.quieten强调言谈举止方面外在的暂时平静。例如:
    The children were shouting, but they soon quietened down.孩子们大叫大嚷着,但一会儿就安静了下来。
  • quiet，calm，silent，still，noiseless，peaceful，serene
  • 这些形容词都含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
    quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
    calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。
    silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
    still指平静而又安定的状态。
    noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。
    peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。
    serene（诗）纯静，清朗。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    a calm and orderly life

    平静有序的生活

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 2、

    George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient.

    乔治·弗雷泽显然是个好士兵，沉着冷静且适应力强。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The situation was still comparatively calm there, he reported.

    他报告说:那里的局势还比较平静.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    He answered with a calm voice.

    他以平静的声音回答.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 5、

    She sighed, then continued in a soft, calm voice.

    她叹了口气，然后继续用温柔、平静的声音说下去。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    The calm water in the lake invited us to swim.

    平静的湖水引起我们去游泳的兴趣.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    There is an atmosphere of peace and calm in the country quite different from the atmosphere of a big city.

    在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛,与大城市的气氛截然不同.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on.

    事情迅速平静下来了, 然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.

    他冷静沉着,聚精会神地判断如何打败对手.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    Keep calm when problems crop up.

    遇事冷静.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 11、

    She's calm and strong, and she is just not going to crack.

    她镇定而且坚强，绝不会垮掉。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.

    他妻子的沉着冷静抵销了他的急性子脾气.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 13、

    This eerie calm is an illusion.

    这种怪诞的平静是一种假象。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    To calm his mind he began to take laudanum.

    为了镇定自己的神经,他开始服鸦片酊.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 15、

    An uneasy calm is reported to be prevailing in the area.

    据报道,该地区弥漫着一种令人不安的平静.

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 16、

    She spoke with unruffled calm.

    她从容不迫地讲话.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    Keep calm, whatever happens.

    无论发生什么事都要保持冷静.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 18、

    I was determined to take the news in a calm and dignified manner.

    我决定要沉着冷静地面对这一消息。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 19、

    Keep calm! Don't get flurried.

    镇静些! 别发慌.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    Keep calm. Don't get excited.

    冷静点,别着急.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 21、

    She tried to calm him down.

    她设法使他平静下来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.

    那天清晨,大海出奇地宁静.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 23、

    Through it all, Mark was outwardly calm.

    自始至终，马克表面上都显得很镇定。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    After the shooting, it was some hours before the police could restore calm to the neighbourhood.

    枪击事件后, 警察花了好几个小时才使那个地区重新平静下来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    Miriam's voice was strangely calm.

    米里亚姆的声音异乎寻常地平静。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    Such a boat is fit only for a calm sea.

    这种船只适于在风平浪静的海上航行.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 27、

    They did what they could to calm her.

    他们尽力使她平静下来.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    an oasis of calm

    宁静的一刻

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 29、

    The two girls suddenly emerged from among the trees. Both seemed to be calm and unhurt.

    那两个女孩突然从树丛中冒了出来。她们看起来都很镇静也没受伤。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 30、

    This region which had been relatively calm erupted in violence again this spring.

    已经相对平静的这个地区今年春天再次爆发暴力事件。

    ——柯林斯例句
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