calm

adj.

1. 镇静的；沉着的
   not excited, nervous or upset
   1. It is important to keep calm in an emergency.
      情况紧急的时候，保持镇静是重要的。
   2. Try to remain calm .
      尽量保持冷静。
   3. Her voice was surprisingly calm.
      她的声音出人意料地平静。
   4. The city is calm again (= free from trouble and fighting) after yesterday's riots.
      昨天的骚乱过后，城里又恢复了平静。
2. 风平浪静的
   without large waves
3. 无风的
   without wind
   1. a calm, cloudless day
      晴朗无风的一天

verb

1. 使平静；使镇静
   to make sb/sth become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement
   1. Have some tea; it'll calm your nerves.
      喝点茶吧，这会使你紧张的神经松弛下来。
   2. His presence had a calming influence .
      有他在场对大家的情绪起到了稳定作用。

noun

1. 平静的时期；宁静的状态
   a quiet and peaceful time or situation
   1. the calm of a summer evening
      夏日夜晚的宁静
   2. The police appealed for calm .
      警察要求大家保持安静。
2. 泰然自若
   a quiet and relaxed manner
   1. Her previous calm gave way to terror.
      她先前的泰然自若已变为惊恐。

1. ADJ-GRADED 镇定的;镇静的;冷静的
   A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
   1. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman...
      她通常沉着而老练。
   2. Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened...
      镇静点,告诉我出了什么事。
   3. 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。
   4. Diane felt very calm and unafraid as she saw him off the next morning.
      黛安娜第二天早上送他走的时候,内心很平静,也不害怕。
   5. Calm is also a noun.
      
   6. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.
      他突然感到一种安宁和满足。
2. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself...
      她呼吸急促,尽力让自己平静下来。
   4. Some people say smoking calms your nerves.
      有人说,吸烟可以放松神经。
3. N-UNCOUNT 平静;安静;宁静
   Calm is used to refer to a quiet, still, or peaceful atmosphere in a place.
   1. The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.
      这栋房子透着一种宁静和整齐感。
   2. ...the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
      密歇根州大急流城田园般的宁静
4. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.
      萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。
   2. Calm is also a noun.
      
   3. Community and church leaders have appealed for calm and no retaliation...
      社区和教会领袖呼吁各方保持冷静,不要采取报复行动。
   4. 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。
5. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. ADJ-GRADED (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.
   1. ...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. ADJ-GRADED (天气)无风的
   Calm weather is pleasant weather with little or no wind.
   1. Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.
      星期二天气晴朗,没有刮风。
8. N-COUNT (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.
   1. ...during flat calms when the water is crystal clear...
      在风平浪静、水清澈见底时
   2. 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. VERB (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.
   1. 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. VERB 镇(痛);止(痒)
    To calm a pain or an itch means to reduce it or get rid of it.
    1. ...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.

1. What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation
   在此类情况下需要对形势有一个冷静的评估。
2. She is usually a calm and diplomatic woman
   她通常沉着而老练。
3. Try to keep calm and just tell me what happened
   镇静点，告诉我出了什么事。
4. 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。
5. Diane felt very calm and unafraid as she saw him off the next morning.
   黛安娜第二天早上送他走的时候，内心很平静，也不害怕。
6. 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。
7. She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself
   她呼吸急促，尽力让自己平静下来。
8. Some people say smoking calms your nerves.
   有人说，吸烟可以放松神经。
9. The house projects an atmosphere of calm and order.
   这栋房子透着一种宁静和整齐感。
10. The city of Sarajevo appears relatively calm today.
    萨拉热窝城今天显得相对平静些。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day.
    星期二天气晴朗，没有刮风。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. He's so calm when he answers questions in interviews. I wish I could be that coherent.
    他在面试中回答问题时非常从容镇静。我希望自己也能那样条理清晰。
17. An uneasy calm descended on the area
    一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
18. 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。
19. She was a very calm person. Nothing could fluster her.
    她是个非常沉着的人。没什么能让她惊慌的。
20. This eerie calm is an illusion.
    这种怪诞的平静是一种假象。
21. A relative calm reigned over the city.
    城市相对平静了一些。
22. She looked as calm and serene as she always did
    她看上去和以往一样平静安详。
23. My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.
    我姐姐凭着自己的镇定和常识帮着把这些问题都解决了。
24. 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。
25. She has done her best to keep calm but finds herself trembling with tension and indecision
    她尽力保持镇定，可还是由于紧张、犹豫不决而抖个不停。
26. Through it all, Mark was outwardly calm.
    自始至终，马克表面上都显得很镇定。
27. 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。
28. Miriam's voice was strangely calm
    米里亚姆的声音异乎寻常地平静。
29. The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.
    那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。
30. Let's sit down and have a calm and sensible talk.
    让我们心平气和地坐下来谈一谈。

  silent calm pacific peaceful quiet still【导航词义：平静的，安静的】

  silent adj. 寂静的，无声的

〔辨析〕指没有任何声音的，或不弄出任何声响的。

  calm adj. 平静的，镇静的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指天气无风的或海洋等风平浪静的，也可指人镇定沉着、心平气和的。

  pacific adj. 〈文〉宁静的，平静的

〔辨析〕多指某段时间或某个场所、环境等安静的，无令人担忧或激动之事。

  peaceful adj. 安静的，安宁的；和平的

〔辨析〕普通用词，用于形容不为外界因素所刺激或扰乱的平静状态，也可指不涉及暴力的。

  quiet adj. 安静的，平静的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指环境等很安静、几乎或完全没有噪音的，也可指不被打扰、安谧恬静的；用于人时则表示性情温和文静的。

  still adj. 寂静的；静止的

〔辨析〕指环境等非常安静、几乎或全然无声的，也可指人静止不动的。

calm down

calm sb/sth↔down

1. （使）平静，镇静，安静
   to become or make sb become calm

n.

the calm before the storm

• 暴风雨（或大动荡、激烈辩论）前的平静
  a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument

noun

1. steadiness of mind under stress
   1. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity

   Synonym:    composurecalmnessequanimity

2. wind moving at less than 1 knot

   Synonym:    calm air

verb

1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
   1. The patient must be sedated before the operation

   Synonym:    sedatetranquilizetranquillizetranquillise

2. make steady
   1. steady yourself

   Synonym:    steadybecalm

3. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
   1. After the fight both men need to cool off.
   2. 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
   1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear

   Synonym:    calm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenlullstill

adj

1. (of weather) free from storm or wind
   1. calm seas

2. not agitated
   1. spoke in a calm voice
   2. remained calm throughout the uproar
   3. he remained serene in the midst of turbulence
   4. a serene expression on her face
   5. she became more tranquil
   6. tranquil life in the country

   Synonym:    unagitatedserenetranquil