calming

英 [ˈkɑːmɪŋ] 美 [ˈkɑːmɪŋ]

v.  使平静; 使镇静
calm的现在分词

现在分词:calming

BNC.19183 / COCA.15060



柯林斯词典

  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.

    双语例句

    1. The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.
      他的直系亲属都在场,这显然起到了让他镇定的作用。
    2. The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes
      镇静效果好像持续了大约10分钟。
    3. Things are calming down.
      局势渐趋弛缓。
    4. Young kids enjoy tree lights, she says, and they seem to have a calming effect on them.
      她说:孩子们很喜欢树上的灯,这些灯似乎有中能使他们安静的魔力。
    5. Connecting with people who care about you is calming.
      和关心你的人在一起会让你冷静下来。
    6. If you're feeling stressed, putting on some calming music while you work could really help.
      如果你感到有压力,你在工作时听一些平静的音乐真的会对你有帮助作用。
    7. Soothe your soul and your hair with calming techniques.
      用平静的方法舒缓自己的灵魂和头发。
    8. We all are aware and well experienced about the calming and relaxing benefits of black tea.
      我们都知道,也都感受过红茶镇静和放松的效果。
    9. I find it has a very calming effect on me.
      我发现锻炼对我有很好的镇定效果。
    10. This has both a calming influence and creates more of a bond between parent and child.
      这既是一个悠闲的影响力和创造更多的债券之间的父母与子女。
    11. This is a very calming habit to master.
      这是一个有平和习惯的人必须掌握的。
    12. You have ways of calming her down, so do it.
      你有办法让她冷静下来的,现在轮到你了。
    13. But restaurants are designed to be calming and relaxing.
      但是,餐馆本该是一个平静、放松的地方。
    14. It has a calming effect on both of us.
      这对我们都能起到平静的作用。
    15. I absolutely love the smell it very, very calming to him.
      我简直太喜欢它的味道了,感觉对他非常,非常镇静。
    16. The wind seems to be calming down at last.
      风好像终于要平静下来了。
    17. Listening to the music has a calming influence on her.
      听音乐对她起了镇静的作用。
    18. It's also effective at calming restlessness and reducing anxiety& and may even quell restless legs syndrome.
      它在使人安静和减轻焦虑方面也是有效的&并且甚至可以减轻不宁腿综合征。
    19. It also refines skin complexion and also provide soothing, calming and cooling effects.
      它亦能改善肤色,并提供安抚,镇静和冰凉效果。
    20. It has a calming effect when used in massage oil and aromatherapy.
      添加入按摩油和芳香疗法中时,能起到镇静的作用。
    21. Her presence during the crisis had a calming effect.
      在危难中有了她就稳定了人心。
    22. Water has a soothing and calming effect on me.
      海水对我有安慰和镇静的作用。
    23. And in other studies, vanilla, lavender and lily of the valley have also been shown to have calming effects.
      在其他研究中还发现香草、薰衣草和欧铃兰也有镇静效果。
    24. Lavender is calming and may just work for you.
      薰衣草平静,可能是你刚刚工作。
    25. The seats were comfortable and after a calming drink, which made us sleepy, our eyes closed.
      座位是很舒适的,喝了点镇静剂后,我们的眼睛闭上了,感到昏昏欲睡似的。
    26. This is one of my favorite calming habits of all time.
      这是我最喜欢的平和习惯的时间之一。
    27. You could try my calming chair on him.
      您可以让他试试我的镇静椅。
    28. This is a very good technique for calming yourself when you are feeling anxious.
      这是当你感到焦虑的时候,一个非常好的镇定自己的技巧。
    29. I would like this message to have a calming effect.
      我要这份消息起到稳定人心的作用。
    30. But I knew my heart was calming down and I breathed more comfortably.
      但是我知道我的心渐渐地安定了,呼吸也畅快了许多。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

        Synonym:    appeasement