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  • Derivatives : n  calmness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

calm [kɒːm]
  1. 1. adjective [+person] 冷静
  2. 2. adjective [+voice] 镇静
  3. 3. adjective [+place] 安宁
  4. 4. adjective [+sea] (not stormy) 平静
  5. 5. adjective [+weather] 平静无风
  6. 6. noun [u/s] (tranquillity) 平静
  7. 7. vt. [+person] [ child] [ animal] 使平静
  8. 8. vt. [+nerves] [ fears] 平息

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

calm [kɑːm]
  1. 1. adjective 冷静的,镇静的
    Mia began to talk in a slow calm voice.
    米娅开始用一种缓慢平静语气说话
  2. 2. adjective 平静的,无风浪
    On a calm sunny day, we caughy plenty of fish.
    在这无风晴朗一天我们逮了许多鱼。
  3. 3. vt. 使冷静,使安静
    The baby was calmed to sleep.
    这个婴儿安静地睡熟了。
  4. 4. vt. 稳定,使镇定
    I was trying to calm the boat down.
    我正想使船平静下来
  5. 5. vi. 平静下来冷静下来
    She had to light a cigarette to calm herself a little.
    得点一根烟使自己平静一些
  6. 6. vt. 药物使镇定
    What they really need is a pill to calm their nerves.
    他们真正需要的是使他们平静下来的一粒药。
  7. 7. noun [Person Name] 卡尔姆
  8. 8. n.[c/u] 冷静沉着泰然自若
    Yoga is an exercise to bring about a state of calm.
    瑜珈是一种带给人身心宁静运动
  9. 9. n.[c/u] [Meteorology] 平静无风
    There are some kites that will rise in calm air.
    有些风筝无风飞起。
  10. 10. n.[u] [Medicine] 镇静剂

Collins English-English Dictionary

calm [kɒːm]
  1. 1. adj almost without motion; still
    a calm sea
  2. 2. adj [meteorol] of force 0 on the Beaufort scale; without wind
  3. 3. adj not disturbed, agitated, or excited; under control
    he stayed calm throughout the confusion
  4. 4. adj tranquil; serene
    a calm voice
  5. 5. n an absence of disturbance or rough motion; stillness
  6. 6. n absence of wind
  7. 7. n tranquillity
  8. 8. vb [often foll by down] to make or become calm
  9. 9. vb [Etymology] C14: from Old French calme, from Old Italian calma, from Late Latin cauma heat, hence a rest during the heat of the day, from Greek kauma heat, from kaiein to burn

Examples

Everything seemed calm on the surface.
表面上看起来一切似乎都很平静。
Buddhist practice and faith involves finding inner peace and calm.
佛教的修行和信仰包括追求的是内心的平静。
The weather was calm, only sunlight played on the seashore.
天气平静无风,只有阳光在海滨摇曳。
He looks calm and quiet.
他看起来平静安详。
The sea is calm and clear today, so we should go for a long walk on the beach.
今天大海风平浪静,我们到海边好好走走吧。

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