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calm AHD[käm] D.J.[kɑːm]K.K.[kɑm]adj.（形容词）calm.er, calm.est - Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:平稳的，无波的：几乎或完全不动的；未受干扰的：the calm surface of the lake.平静的湖面
- Not excited or agitated; composed:镇静的，沉着的：未激动或未激怒的；安定的：The President was calm throughout the global crisis.在这全球危机整个过程中，总统一直保持平静
n.（名词）- An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.静止：运动的消失或停止；静止
- Serenity; tranquillity; peace.宁静；平静；安宁
- A condition of no wind or a wind with a speed of less than 1 mile (2 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale.无风状态：无风或按蒲氏划分标准风速低于每小时1英里（2公里）的状态
v.tr.intr.（及物动词和不及物动词）calmed, calm.ing, calms - To make or become calm or quiet:使平稳，使安静：使或变为平稳或安静：A warm bath will calm you. After the storm, the air calmed.洗个热水澡，会使你平静下来的。暴风雨之后，空气变得安静了
- Middle English calme 中古英语 calme
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Old Italian calmo 源自 古意大利语 calmo
- from Late Latin cauma [heat of the day, resting place in the heat of the day] 源自 后期拉丁语 cauma [白天的热量，在尚有白日余温的休息地方]
- from Greek kauma [burning heat] 源自 希腊语 kauma [燃烧热]
- from kaiein [to burn] 源自 kaiein [燃烧]
- N., from Middle English calme 名词，源自 中古英语 calme
- from Italian calma 源自 意大利语 calma
- from Vulgar Latin *calma 源自 俗拉丁语 *calma
- from Late Latin 源自 后期拉丁语
calmʹly adv.（副词）calmʹness n.（名词）calm, tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful- These adjectives denote absence of excitement or disturbance.这些形容词表明没有激动兴奋或未被打扰。
- Calm implies freedom from emotional agitation: Calm 隐含远离情感冲动之意： calm acceptance of the inevitable.平静地接受这不可避免的事实。
- Tranquil suggests a more enduring calm: Tranquil 意味着一种更需忍耐的平静： hoped for a more tranquil life in the country.希求置身乡村的那种更为平静的生活。
- Placid suggests a pleasant, often phlegmatic calm: Placid 意味着一种愉快的、常是迟钝的平静： "Not everyone shared his placid temperament.Several cursed the delays" (Samuel G. Freedman). “并非每个人都象他那样迟钝地忍耐。好几个人诅咒这次的延误” （塞缪尔G·弗里德曼）。
- Serene denotes a lofty, even spiritual repose: Serene 表明一种高超的、甚至是高尚的镇静： remained serene in the midst of turbulence.在这沸沸扬扬中保持镇静。
- Halcyon suggests happy tranquillity: Halcyon 意味着一种愉快的宁静： halcyon days of youth.那愉快而宁静的年轻岁月。
- Peaceful implies undisturbed serenity: Peaceful 意指未被打破的镇静： "I am . . . peaceful as old age tonight" (Robert Browning).“今晚，我如步入老年那样平静” （罗伯特·勃朗宁）
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