calmness

英 [ˈkɑːmnəs]

美 [ˈkɑːmnəs]

n.  冷静，镇静；平静，安宁; 无风，零级风

BNC.20772 / COCA.21340

牛津词典

• calmness通常用以形容人镇定、镇静：
  Calmness is usually used to talk about a person.
  1. There was a short period of uneasy calm after the riot.
     动乱之后是令人不安的短暂平静。
  2. She spoke with icy calm.
     她说话时一副冷漠若无其事的样子。
  3. We admired his calmness under pressure.
     我们佩服他在压力下的镇静。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 镇定的;镇静的;冷静的
  Acalmperson 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. Calmis 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。
• VERB 使平静;使安静;使镇定
  If youcalmsomeone, 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 平静;安静;宁静
  Calmis 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
• ADJ-GRADED 平静的;安定的
  If someone says that a place iscalm, 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. Calmis 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。
• VERB 平定;使安定;使有秩序
  Tocalma 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。
• ADJ-GRADED (水面)平静的，风平浪静的
  If the sea or a lake iscalm, 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
• ADJ-GRADED (天气)无风的
  Calmweather 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。
• N-COUNT (帆船比赛中的)静风,风平浪静
  In sailing, a flatcalmor a deadcalmis 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。
• VERB (海面)平静;(风)平息
  When the seacalms, it becomes still because the wind stops blowing strongly. When the windcalms, 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。
• VERB 镇(痛);止(痒)
  Tocalma 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
• 风暴前的平静
  You can usethe calm before the stormto 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.

英英释义

noun

• steadiness of mind under stress
  1. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
  Synonym:composurecalmequanimity
• a feeling of calm
• an absence of strong winds or rain

双语例句

• Mature woman would forbear their own curiosity to preserve the family's integrity and spiritual calmness.
  成熟的女人会隐忍自己的好奇心保全家庭的完整和精神层面的平静。
• I could almost touch calmness when I thought about Lillian, with her gentle voice and radiant smile.
  一回想起她那温柔的声音和爽朗的笑，我的内心就会平静下来。
• He advanced with anxiety, but with calmness.
  他心情焦急，但镇静地向前走去。
• The wind failed and the sea returned to calmness.
  风停了，海面上恢复了一片寂静。
• The vast calmness it depicts makes every eyes amazed and gives a very peaceful atmosphere.
  它描绘了广阔的平静，使每一个眼睛惊讶，给出了一个非常和平的气氛。
• Self-confidence, optimism and calmness are strong points in my personality.
  自信，乐观，沉着冷静是我的性格长处。
• The neurotransmitter serotonin, for example, is thought to produce feelings of calmness, relaxation, and contentment.
  神经递质羟色胺，被认为能产生镇静、放松和知足的感觉。
• "My doom has come upon me," said the Witch in a voice of horrible calmness.
  “我的末日到了。”女巫的声膏里有一种可怕的平静。
• In contemplating "the exceeding beauty of the earth" these people have found calmness and courage.
  在沉思「大地超绝之美」时，这些人找到了宁静和勇气。
• Undisturbed calmness of mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked.
  心的平静来自对德行的培养：对幸福的人的友善和对不幸的人的慈悲、对有德的人的喜乐和对邪恶的人的冷漠。