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becalm

/bih-kahm/US // bɪˈkɑm //

贝卡姆,贝卡勒姆,贝卡

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to deprive of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm: The schooner was becalmed in the horse latitudes for two weeks.
    • : Archaic. to calm; pacify.

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Examples

  • This ceiling-high fabrication may not directly address the show’s theme, but for anyone becalmed during the past 18 months, humanity’s assault on nature was an apt subject for contemplation.

  • Then that Monday, with their nerves becalmed and their emotions moved, they drove back toward Texas.

  • I am making a sail according to your lordship's plan, to becalm the hull of the ship, but want sailcloth for completing it.

  • Ships are generally obliged to be towed into the harbor, in consequence of the high points which tower high, and becalm them.

  • An imprisoned man who asks for an Italian book to becalm his fever may be safely presumed to know that language.

  • One sail is also said to becalm another when the wind is aft.

  • Becalm, and henceforth think that the peril is mine, not yours.