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calmness

/kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm/US // kɑm; older use kæm; spelling pronunciation kɑlm //UK // (kɑːm) //

冷静,平静,平静性,宁静

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    calm·er, calm·est.

    • : without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
    • : not windy or stormy: a calm day.
    • : free from excitement or passion; tranquil: a calm face;a calm manner.
n.名词 noun
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    • : freedom from motion or disturbance; stillness.
    • : Meteorology. wind speed of less than 1 mile per hour.
    • : freedom from agitation, excitement, or passion; tranquillity; serenity: She faced the possibility of death with complete calm.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make calm: He calmed the excited dog.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to become calm.

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Examples

  • There also were store windows smashed in Georgetown on Wednesday night, casting some doubt on the city’s recommendations for business owners to maintain a sense of calm in advance of the election.

  • The atmosphere around our region just won’t fully calm down.

  • Usually earnings tend to calm the market during periods of stress.

  • One officer repeatedly asked the man to calm down as a few demonstrators tried to restrain him.

  • The all-stock deal unveiled on Tuesday should calm those fears.

  • But the calmness in rebel-held Donetsk on Sunday night suggested no big push is planned in the next few hours, at least.

  • Unlike coffee, tea has an amino acid that is associated with calmness: Theanine.

  • It prefers nonconfrontation, and calmness and softness of voice are valued when dealing with adversity.

  • As Louis spoke with the stern calmness of a divorced heart, Wharton became other than he had ever seen him.

  • We recollect being greatly struck with the ominous calmness perceptible in the tone of this speech.

  • "Madame tells me that he is dead," said she, and Garnache was shocked at the comparative calmness with which she said it.

  • He wheeled round and faced her; his pale face working with emotion, but his voice subdued to calmness.

  • Take you this man to husband, you who with such calmness sought to drive others into unwilling wedlock.