calm sb/sth
calm 作及物动词,后接人或事物作宾语,表示使某人或某物平静下来。
The nurse spoke softly to calm the frightened child.
护士轻声说话,安抚那个受惊的孩子。
平静下来;镇静下来;变得平静;使平静或静止;平静下来
to make someone or something calm
使平静
To make calm.
变得平静
To become calm.
使平静或静止
make calm or still
一般现在时
She calms her nerves before the exam.
她在考试前平静她的神经。
一般过去时
He calmed the crying baby.
他安抚了哭闹的婴儿。
规则动词,过去式及过去分词加-ed。
She calmed the crying baby by singing a lullaby.
她唱摇篮曲使哭闹的婴儿平静下来。
用法提示:这里'calmed'是动词过去式,表示'使平静'的动作。
A warm bath can calm your nerves after a stressful day.
在紧张的一天后,洗个热水澡可以平静你的神经。
用法提示:这里'calm'是动词原形,主语是'A warm bath',表示'使平静'的功能。
The teacher is calming the students down before the exam.
老师正在考试前让学生们平静下来。
用法提示:这里'calming'是现在分词,与'is'构成现在进行时,表示正在进行的'使平静'动作。
calm 作及物动词,后接人或事物作宾语,表示使某人或某物平静下来。
The nurse spoke softly to calm the frightened child.
护士轻声说话,安抚那个受惊的孩子。
calm down 作不及物动词短语,表示自己从激动或紧张中平静下来,常用于口语。
Take a deep breath and calm down.
深呼吸,冷静下来。
calm sb down 中宾语可放在 down 前;若宾语是代词,通常放在 calm 和 down 之间,如 calm him down。
She tried to calm her brother down after the argument.
争吵之后,她试图让弟弟平静下来。
grammar · medium
易错句子The nurse calmed down him.
正确表达The nurse calmed him down.
calm down 的宾语若是人称代词,代词必须放在 calm 和 down 之间(calm him down),不能说 calm down him;只有名词短语作宾语时才可放在 down 之后或之前(calm the baby down / calm down the baby)。
grammar · medium
易错句子I took a deep breath to calm me down.
正确表达I took a deep breath to calm myself down.
当动作返回到主语本身时,英语要用反身代词 myself,不能用宾格 me;汉语里“冷静我自己”中的“我”对应的是 myself,而不是 me。
grammar · medium
易错句子Just be calm down; the doctor will be here soon.
正确表达Just be calm; the doctor will be here soon.
be 后接 calm 表示“处于平静状态”这一形容词用法,不能再加 down;down 只与动词 calm 连用构成 calm down,表示“平静下来”的动作,两者不能混在一起。
calm 泛指让人或情绪恢复平静,也可不及物,如 calm down;soothe 侧重减轻痛苦、不适或激动情绪,通常带宾语,如 soothe a baby、soothe sore muscles,一般不用于“自己平静下来”这类不及物说法。
calm 语气中性,日常可用于人或情绪;pacify 强调制止愤怒、冲突或骚乱,常靠让步或强制手段,多接人群、暴乱、哭闹的孩子等宾语,语域更正式,不用于“心情平静下来”这类自我描述。
calm 侧重内心或情绪的平静;quiet 作动词主要降低声音或喧闹,如 quiet the class,英式英语更常用 quieten;表示“使心情平静”时一般用 calm,不用 quiet。
平静下来;使平静下来
She took a deep breath to calm down before the interview.
她深吸一口气,在面试前让自己平静下来。
安抚某人的紧张情绪;使某人镇定
Listening to soft music calms my nerves before a test.
考试前听轻音乐能安抚我的紧张情绪。
缓和局势;使局面平息
The manager stepped in to calm the situation between the two employees.
经理出面调解两名员工之间的局面,使其平息。
消除恐惧;安抚担忧
The government issued a statement to calm public fears about the new policy.
政府发表声明以消除公众对新政策的担忧。
平息事态;缓和情绪
His gentle apology calmed the waters after the heated argument.
他温和的道歉平息了激烈争吵后的风波。
常与calm搭配,指需要平复或缓解的情绪状态。
使人感到不安的情绪,calm常用于描述缓解这种情绪的过程。
深呼吸是让自己平静下来的常用方法,与calm紧密相关。
一种通过放松身心来达到平静状态的练习,常与calm相关。
平静是calm所追求或达到的心理状态。
消除某人的忧虑;使某人安心
The teacher's kind words calmed the student's fears before the exam.
老师和蔼的话语消除了这个学生考试前的忧虑。
缓和局面;平息争端
She tried to calm the waters by apologizing to both sides.
她通过向双方道歉来缓和局面。
使某人镇定;安抚某人的情绪
He took a deep breath to calm his nerves before the interview.
面试前他深吸一口气来镇定自己。
你需要冷静下来。
This is the title and main lyric of Taylor Swift's 2019 song, which encourages people to stop being hateful and be more tolerant.
这是泰勒·斯威夫特2019年歌曲的标题和主要歌词,歌中鼓励人们停止仇恨、更加包容。
冷静,冷静。
This is the catchy refrain of Rema's global hit song 'Calm Down', where it is used to soothe a worried girlfriend.
这是 Rema 全球热门歌曲《Calm Down》中朗朗上口的副歌,在歌中用来安抚焦虑的女友。
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使自己镇定下来
He counted to ten to calm himself before answering.
他数到十让自己镇定下来再回答。