the calm before sth
固定说法,多指重大动荡或混乱到来之前的短暂平静。
The quiet office was just the calm before the storm.
安静的办公室不过是暴风雨前的平静。
平静;镇静;冷静
宁静;安静;无风;风平浪静;平静的状态;宁静;没有担忧、愤怒、恐惧或其他强烈的负面情绪;在压力下的心态稳定;平静的状态;没有噪音和干扰
The state of being calm and peaceful, especially in the mind; freedom from worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotions.
平静的状态;宁静;没有担忧、愤怒、恐惧或其他强烈的负面情绪
The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
在压力下的心态稳定
steadiness of mind under stress
平静的状态;没有噪音和干扰
The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
风速低于1节;博福特风级为0
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
无风的状态;一段时间没有风
The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
She maintained her calm during the entire interview.
在整个面试过程中,她保持了冷静。
用法提示:此处'calm'作名词,指心态的稳定与镇静。
After the storm passed, there was an eerie calm.
暴风雨过后,出现了一种诡异的平静。
用法提示:此处'calm'作名词,指无风或风平浪静的状态。
His calm in the face of danger impressed everyone.
他在危险面前的镇定给所有人留下了深刻印象。
用法提示:此处'calm'作名词,表示面对压力时的冷静态度。
固定说法,多指重大动荡或混乱到来之前的短暂平静。
The quiet office was just the calm before the storm.
安静的办公室不过是暴风雨前的平静。
of 后接时间或地点,表示处于……的平静氛围之中。
He liked to read in the calm of the early morning.
他喜欢在清晨的宁静中读书。
calm 作名词时通常不可数,用 a moment/period of calm 表示一段平静。
After the argument, there was a brief period of calm.
争吵过后,有一段短暂的平静。
calm 作主语,return to 后接地点或局面,表示恢复平静。
Calm returned to the city after the storm passed.
暴风雨过后,城市恢复了平静。
grammar · medium
易错句子He kept a calm when everyone else was shouting.
正确表达He kept calm when everyone else was shouting.
keep/stay/remain 后面要接形容词 calm 作表语,表示"保持平静"这一状态;calm 表示心理上的平静时是不可数名词,不能加不定冠词 a。汉语的"保持镇静"里"镇静"本身是形容词性成分,不能理解成"一个镇静"。
grammar · medium
易错句子He stayed calm down even when the plane shook.
正确表达He stayed calm even when the plane shook.
calm 作形容词直接跟在 stay/keep/remain 后,表示持续处于平静状态;calm down 是动词短语,强调"从激动、慌乱转为平静"的变化过程,不能接在 stay 后面充当表语。要表达"一直很镇定",只用 calm。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the argument, there was a calm in the room.
正确表达After the argument, there was calm in the room.
表示"安静、平静的气氛或状态"这一抽象意义时,calm 是不可数名词,前面不加 a;只有指"一段无风的时间"这种可数的气象意义时才用 a calm。此处说的是屋内气氛,所以用零冠词。
quiet 侧重没有声音或喧闹,是听觉上的安静;calm 作名词时侧重内心镇定或风浪、天气的平静。两者都可描述环境,但 quiet 不强调情绪稳定。
peace 常指没有战争、冲突或内心纷扰的持久安宁,范围较广;calm 指一时没有激动情绪或风浪的状态,时间性更强。表示内心安宁时两者可换用,但 peace 更带持久、精神层面的意味。
composure 专指在压力、尴尬或危机中保持情绪稳定、不失态;calm 范围更宽,也可指环境安静或天气无风。描述人时,composure 更正式,强调自我控制。
平静的感觉
The music gave her a sense of calm.
音乐带给她一种平静的感觉。
恢复平静
The manager stepped in to restore calm among the staff.
经理出面恢复了员工们之间的平静。
暴风雨来临前的平静
The quiet market was just the calm before the storm.
市场的沉寂只是暴风雨来临前的平静。
一段平静的时期
After weeks of conflict, the region enjoyed a period of calm.
经过数周的冲突后,该地区享受了一段平静的时期。
宁静的气氛
The garden had an atmosphere of calm.
花园里有一种宁静的气氛。
冥想是达到内心平静的常见途径,与“calm”所指的平静状态紧密相关。
正念练习强调不加评判地觉察当下,有助于在压力下保持平静的心态。
瑜伽常与放松和心境平和联系在一起,是培养“calm”所表达的宁静状态的常见方式。
深呼吸是缓解紧张、恢复平静的常用方法,常与“calm”出现在放松和情绪管理的语境中。
“calm”也用于形容无风浪的水面,如平静的海洋,因此与海洋这一自然场景相关。
暴风雨前的平静;重大事件前的暂时平静
The meeting was quiet, but everyone knew it was the calm before the storm.
会议很安静,但大家都知道这是暴风雨前的平静。
沉着冷静,镇定自若
She stayed calm, cool, and collected during the interview.
她在面试中沉着冷静,镇定自若。
平静的海面练不出好水手;不经风浪难成才
Don't complain about the challenges; a calm sea never made a skilled sailor.
别抱怨挑战,平静的海面练不出好水手。
心灵的平静,一切激情都已耗尽。
He sought the calm of mind that comes with acceptance.
他寻求一种随着接纳而来的心灵平静。
暴风雨前的平静。
The sudden calm before the storm made everyone uneasy.
暴风雨前突然的平静让每个人都感到不安。
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