Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4472
calm
平静的；镇静的；冷静的
Peaceful and quiet, not worried or angry.
- 1.
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
平静的,安静的,尤其是没有愤怒和焦虑
- 2.
Free of noise and disturbance.
没有噪音和干扰
- 3.
with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
表面几乎没有波浪；不波动
- 4.
Without wind or storm.
无风或无风暴
安静的；宁静的；（水面）平静的；无风的；平静的,安静的,尤其是没有愤怒和焦虑；没有噪音和干扰；表面几乎没有波浪；不波动
In use
The sea was calm after the storm passed.
She remained calm during the emergency.
He tried to stay calmer than his opponent.
calm + noun
She spoke in a calm voice.
她用平静的声音说话。
be + calm
（注意：'be calm' 常用于祈使句或描述状态。）
Please try to be calm.
请尽量保持冷静。
stay + calm
（'stay calm' 强调持续保持冷静，常用于指示或劝告。）
Stay calm and proceed slowly.
保持冷静，慢慢进行。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- stay calm
- 保持冷静
- Try to stay calm in an emergency.在紧急情况下尽量保持冷静。
- keep calm
- 保持镇静
- Keep calm and carry on.保持镇静，继续前行。
- remain calm
- 保持平静
- She remained calm despite the chaos.尽管一片混乱，她仍然保持平静。
- calm and collected
- 沉着冷静
- He was calm and collected during the interview.面试时他沉着冷静。
- perfectly calm
- 非常平静
- The sea was perfectly calm that morning.那天早上海面非常平静。
- relatively calm
- 相对平静
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'卡木'，卡住风浪，心静如水。
Context & Register
语域：混合。典型语境：天气（无风无浪）、人的情绪（冷静）。说明：calm作形容词在描述天气和人物心理状态时都很常用，无特殊语域限制。
Grammar Note
常与about, in, under等介词连用，表示对某事冷静、在某种情况下冷静或承受压力时冷静。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words palm, balm, psalm, qualm rhyme with calm (all end with -alm and have a silent 'l'). Beware: 'almond' and 'alma' do not rhyme (different vowel sounds).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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