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calm + noun
She spoke in a calm voice.
她用平静的声音说话。
平静的；镇静的；冷静的
calmest — superlative of calm
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
平静的；镇静的；冷静的
Peaceful and quiet, not worried or angry.
She spoke in a calm voice.
她用平静的声音说话。
平静的,安静的,尤其是没有愤怒和焦虑
Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
没有噪音和干扰
Free of noise and disturbance.
表面几乎没有波浪；不波动
with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled.
无风或无风暴
Without wind or storm.
The sea was calm after the storm passed.
暴风雨过后，海面很平静。
She remained calm during the emergency.
她在紧急情况下保持冷静。
He tried to stay calmer than his opponent.
他试图比对手更冷静。
She spoke in a calm voice.
她用平静的声音说话。
（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' 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。
Not this
I calm before exams.
Use this
I am calm before exams.
在英语中，calm作为形容词使用时必须与系动词连用，如am, is, are等；而汉语中'冷静'可直接作谓语，因此学习者常遗漏系动词。
Not this
She is calming after the argument.
Use this
She is calm after the argument.
calm的现在分词形式calming通常用作定语或进行时态，表示'使平静'的动作；作形容词表示状态时应用原形calm。学习者可能混淆了形容词和现在分词的用法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
保持冷静
Try to stay calm in an emergency.
在紧急情况下尽量保持冷静。
保持镇静
Keep calm and carry on.
保持镇静，继续前行。
保持平静
She remained calm despite the chaos.
尽管一片混乱，她仍然保持平静。
沉着冷静
He was calm and collected during the interview.
面试时他沉着冷静。
非常平静
The sea was perfectly calm that morning.
那天早上海面非常平静。
相对平静
The weather is relatively calm today.
今天天气相对平静。
暴风雨前的平静
The office was quiet, but it felt like the calm before the storm.
办公室很安静，但这感觉像是暴风雨前的平静。
保持冷静，继续前进
Despite the problems, she tried to keep calm and carry on.
尽管遇到了问题，她还是努力保持冷静，继续前进。
风暴后的平静
After the argument, there was a welcome calm after the storm.
争吵之后，迎来了风暴后宜人的平静。
保持冷静，继续前行。
The poster in the office read, 'Keep calm and carry on.'
办公室的海报上写着：“保持冷静，继续前行。”
那是暴风雨前的宁静。
The eerie silence felt like the calm before the storm.
诡异的寂静让人感觉像是暴风雨前的宁静。
Use calmest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想'卡木'，卡住风浪，心静如水。
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。
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。
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