Word · Frequency #4472
calms
使平静；安抚
calms is the third person singular of calm.
to make someone or something calm
- 1.
To make calm.
使平静
- 2.
To become calm.
变得平静
- 3.
make calm or still
使平静或静止
平静下来；镇静下来；使平静；变得平静；使平静或静止；平静下来
In use
She calmed the crying baby by singing a lullaby.
A warm bath can calm your nerves after a stressful day.
The teacher is calming the students down before the exam.
Verb forms
base calm · third person calms · -ing calming · past calmed · past participle calmed
规则动词，过去式及过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- calm down
- 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。
- calm someone's nerves
- 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。
- calm the situation
- 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。
- calm fears
- 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。
- calm the waters
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：calm 中的字母 a 像躺着的人，提醒自己躺平、深呼吸，让心安静下来。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：安抚他人、自我平静、书面描述 动词 calm 通常表示“使人或局面平静”，也可表示“自己平静下来”。日常口语中多使用短语 calm down，较正式的书面或心理描写中则常用 calm 接宾语。整体风格随搭配和场景在中性与正式之间变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写为 -alm 的词（calm、balm、palm、psalm）在美式英语中常不发出 l，且都押 /ɑm/。bomb 和 mom 在美式英语中也押 /ɑm/。注意形似但发音不同的词：call /kɔl/、salt /sɔlt/、half /hæf/、almond /ˈɑmənd/，它们的 al 读音不同。
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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