Word · Frequency #4472
calms
平静；镇静；冷静
calms is the plural of calm.
The state of being calm and peaceful, especially in the mind; freedom from worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotions.
- 1.
The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.
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
- 2.
steadiness of mind under stress
在压力下的心态稳定
- 3.
The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance.
平静的状态；没有噪音和干扰
- 4.
wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
风速低于1节；博福特风级为0
- 5.
The absence of wind; a period of time without wind.
无风的状态；一段时间没有风
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
In use
She maintained her calm during the entire interview.
After the storm passed, there was an eerie calm.
His calm in the face of danger impressed everyone.
Connections
Collocations
- a sense of calm
- 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。
- restore calm
- 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。
- the calm before the storm
- 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。
- a period of calm
- 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。
- an atmosphere of calm
- 宁静的气氛
- The garden had an atmosphere of calm.花园里有一种宁静的气氛。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 calm 中的字母 l 像一根平静的横线，压住波浪，就是“宁静、无风”的状态。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、文学或新闻描写、气象与航海报告 calm 作名词时主要指“平静、宁静”，可指内心状态或环境安静；在气象、航海中则指“无风、风平浪静”。日常口语和书面语中都较常见，正式或专门场合（如航海、气象）也常出现，语域整体偏向中性偏混合。
Grammar Note
作为名词时通常不可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 calm 同韵的词（美式发音 /ɑm/）：balm、palm、psalm、qualm 中的 l 不发音；bomb、mom 也读 /ɑm/。注意拼写相似的 call /kɔl/ 和 camel /ˈkæməl/ 发音与 calm 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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