Word · Frequency #112
still
使平静；使安静；安抚
核心释义
to make calm and quiet
- 1.
使平静；使安静
To calm down, to quiet.
- 2.
使滴落
To cause to fall by drops.
- 3.
通过加热蒸馏或蒸发并在冷凝器中冷凝；蒸馏
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
使滴落；使滴下；蒸馏；使平静；使安静；使滴落；通过加热蒸馏或蒸发并在冷凝器中冷凝；蒸馏
用法In use
She stilled her nerves with a few deep breaths before the interview.
用法提示：这里 stilled 是动词 still 的过去式，表示“使平静”。
The teacher raised a hand to still the excited chatter in the classroom.
用法提示：still 作动词，表示“使安静、使停止喧闹”。
He stilled the frightened puppy by speaking in a soft, calm voice.
用法提示：stilled 是 still 的过去式，带宾语，表示“安抚、使平静”。
still sb/sth
still 作及物动词，意为使平静、使安静，常用于文学或正式语境。
She stilled the crying baby with a soft song.
她用轻柔的歌声让哭闹的婴儿安静下来。
sth stills
still 也可作不及物动词，表示变得平静或平息，多用于描写自然现象（如风、海）。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- still one's fears
- 消除某人的恐惧；使某人的恐惧平静下来
- She took a deep breath to still her fears.她深吸一口气以消除恐惧。
- still one's mind
- 让某人的心平静下来；使某人内心宁静
- Meditation helps to still the mind.冥想有助于让心灵平静下来。
- still the crowd
- 使人群安静下来
- The speaker raised his hand to still the crowd.演讲者举手让人群安静下来。
- still a crying baby
- 让哭闹的婴儿安静下来
- She sang a lullaby to still the crying baby.她唱摇篮曲让哭闹的婴儿安静下来。
- still the storm
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：水杯晃动时喊still让它平静；蒸馏器也叫still，液体静静滴落。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal speech 作动词表示“使平静、使安静”时，多用于较正式的书面语或文学语境；日常口语更常用 calm down 或 quiet。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
单词 still /stɪl/ 与 bill、fill、hill、kill、will、ill 押韵，都读 /ɪl/。注意形近词 style /staɪl/、stile /staɪl/、steal /stiːl/、steel /stiːl/、stall /stɔːl/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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