Word · Frequency #112
still
使平静；使安静；安抚
to make calm and quiet
- 1.
To calm down, to quiet.
使平静；使安静
- 2.
To cause to fall by drops.
使滴落
- 3.
To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
通过加热蒸馏或蒸发并在冷凝器中冷凝；蒸馏
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
In use
She stilled her nerves with a few deep breaths before the interview.
The teacher raised a hand to still the excited chatter in the classroom.
He stilled the frightened puppy by speaking in a soft, calm voice.
Verb forms
base still · third person stills · -ing stilling · past stilled · past participle stilled
Connections
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
- 平息风暴；使风暴平静下来
- Jesus stilled the storm on the Sea of Galilee.耶稣平息了加利利海上的风暴。
- still the noise
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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 5，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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