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Definition of composure in English: composurenoun kəmˈpəʊʒəkəmˈpoʊʒər mass nounThe state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself. 镇静,沉着,泰然自若 she was struggling to regain her composure 她竭力恢复镇定。 Example sentencesExamples - Regaining his composure, he said his farewell and walked out of the door.
- That all came down to us when we lost composure and control for a few minutes of the game.
- After regaining some of his composure, the artist went to the local pub to meet his wife as arranged.
- The question is whether they will have enough composure to outfox the defending champions
- In those early days, composure was something he threatened to lose as he ruminated on the challenges to be faced.
- The calm sea presented a facade of composure which was soon to be broken by the French.
- The other side is trying to make you lose your composure and you will play right into their hands if you do.
- Before I could regain my composure, I felt a tug from behind, as if someone was grabbing me by my collar.
- It was cool enough to take my breath away for a second and it took a few moments to regain my composure and concentrate.
- He paid tribute to the staff at the airport for their composure in trying circumstances.
- The control and composure he showed for the first goal was world class.
- Williams was stunned but managed to regain his composure to take the next frame.
- It took me about a few seconds to regain composure and get up from whatever I had fallen on.
- I sent a message to Allison, hoping for a voice of reason to help regain my composure.
- His performance thereafter, though, suggested that his composure had been affected.
- She has a startling assurance and composure and the performance is most notable.
- Donny tried to regain composure as tears of hysteria rolled down his cheeks.
- As the stadium took a collective deep breath, the home side regained their composure.
- She looked as if she might start sobbing again, but blew her nose and regained her composure.
- We let the ball bounce from kick off and we didn't regain our composure until after the game was lost.
Synonyms self-control, self-possession, self-command, calmness, equanimity, equilibrium, calm, coolness, collectedness, serenity, tranquillity aplomb, poise, presence of mind, sangfroid, self-assurance, assurance imperturbability, placidity, placidness, impassiveness, impassivity, dispassion, phlegm, stolidity, unexcitability informal cool, unflappability rare countenance, ataraxy, ataraxia
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense 'composing, composition'): from compose + -ure. Rhymesclosure, enclosure, exposure, foreclosure Definition of composure in US English: composurenounkəmˈpōZHərkəmˈpoʊʒər The state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself. 镇静,沉着,泰然自若 she was struggling to regain her composure 她竭力恢复镇定。 Example sentencesExamples - I sent a message to Allison, hoping for a voice of reason to help regain my composure.
- She looked as if she might start sobbing again, but blew her nose and regained her composure.
- We let the ball bounce from kick off and we didn't regain our composure until after the game was lost.
- Donny tried to regain composure as tears of hysteria rolled down his cheeks.
- That all came down to us when we lost composure and control for a few minutes of the game.
- Regaining his composure, he said his farewell and walked out of the door.
- In those early days, composure was something he threatened to lose as he ruminated on the challenges to be faced.
- It took me about a few seconds to regain composure and get up from whatever I had fallen on.
- He paid tribute to the staff at the airport for their composure in trying circumstances.
- As the stadium took a collective deep breath, the home side regained their composure.
- Before I could regain my composure, I felt a tug from behind, as if someone was grabbing me by my collar.
- The other side is trying to make you lose your composure and you will play right into their hands if you do.
- The calm sea presented a facade of composure which was soon to be broken by the French.
- The question is whether they will have enough composure to outfox the defending champions
- His performance thereafter, though, suggested that his composure had been affected.
- Williams was stunned but managed to regain his composure to take the next frame.
- After regaining some of his composure, the artist went to the local pub to meet his wife as arranged.
- She has a startling assurance and composure and the performance is most notable.
- The control and composure he showed for the first goal was world class.
- It was cool enough to take my breath away for a second and it took a few moments to regain my composure and concentrate.
Synonyms self-control, self-possession, self-command, calmness, equanimity, equilibrium, calm, coolness, collectedness, serenity, tranquillity
OriginLate 16th century (in the sense ‘composing, composition’): from compose + -ure. |