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单词 composure
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Definition of composure in English:

composure

noun kəmˈpəʊʒəkəmˈpoʊʒər
mass noun
  • 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
    • 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

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'composing, composition'): from compose + -ure.

Rhymes

closure, enclosure, exposure, foreclosure

Definition of composure in US English:

composure

nounkəmˈpōZHərkəmˈpoʊʒər
  • 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

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘composing, composition’): from compose + -ure.

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