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calm/kɑ:m/ adj., n. & v.●adj. 1 tranquil, quiet, windless 宁静的，安静的；平静的，无风的 a calm sea 风平浪静的海面; a calm night 宁静的夜晚 2 (of a person or disposition) settled; not agitated (人或性情)镇静的；不激动的 remained calm throughout the ordeal 磨难中始终保持镇静 3 self-assured, confident 自信的，有信心的 his calm assumption that we would wait 他充满自信地认为我们会等待 ●n. 1 a state of being calm; stillness, serenity 镇静；安静，宁静 2a a period without wind or storm 平静；无风(或风暴) b Meteorol. absence of wind, force 0 on the Beaufort scale 【气】无风，(博福特风级)零级风 3 (in pl. 用复数) an area, esp. of the sea, with predominantly calm weather 无风带(尤指风平浪静的海区) ●v. tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 down) make or become calm 使平静；使宁静；使镇静 □ calmly adv.□ calmness n.[Middle English, ultimately via Late Latin cauma from Greek kauma ‘heat’ (of the day)] |