🄰 vi.
1.person +冷静下来
Calm down for a minute and listen to me.冷静一会儿, 听我说。
2.situation +缓和下来
We will go back to normal when things calm down.待形势缓和我们就回归常态。
🄱 vt. sep.
1.(quieten down)to calm sb down or to calm down sb使某人平静下来
An officer tried to calm them down but had no success.一名军官试图让他们平静下来, 但失败了。
2.(bring under control)to calm sth down or to calm down sth
+ situation使某事缓和下来
Neil Howorth, director of the academy, tried to calm things down.学院院长尼尔·豪沃思试图平息事态。