- 词义辨析
calm, peaceful, quiet, silent, still
这组形容词共同的意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。它们的区别在于:1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
- 速记技巧
词源词根法
词源同calorie.原指酷暑下的安静，后指人心静，类似汉语心静自然凉的意味。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- peacefuladj.和平的;平和的;宁静的;寻求和平的;
- cooladj.冷静的，冷漠的;凉的;凉爽的;酷的，绝妙的;冷色调的;
- stilladv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
- relaxedadj.（人）轻松的;自在的;无拘无束的;舒适的;
- smoothadj.光滑的;温和的;
- dispassionn.冷静，公平;
- peacen.和平;和平运动;宁静;平静;和谐;
- hushvt.& vi. （使）安静下来;
- soothevt.安慰;缓和;使平静;减轻痛苦;
- quietenvt.& vi.（使）安静;（使）平静;（使）平息;<主文>（使）（感情）减轻;
- pacifyvt.使（某人）安静;息怒;抚慰;在（有战争的地区、国家等）实现和平;
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- 知识拓展
单词解说
calm的基本意思是指“平静的”“不受干扰的”状态，主要指大海或天气，用于人指情绪不是“激动的”。
calm常与be,become,feel,get,keep,grow,remain等系动词连用，可用quite,perfectly,comparatively等副词修饰，在句中可用作定语或表语。
重要短语
calm down 平静下来；镇定下来
keep calm 保持冷静
stay calm 保持冷静
remain calm 保持冷静，保持镇静；面不改色
- 双语例句 更多例句
After the shooting, it was some hours before the police could restore calm to the neighbourhood.
枪击事件后, 警察花了好几个小时才使那个地区重新平静下来.
《简明英汉词典》
This region which had been relatively calm erupted in violence again this spring.
已经相对平静的这个地区今年春天再次爆发暴力事件。
柯林斯词典例句库
在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛,与大城市的气氛截然不同.
《简明英汉词典》
The two girls suddenly emerged from among the trees. Both seemed to be calm and unhurt.
那两个女孩突然从树丛中冒了出来。她们看起来都很镇静也没受伤。
柯林斯词典例句库
Things rapidly became calm, though beneath the surface the argument rumbled on.
事情迅速平静下来了, 然而,在这种平静的表面背后争论如隆隆雷声,持续不断.
《简明英汉词典》
His wife's calm nature acts as a counterbalance to his excitability.
他妻子的沉着冷静抵销了他的急性子脾气.
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- 相关词组
- restore calm恢复平静
- calm downphrase.冷静下来;（使）平静下来;
- calm day（地磁）平静日;
- sober and calm清明;
- stay calm保持冷静;
- keep calm沉住气；平心静气;
- 今日热词
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- several det. 几个;数个;一些;adj.各自的;分别的;
- confusion n.困惑;混淆;尴尬;混乱局面;
- focus v.集中;调焦;聚焦;集中光束;n.焦点;中心点;聚焦点;震源;
- stiff adj.严厉的;僵硬的，坚硬的;呆板的，拘谨的;顽固的;adv.<口>极度地，非常;
- What can I say 我还能说什么呢; 我还能说什么;
- simplify v.使简化;
- majority n.多数;多数票;超出其余各方票数总和的票数;法定成年年龄;adj.多数人支持的;
- pace n.速度;节奏;步速;步幅;迅速出现;v.踱步;确定速度;调整节奏;步测;放稳步调;
- grandma n.奶奶，外婆;
- crop n.庄稼，作物;收成;一群，一些;短发;v.有收成;收割;啃吃（草等）;剪短，剪裁;
- old-fashioned adj.老式的，过时的;老派的，守旧的;村女蛾眉;陈旧;
- U.K. abbr.大英联合王国（=United Kingdom）;英国;
