calm
calmcalm[kɑːm],calm 'down; ,calm sb/yourself 'down 1.■if sbcalms down, or you calm them down, they stop being angry or excited and become calm(使)平静下来，镇静，安静:Calm down! I’ve said I’m sorry.别生气了！我说过对不起了。There was nothing we could do to calm her down.我们无法让她平静下来。He went for a walk to calm himself down.他出去散步，使自己平静下来。Jack was so shocked that he had to be calmed down by his wife and son.杰克受到了很大惊吓，须要由妻子和儿子来抚慰。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,calm 'down; ,calm sth 'down 2.■to become calmer; to make a situation calmer(使局势)趋于平静:The whole fuss will have calmed down by tomorrow.这一切争吵到明天就会缓和下来。I’ve spoken to them to try to calm things down a bit.我告诉过他们要设法平息事情。3.■[NOTE]Calm sth down cannot be used in the passive. calm sth down 不用于被动语态。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n
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