calm
adjective uk/kɑːm/ us/kɑːm/
B1 冷静的，镇静的
peaceful, quiet, and without worry
He has a very calm manner. 他举止沉着镇静。
Now keep calm everyone, the police are on their way. 现在请大家保持镇静，警察就要来了。
平静的，安静的
without hurried movement or noise
After a night of fighting, the streets are now calm. 经过一夜的战斗，街上现在平静了。
B1 （天气）无风的;（海或湖）风平浪静的，平静的
If the weather is calm, there is no wind, or if the sea or a lake is calm, it is still and has no waves.
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- I was extremely angry but I'm feeling a little calmer now.
- He seemed calm on the surface although I suspect he was furious inside.
- You've got to appear calm in an interview even if you're terrified underneath.
- He usually stays quite calm in meetings but this time he just lost his head.
- She spoke with calm assurance.
calmly
adverb uk/ˈkɑːm.li/ us/ˈkɑːm.li/
B2 安静地；平静地；镇静地
in a quiet or relaxed way
She reacted surprisingly calmly to the news of his death. 听到他的死讯，她的反应出奇地平静。
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- OK everyone, let's all quiet down and talk about this calmly.
- He was angry but he managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
- If the fire alarm goes off , leave the building quickly and calmly.
- He seems rather a nervous character but in fact he works very calmly and efficiently.
- Suntanned and relaxed, the new boss looked calmly about the room and appeared completely in command.
calm
verb [ T ] uk/kɑːm/ us/kɑːm/
使平静;使安静;使镇静
to stop someone feeling upset, angry, or excited
He tried to calm the screaming baby by rocking it back and forth. 他来回摇晃着嚎哭的婴儿，想让他安静下来。
calm someone's fears 平息…的恐惧
to make someone feel less worried about something
Phrasal verb
calm (someone) downB2 （使）平静;（使）冷静;（使）镇静
to stop feeling upset, angry, or excited, or to stop someone feeling this way
She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down. 她坐下做了几个深呼吸让自己平静下来。
She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down. 一开始她很生气，但我们设法让她平静了下来。
Calm down, for goodness sake. It's nothing to get excited about! 看在上帝的份上，安静下来吧。没什么可激动的！
calm
noun uk/kɑːm/ us/kɑːm/
宁静（的时期），安详（的时期）
a quiet or peaceful period or situation
It was the calm of the countryside that he loved so much. 他所深爱的正是乡村的宁静。
放松（的举止）;泰然自若（的举止）
a quiet and relaxed manner
Idiom
the calm before the stormidiom 暴风雨前的平静（指重大活动、激烈辩论或灾难发生之前的平静）
a quiet or peaceful period before a period during which there is great activity, argument, or difficulty
I like to get everything done before the guests arrive and relax for a moment in the calm before the storm. 我喜欢在客人到来之前把什么都做好，然后利用暴风雨前那一刻的平静让自己放松一下。