1. 冷静：通过这些我们也可以看出他所经历过的很多痛苦:年轻在<<冷静>>(Calm Down)中变得狂野、<<和我一起走>>(Walk With Me)描述了一个叛逆不忠的女人. 这是他与蒂姆巴兰德的又一次合作. 他的声音很扭曲、悲哀,甚至有一点儿粗略、卑贱.
2. 安静：行政部的同事让大家 安静(calm down),不要乘坐电梯(elevator),然后顺序从逃生出口(exit)疏散(evacuate). 在楼下大家都很担心余震(Aftershocks),不过无所事事的呆了一会后,觉得办公楼不会倒塌(collapse),大家又陆续回到楼上,
3. 平静下来;镇定下来：call...to account 责问,要求...说明理由 | calm down 平静下来;镇定下来 | can do with 满足于;希望得到
4. 镇定下来：103. call up召集;动员 | 104. calm down 镇定下来 | 105. care for 喜欢
1. (使)平静下来;(使)镇定下来
If you calm down, or if someone calms you down, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
e.g. Calm down for a minute and listen to me...
你安静一会儿,听我说。
e.g. I''ll try a herbal remedy to calm him down...
我来用草药试试,看能不能让他镇静下来。
2. (使)平定;平息
If things calm down, or someone or something calms things down, the amount of activity, trouble, or panic is reduced.
e.g. We will go back to normal when things calm down...
事态平息之后,我们将一切如常。
e.g. Neil Howorth, director of the academy, tried to calm things down.
研究院主任尼尔·豪沃思力图平息事态。
verb
1. become quiet or less intensive
e.g. the fighting lulled for a moment
Synonym: lull
2. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
e.g. After the fight both men need to cool off.
It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Synonym: calmcool offchill outsimmer downsettle downcool it
3. make calm or still
e.g. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Synonym: calmquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenlullstill