calm
US: /ˈkɑɫm/, /ˈkɑm/
UK: /kˈɑːm/
UK: /kˈɑːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
calm /kɑ:m/
- tính từ
- êm đềm, lặng gió (thời tiết); lặng, không nổi sóng (biển)
- bình tĩnh, điềm tĩnh
- keep calm: hãy bình tĩnh
- (thông tục) trơ tráo, vô liêm sỉ, không biết xấu hổ
- it is pretty calm of him: thằng cha khá trơ tráo
- danh từ
- sự yên lặng, sự êm ả
- sự bình tĩnh, sự điềm tĩnh, sự thanh thản (tâm hồn)
- thời kỳ yên ổn (xã hội, chính trị)
- động từ
- làm dịu đi, làm êm đi; làm bớt (đau)
- trầm tĩnh lại
- calm yourself!: hãy trấn tĩnh lại!
- dịu đi, êm đi, nguôi đi; lặng (biển)
- the sea calmed down: biển lặng dần
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, verb, noun
+ adjective (calmer, calmest)
1 not excited, nervous or upset: It is important to keep calm in an emergency. + Try to remain calm. + Her voice was surprisingly calm. + The city is calm again (= free from disorder and fighting) after yesterday's riots.
2 (of the sea) without large waves
3 (of the weather) without wind: a calm, cloudless day
calmly adverb: 'I'll call the doctor,' he said calmly.
calmness noun [U]
+ verb [VN] to make sb/sth become quiet and more relaxed, especially after strong emotion or excitement: Have some brandy; it'll calm your nerves. + His presence had a calming influence.
See also -
Phrasal Verbs: calm down
calm sb/sth<->down to become or make sb become calm: Look, calm down! We'll find her. + We waited inside until things calmed down. + He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
+ noun [C, U]
1 a quiet and peaceful time or situation: the calm of a summer evening + The police appealed for calm.
2 a quiet and relaxed manner: Her previous calm gave way to terror. + Alex spoke with studied calm.
Idioms: the calm before the storm a calm time immediately before an expected period of violent activity or argument
WHICH WORD?
calm / calmness
The noun calm is usually used to talk about a peaceful time or situation: There was a short period of uneasy calm after the riot. It can also be used to describe a person's manner:
She spoke with icy calm. Calmness is usually used to talk about a person:
We admired his calmness under pressure.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 quiet, stillness, tranquillity, serenity, hush, peace, peacefulness:
A storm raged outside, but in the harbour was a breathless calm.
2 calmness, composure, placidity, placidness, peace, repose, sang-froid, coolness, self-control, equanimity, self-possession:
The calm exhibited by the passengers during the hijacking was admirable.
adj.
3 quiet, still, tranquil, serene, peaceful, balmy, halcyon, mild, undisturbed, unagitated, placid, pacific; motionless, smooth, even; windless:
The sea is never calm in the same sense as a mountain lake.
4 composed, cool, cool-headed, self-controlled, impassive, dispassionate, unmoved, unruffled, serene, tranquil, sedate, staid, stoical, Colloq together:
She remained calm while the others panicked.
v.
5 Also, calm down. quiet, quieten, still, soothe, hush, lull, pacify; mollify, appease, placate, become or make quiet or pacified or less agitated, Colloq cool off or down:
The arbitrator did his best to calm the two litigants by suggesting a compromise. After everyone had calmed down, the speaker continued.
Collocation dictionary
1 not worried or angry
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
I may have appeared calm but I certainly didn't feel it.
| become | keep, remain, stay
Sit down and keep calm! The pilot urged the passengers to remain calm.
| keep sb
Keep the patient calm.
ADV.
extremely, remarkably, very
You seem remarkably calm.
| completely, perfectly, utterly
Her voice was firm and perfectly calm.
| fairly, pretty, quite | apparently, outwardly | curiously, strangely
The pain had receded and he felt curiously calm.
| reassuringly
The voice sounded reassuringly calm.
PREP.
about
She seemed pretty calm about it.
PHRASES
cool, calm and collected
He remained at all times cool, calm and collected.
2 not rough or stormy
VERBS
be, look | become
ADV.
absolutely, dead, flat, perfectly
The sea was dead calm. flat calm conditions
| fairly, quite, relatively
Concise English dictionary
calms|calmed|calming|calmer|calmestkɑːm
noun
+steadiness of mind under stress
verb
+make calm or still
+make steady
+become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
+cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
adj.
+not agitated; without losing self-possession
+(of weather) free from storm or wind
+living without undue worry; taking life easy
