calm down

英 [kɑːm daʊn]

美 [kɑːm daʊn]

（使）平静下来; （使）镇定下来; （使）平定; 平息

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)平静下来;(使)镇定下来
  If youcalm down, or if someonecalmsyoudown, you become less angry, upset, or excited.
  1. Calm down for a minute and listen to me...
     你安静一会儿,听我说。
  2. 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。
  3. Do not have a drink or take drugs to calm yourself down.
     不要用喝酒或吸毒的方式让自己镇静下来。
• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)平定;平息
  If thingscalm down, or someone or somethingcalmsthingsdown, the amount of activity, trouble, or panic is reduced.
  1. We will go back to normal when things calm down...
     事态平息之后,我们将一切如常。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• become quiet or less intensive
  1. the fighting lulled for a moment
  Synonym:lull
• become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
  1. After the fight both men need to cool off.
  2. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
  Synonym:calmcool offchill outsimmer downsettle downcool it
• make calm or still
  1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  Synonym:calmquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenlullstill

双语例句

• Over coffee, he began to calm down a little.
  他喝了咖啡，开始平静了一点儿。
• Only then did he calm down a little.
  他才平息了怨怒。
• Calm down, no need to speak so angrily.
  有话好好说，冒什么火！
• Will you calm down? I can explain.
  你冷静下来好吗？我可以解释的。
• I told myself to calm down since I was still alive.
  我叫自己平静下来，因为我还活者。
• I'll take it off when you calm down.
  当你平静下来我会放回去的。
• Max and Bruno mixed it up for a while, and then things calm down.
  马克斯和布鲁诺争吵了一会儿，然后事态平息了下来。
• Chris: Calm down, will you? I promise I won't joke around anymore.
  克里斯：冷静点，可以吗？我保证，我不会再开什么玩笑了。
• I think that we all need to calm down.
  我想我们都需要冷静。
• James: Calm down, Eddie. Tell me what happened.
  詹姆斯：冷静一下，艾迪。告诉我发生了什么。