composure

英 [kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)]

美 [kəmˈpoʊʒər]

n.  沉着; 镇静; 镇定

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Collins.1 / BNC.12402 / COCA.12757

牛津词典

noun

• 沉着；镇静；镇定
  the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour
  1. to keep/lose/recover/regain your composure
     保持 / 失去 / 恢复镇静

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 冷静;镇定;沉着
  Composureis the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
  1. For once Dimbleby lost his composure. It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks...
     这一次丁布尔比没能控制住自己的感情。他唯一能做的也就是不让欢乐的泪水流下脸庞。
  2. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
     她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静，然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。

英英释义

noun

• steadiness of mind under stress
  1. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
  Synonym:calmcalmnessequanimity

双语例句

• His majestic presence; olympian detachment; olympian beauty and serene composure.
  他庄严的出场；威严的特遣部队；庄严的美和平静的沉着。
• He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.
  他平静地接受了他们的问题，而她当时也显得很镇静。
• I thought, 'I got this. We got this.' Her composure, however, didn't last long.
  我在想，我做到了，我们做到了。但是她的镇静没能持续太久。
• She recovered herself/ her composure and smiled.
  她恢复了常态[镇静]，笑了笑。
• He showed great composure in difficult situations.
  他在困难环境中表现得极沉着。
• Well, I admire your composure.
  好佩服你的沉着喔。
• I did my best to regain my composure.
  我尽了最大的努力恢复镇静。
• Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
  她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静，然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。
• Confronted with the disaster, we need composure, confidence, courage and an effective command.
  面对灾难，我们需要镇定，信心，勇气和强有力的指挥。
• His composure was shattered, his eloquence gone.
  他的镇静散了架，口才也没有了。