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

• Superficially, Hitler soon appeared to have regained his usual composure.
  表面上看来，希特勒很快就恢复了他惯常的镇定自若的姿态。
• I often had the impression that it works like adding some extra composure points to your attacking players.
  我经常有这样的印象，这么说了以后，你的攻击球员会在比赛中变得更加冷静和沉着；
• 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。
• You may not understand his silence but you must keep your composure at all times.
  你可能不明白他的沉默，但你必须保持沉着您在任何时候。
• The interruption gave him time to regain his composure.
  这次中断使他有时间恢复镇静。
• I did my best to regain my composure.
  我尽了最大的努力恢复镇静。
• At that, Reno lost her cool composure.
  听了那句话，雷诺失去了冷静。
• 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。
• I nervously stared into space for what seemed like minutes until I regained my composure.
  我紧张得凝视著一个地方，似乎过了许久，我才回神。
• 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。