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

• I will calm down when he says he's sorry!
  他向我道歉后我就能冷静下来了！
• 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。
• I hope I can work by Ping-ho, but I can't calm down.
  我希望我可以平和的做事，但是我却不能冷静。
• 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。
• Calm down* Calm down we're here to help you.
  请镇静，请镇静一下，我们来帮助你了。
• I think that we all need to calm down.
  我想我们都需要冷静。
• Calm down, buddy [ old chap]. What's the trouble?
  压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Only then did he calm down a little.
  他才平息了怨怒。
• It's difficult to calm down the fans'fanaticism.
  球迷的狂热难以冷却下来。
• He just needs to calm down a wee bit.
  他只是需要稍微冷静一下。