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

• Calm down, no need to speak so angrily.
  有话好好说，冒什么火！
• But, we be still all each other is placed in not to calm down in the middle.
  但是，我们还是都彼此处在了不冷静当中了。
• 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。
• You better calm down, or else you will get into trouble.
  你最好冷静一点，不然你就有麻烦了。
• 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。
• Let me calm down and ponder over it carefully.
  请让我静下心来仔细地思考一下吧。
• It's difficult to calm down the fans'fanaticism.
  球迷的狂热难以冷却下来。
• All right, calm down, both of you!
  好了你们两个都安静一下！
• Only when she started to explain did he manage to calm down.
  她开始解释时，他才平静了下来。
• 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。