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

• The editor was thankful, and resumed his composure.
  那位编辑很高兴，于是又恢复了镇静的态度。
• His composure was shattered, his eloquence gone.
  他的镇静散了架，口才也没有了。
• He showed great composure in difficult situations.
  他在困难环境中表现得极沉着。
• 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。
• At that, Reno lost her cool composure.
  听了那句话，雷诺失去了冷静。
• She found a quiet place to regain her composure, and the team continued with the discussions.
  她找了一个安静的地方让自己恢复冷静，然后团队继续讨论。
• She recovered herself/ her composure and smiled.
  她恢复了常态[镇静]，笑了笑。
• She was the only prominent candidate for death in this bunker who displayed an admirable and superior composure.
  她是这个地下室中唯一显贵的和注定要死的妇女，并且表现出一种令人钦佩和胜人一筹的镇静态度。
• He was obviously very shocked but he soon regained his composure.
  显然，他很震惊，但很快又恢复了镇静。
• 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。