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

• However, he would not calm down until they had appeased his hunger by giving him a bottle.
  然而，直到他们给了他一瓶牛奶缓解了他的饥饿之后他才平静下来。
• Chris: Calm down, will you? I promise I won't joke around anymore.
  克里斯：冷静点，可以吗？我保证，我不会再开什么玩笑了。
• I'll take it off when you calm down.
  当你平静下来我会放回去的。
• 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。
• Danica: Calm down! Stop throwing things! Have you gone berserk?
  冷静！不要乱扔东西了！你疯了吗？
• 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。
• All right, calm down, both of you!
  好了你们两个都安静一下！
• Let me calm down and ponder over it carefully.
  请让我静下心来仔细地思考一下吧。
• A: Please calm down and tell me what's wrong.
  请冷静下来告诉我发生什么事了。
• I will calm down when he says he's sorry!
  他向我道歉后我就能冷静下来了！