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  4. calm things down

calm things down

/kɑːm θɪŋz daʊn/
使情况平静下来

The teacher tried to calm things down before the class got too noisy.

老师试图让情况平静下来,以免课堂变得太吵闹。


非正式

使混乱或紧张的情况恢复平静,通常通过安抚或控制局面

After the argument, she took a deep breath to calm things down.

争吵后,她深吸一口气来平息局面。

The manager had to step in to calm things down during the heated discussion.

在激烈的讨论中,经理不得不介入以平息局面。

多用于情绪激动、混乱或紧张的场景,强调通过行动或语言使局面恢复平静。

搭配

calm someone down安抚某人calm the situation down平息局面

同义词

settle things downsoothe things downquiet things down

反义词

stir things upescalate thingsaggravate the situation

相关短语

calm down短语动词
使某人平静下来
settle down短语动词
使某人或某事平静下来

专业提示

使用场景

多用于情绪激动、混乱或紧张的场景,如争吵、吵闹的课堂等。

黄金法则

注意对象

通常指代的是'情况'或'局面',而非具体的人。

词源

由动词'calm'(使平静)和名词'things'(事情)组成,通过'down'强调使状态从激动或混乱转为平静。

用法说明

通常用于口语或非正式场合,强调通过行动或语言使紧张或混乱的局面恢复平静。

单词拆解

calm
使平静
root
+
things
事情
object
+
down
使状态从激动转为平静
particle
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