becalms

/bɪˈkɑːmz/ /biˈkɑːmz/

Meanings

verb

使平静，使镇静.

To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.

Examples :

"The soft music becalms the crying baby. "

柔和的音乐让哭闹的婴儿安静下来。

verb

停航, 使停滞.

To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).

Examples :

"The sudden lack of wind becalms the sailboat in the middle of the lake, leaving it stranded. "

突然没了风，湖中央的帆船被困住，动弹不得。

nautical sailing weather

Related Words

still noun

/stɪl/

寂静，平静。

"the still of the night"

夜的寂静

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

中间，中央。

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

圆的中心点到圆上任意一点的距离都相等。

cannot noun

/kəˈnɑt/ /kæˈnɒt/ /kə(n)ˈnɑt/

不可能的事，办不到的事

"the cans and cannots"

能做到的和做不到的事

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

留下，遗留。

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

大雨过后，操场上到处都留下了水坑。

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

突然事件，意外。

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

学校突然宣布放假，这事儿让大家都感到很意外。

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

deprive verb

/dɪˈpɹaɪv/

剥夺，使丧失。

"The teacher decided to deprive the students of recess because they didn't finish their work. "

因为学生们没有完成作业，老师决定剥夺他们课间休息的权利。

crying verb

/kɹaɪ̯.ɪŋ/

哭泣，流泪。

"That sad movie always makes me cry."

那部悲伤的电影总是让我哭。

passive noun

/ˈpæs.ɪv/

被动语态，被动态。

"The passive voice is often used in school reports to describe scientific experiments. "

被动语态经常用于学校报告中，用来描述科学实验。

quiet noun

/ˈkwaɪ.ət/

安静, 寂静

"There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza."

往常非常热闹的广场上，却出奇地安静，让人觉得有点奇怪。

stranded verb

/ˈstrændɪd/ /strændɪd/

搁浅，搁置。

"The boat stranded near the shore, so the passengers had to walk to the village. "

那艘船在靠近岸边的地方搁浅了，所以乘客们不得不步行前往村庄。

sailboat noun

/ˈseɪlˌbəʊt/ /ˈseɪlˌboʊt/

帆船

"The sailboat glided across the lake, powered by the gentle breeze. "

帆船借助着微风，在湖面上轻轻滑行。