单词 | calmly |
释义 | calmly (kɑːmli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 You can use calmly to emphasize that someone is behaving in a very controlled or ordinary way in a frightening or unusual situation. [written, emphasis] The gunmen calmly walked away and escaped in a waiting car. 2. See also calm Collocations: react calmly When you are told a sensational secret, react calmly and it will really benefit you. The Sun (2013) He reacted calmly and helped the thief load his donkey with the objects from his cell. Christianity Today (2000) They had informed the police who had reacted calmly enough. Times, Sunday Times (2007) You react calmly to changes at work and show what you can really do. The Sun (2014) Meditation has helped him to stop getting carried away by emotional squalls and to learn to respond calmly instead of impulsively, he says. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses said that the two security chiefs, who were inside the tent at the time, responded calmly, issuing orders through their radios. Times, Sunday Times A superb administrator, he responded calmly when a fire destroyed the classrooms and theatre. Times, Sunday Times It's very rare that you get the chance to sit calmly and work on technique or on tactics. Times, Sunday Times Sitting calmly in the water are two large, pinkish creatures that look like land-dwelling dugongs. Times, Sunday Times Lucky people often spend time each day sitting calmly and thinking about what they want from life. The Sun He finds her sitting calmly in a chair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since a majority of waterfowl hunting employs the use of small boats in winter conditions retrievers are expected to remain sitting calmly and quietly until sent to retrieve. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can stick closely to what you know is fair, speak calmly and make others feel their views count. The Sun (2008) I can then speak calmly to him. Times, Sunday Times (2010) He dumped the body and returned to Edinburgh to speak calmly to police. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Then he picks up his sea bass, dodges a jogger and walks calmly back through the market. Times, Sunday Times Witnesses said that he then walked calmly into the building and started firing on students eating lunch in the atrium. Times, Sunday Times The brazen pair then walked calmly out of the exhibition. The Sun There she bought a test, went to the loo, and five minutes later walked calmly out. Times, Sunday Times An adult shelduck, with its glossy-green head and chestnut breastband, can be seen walking calmly across the mud, with a long line of young shelduck behind it. Times, Sunday Times |
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