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单词 becalm
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becalm

[ bih-kahm ]
/ bɪˈkɑm /
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verb (used with object)

to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm: The schooner was becalmed in the horse latitudes for two weeks.
Archaic. to calm; pacify.

Origin of becalm

First recorded in 1550–60; be- + calm

Words nearby becalm

bebop, be bound to, Bebryces, be busted, bec., becalm, becalmed, became, becard, caught with one's pants down, be, because
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