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单词 becalmed
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•calm•ed /bɪˈkɑmd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Terms(of a sailing ship) still, because of the absence of wind:My stomach got worse when the ship was becalmed.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
becalmed /bɪˈkɑːmd/ adj
  1. (of a sailing boat or ship) motionless through lack of wind
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•calm  (bi käm′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsto 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.
  2. [Archaic.]to calm;
    pacify.
  • be- + calm 1550–60
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