calming的意思|calming的解释-里氏词典

calming

平静,镇定

The moonlight shone on the calm sea.
月光映在平静的海面上。
He lit a cigarette in order to calm his mind.
他点燃一支香烟，镇定一下情绪。

calming

[ noun ]
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
<noun.act>

Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calmed} (k[aum]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Calming}.] [Cf. F. calmer. See {Calm}, n.]
1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,
to calm the winds.

To calm the tempest raised by Eolus. --Dryden.

2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or
soothe, as the mind or passions.

Passions which seem somewhat calmed. --Atterbury.

Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;
soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.

calming \calming\ adj.
1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.

Syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing.
[WordNet 1.5]

2. freeing from fear and anxiety.

Syn: assuasive, pacifying, soothing.
[WordNet 1.5]

Prices jumped after the British government said growth in the money supply and in bank lending slowed significantly in August, calming inflationary fears.
The rest, however, is coming from a most un-Republican source - a (read my lips) tax increase. A large part of New York's Dollars 21m outlay will be spent on security, and calming the fears of the thousands of out-of-towners attending the convention.
Monday's 88.12-point rally in the Dow Jones industrial average, to 2,657.38, went a long way toward calming fears that the stock market was headed for some sort of replay of the Crash of 1987.
But should Mr. Mbeki's freedom and presence have a calming effect, the government might be emboldened to give Mr. Mandela his freedom, perhaps, some sources speculated, as soon as sometime next year.
But President Bush's quick decision on Friday to nominate Rep. Richard Cheney, R-Wyo., a former White House chief of staff and the No. 2 Republican leader in the House, may start the process of calming the Senate's turbulent political waters.
The selection of the experienced, orthodox executive had been lauded a short time before as a calming influence for Mr. Maxwell's largest public company.
Bush's decision Wednesday to tap 5 million barrels from the 590 million-barrel oil reserve was having some of the calming effect on the market that the president sought, analysts said.
Dr. William Flannery, a U.S. military doctor supervising treatment, said "the hardest part" was calming relatives of the many children killed or injured.
In an interview, Cheung said the colony faces "a catastrophic brain drain" and that he doubts efforts by China, Britain and the colony will succeed in calming people's fears.
Steve Royle's calming presence has influenced the crew who have improved markedly.
One flight attendant crawled along the aisle, calming passengers and trying to help the passengers put on their life vests, said entertainer Robert Lopaka Brown, who was returning from his honeymoon.
It has a wonderfully calming effect when driving them on roads that are merely wet and winding, not covered with ice and snow.
President Alfonsin's popularity appeared unlikely to suffer markedly if the measure succeeds in calming the armed forces.
"At the very time that Israeli leaders are primarily concerned with calming the territories, the elimination of Abu Jihad is like tossing an enormous amount of fuel on the flames," wrote the daily Hadashot.
The continued airlifting of hostages out of territory controlled by Iraq was also calming traders this morning, the broker said.
The State Statistical Bureau says that in the first nine months of this year, some 44.5 per cent of state enterprises have made losses. State-owned enterprises have been hard hit in an austerity programme begun last year and aimed at calming the economy.
The broker says he spent the first few days after the invasion calming his many Kuwaiti clients-in-exile, fearful for their investments; they're all safe, though global asset restrictions prevent them from transferring funds out of Britain.
If Congress's leaders are indeed serious about calming the market's misgivings about their intentions, they should hand the two bills to a small group of conferees who could strip out the pork.
Consumer prices rose a moderate 0.4 percent in February, the government reported, calming jittery financial markets but doing little to alleviate concerns about inflation.
The spoof front-page story prompted a flood of calls from worried residents, and a lot of time was wasted calming them, said the council's secretary, John Goodacre.
Then US bonds and the dollar staged a cautious recovery, calming world markets.
A government statement, however, said there were "visible signs" that the situation was calming down in Kosovo.
These include passports, postage stamps and possibly PLO demands for a separate currency. In Bucharest, Mr Peres said he had spent much time calming Mr Arafat's fears about many aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.
"Now that the incentive to buy the dollar is calming down, it is uncertain whether the Bank of Japan will continue to put upward pressure on (Japanese) interest rates," said the dealer, on condition of anonymity.
However, several market watchers took solace in the fact that the market reacted in a level-headed fashion to the U.S. trade data, which would likely provide a calming influence over the next several days.
The calming of fears by public-health and government officials, as well as journalistic restraint, have been admirable in preventing panic, particularly regarding the risks of casual contact.
The press, with several exceptions, offers little constructive criticism, enflaming rather than calming passions.
The appointment of Mr. Sticht, who was first named chairman in 1979, could be a calming influence on RJR's tobacco business, which in the last three months has been shaken both by management changes and by the possibility of the spinoff.
After a virtuoso performance of calming the troops without giving anything away, Mr. Mazowiecki sat down to a standing ovation from the Solidarity members.
"This less negative and more balanced credit quality outlook," Credit Week stated, "reflects a calming in takeover frenzy, not-so-volatile energy markets, and slow but steady economic growth.

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