composure

英 [kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)]

美 [kəmˈpoʊʒər]

n.  沉着; 镇静; 镇定

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Collins.1 / BNC.12402 / COCA.12757

牛津词典

noun

• 沉着；镇静；镇定
  the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour
  1. to keep/lose/recover/regain your composure
     保持 / 失去 / 恢复镇静

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 冷静;镇定;沉着
  Composureis the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
  1. For once Dimbleby lost his composure. It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks...
     这一次丁布尔比没能控制住自己的感情。他唯一能做的也就是不让欢乐的泪水流下脸庞。
  2. Stopping only briefly to regain her composure, she described her agonising ordeal.
     她只停顿了一小会儿让自己恢复平静，然后讲述了她无比痛苦的经历。

英英释义

noun

• steadiness of mind under stress
  1. he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity
  Synonym:calmcalmnessequanimity

双语例句

• He was obviously very shocked but he soon regained his composure.
  显然，他很震惊，但很快又恢复了镇静。
• Well, I admire your composure.
  好佩服你的沉着喔。
• Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness.
  现在我对我的责任感到困惑茫然，这可怕的脆弱使我失去了一切平静。
• Nothing could ruffle the perfect composure with which she casually greets members of staff.
  什么都不能扰乱她随意地和员工打招呼时流露出的那种镇定自若。
• He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity.
  他平静地接受了他们的问题，而她当时也显得很镇静。
• His composure was shattered, his eloquence gone.
  他的镇静散了架，口才也没有了。
• I thought, 'I got this. We got this.' Her composure, however, didn't last long.
  我在想，我做到了，我们做到了。但是她的镇静没能持续太久。
• Once again, the President concealed anguish under a mask of courtesy and composure.
  总统又一次用礼貌和镇定掩盖着内心的痛苦。
• I did my best to regain my composure.
  我尽了最大的努力恢复镇静。
• I nervously stared into space for what seemed like minutes until I regained my composure.
  我紧张得凝视著一个地方，似乎过了许久，我才回神。