ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPOSURE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤calm, cool, perfect沉着鎮靜;冷靜沉着;十足的冷靜VERB + COMPOSURE➤hold, keep, maintain, retain保持沉着▸➤lose沉不住氣◇She totally lost her composure and began shouting.她徹底按捺不住,開始大叫起來。➤gain, recover, regain恢復鎮靜➤gather逐漸恢復鎮靜◇She closed her eyes for a moment, to gather her composure.她把眼睛合上了一會兒,努力恢復鎮靜。➤ruffle擾亂鎮靜◇Nothing could ruffle his composure.沒有什麼能讓他慌亂。PREPOSITION➤with composure鎮靜地◇She answered with perfect composure.她極其鎮靜地回答。
➡ See also the entry for restraint另见restraint条composure ♦︎ poise ♦︎ calm ♦︎ coolThese are all words for the state of being in control of your feelings or behaviour, especially in difficult situations.这些词均表示镇静、沉着,尤指临事不乱。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆with composure / poise / calm◆to lose your composure / poise / cool◆to keep your composure / cool◆to recover your composure / poise■composure kəmˈpəʊʒə(r); NAmEkəmˈpoʊʒər [uncountable] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) the state of being in control of your feelings or behaviour, and having a quiet and relaxed manner沉着;镇静;镇定◆She answered with perfect composure.她从容自若地作了回答。◆He maintained his composure despite a desperate desire to laugh.尽管很想大笑出声,但他还是忍住,保持镇定。 see also composed ⇨ calmadj.■poisepɔɪz [uncountable] a calm and confident manner with control of your feelings and behaviour泰然自若;沉着自信;稳健◆She seemed embarrassed for a moment but quickly recovered her poise.她看上去有短暂的尴尬,但很快就恢复镇定。■calm [uncountable] a quiet and relaxed manner, in control of your feelings and behaviour平静;镇静;沉着◆Alex spoke with studied calm.亚历克斯故作平静地说话。◆Her previous calm gave way to terror.她原先的平静转为恐惧。 see also calm ⇨ calmadj.■cool [uncountable] (always used in the phrases keep/lose your cool总是用于短语keep/lose your cool) (informal) the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour, especially in difficult situations(尤指困难情况下的)镇静,沉着◆He kept his cool on the convention floor when he was heckled by a young Republican.他在会议厅遭到一个年轻的共和党人诘问时很沉着。◆I lost my cool and shouted at them.我火冒三丈,对他们大吼了起来。 see also cool ⇨ calmadj.