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composure n.镇静；沉着 (1) 保持镇静，不要惊慌失措。(2) 她恢复了镇静，笑了笑。(3) 他看出她是竭力故作镇定。(4) 他在困难环境中表现得极沉着。 The word composure is from the related word composed, but don't think of the word in the musical sense. In this case, composed means calm. What's the difference between the two? Well, composed is an adjective, so you simply are composed. Composure, on the other hand, is a noun, so you can lose, keep, regain, or maintain your composure — your ability to stay calm. If you lose your composure, you're freaking out.

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英 [kəm'pəʊʒə(r)] 美 [kəm'poʊʒər] (1) Keep calm; don't lose your composure.(2) She recovered her composure and smiled.(3) He could see that she was struggling to preserve her composure.(4) He showed great composure in difficult situations. When you stay calm under pressure, you keep your composure. Keeping your composure for a skinned knee? Easy. Keeping your composure during an avalanche? Not so easy. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]冷静；镇定；沉着 Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.   [FORMAL 正式]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。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。

英语单词	composure
英美音标	英 [kəm'pəʊʒə(r)] 美 [kəm'poʊʒər]
中文释义	n.镇静；沉着
英语例句	(1) Keep calm; don't lose your composure. (2) She recovered her composure and smiled. (3) He could see that she was struggling to preserve her composure. (4) He showed great composure in difficult situations.
中文例句	(1) 保持镇静，不要惊慌失措。 (2) 她恢复了镇静，笑了笑。 (3) 他看出她是竭力故作镇定。 (4) 他在困难环境中表现得极沉着。
vocabulary简明	When you stay calm under pressure, you keep your composure. Keeping your composure for a skinned knee? Easy. Keeping your composure during an avalanche? Not so easy.
vocabulary扩展	The word composure is from the related word composed, but don't think of the word in the musical sense. In this case, composed means calm. What's the difference between the two? Well, composed is an adjective, so you simply are composed. Composure, on the other hand, is a noun, so you can lose, keep, regain, or maintain your composure — your ability to stay calm. If you lose your composure, you're freaking out.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]冷静；镇定；沉着 Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings. [FORMAL 正式] 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。 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。

Composure Composed Word Lose Stay Calm Keeping Easy