becalm[bi'kɑ:m]

• vt.
  • 使安静，使平静；使镇定；使停滞：

    The doctor becalmed the agitated patient.

    医生使烦躁不安的病人镇静了下来。

  • (因无风而)使(帆船)停止前进，使静止不动，使停泊[常用于被动语态]：

    My stomach got worse when the schooner was becalmed.

    当双桅帆船因无风而抛锚停泊时我的胃病加重了。