the state of being calm and in control of your feelings or behaviour 沉着;镇静;镇定 to keep/lose/recover/regain your composure 保持/失去/恢复镇静 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。
Extra ExamplesShe answered with perfect composure. 她从容自若地作了回答。 She closed her eyes for a moment, to gather her composure. 她把眼睛合上了一会儿,努力恢复镇静。 She totally lost her composure and began shouting. 她彻底按捺不住,开始大叫起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- calm
- cool
- perfect
- …
- hold
- keep
- maintain
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- with composure
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘composing, composition’): from compose + -ure.