词汇 | tranquil |
释义 | tranquil adjective uk /ˈtræŋ.kwɪl/ us /ˈtræŋ.kwəl/ C1 calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.: 安静的,平静的;安宁的 She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.她凝视着平静的水面。 The hotel is in a tranquil rural setting.宾馆周围是静谧的乡村。 A spasm of pain crossed his normally tranquil features.一阵疼痛掠过他那平时平静的脸庞。 having little activity or excitement quietWe live in a very quiet neighbourhood. peacefulHe needed a peaceful place to write his novels. sleepyThey retired to a sleepy little village. tranquilThe hotel is in a tranquil rural setting. restfulOur holiday was quiet and restful. Peaceful and tranquil balm beatitude consonance coolness dust low-traffic lull non-militant peaceable peaceably quieten restfully restfulness sequestered sleepiness sleepy soothing the calm before the stormidiom the dust settlesidiom the lull before the stormidiom Related wordtranquilly tranquil | American Dictionarytranquil adjective us/ˈtræŋ·kwɪl/ calm, quiet, and peaceful: I lay on the dock under a tranquil blue sky. tranquilitynoun[ U ](alsotranquillity)us/træŋˈkwɪl·ɪ·t̬i/ The tranquility of the forest helps me relax. tranquilizeverb[ T ]us/ˈtræŋ·kwəˌlɑɪz/ Vets had to tranquilize the coyote before moving her. Examples of tranquiltranquil In this tranquil system, boring politics is the price that contented voters pay for reasonably satisfying results. Second, there are nonlinear adjustment dynamics, which in normal, tranquil periods, are very nearly linear, but in extreme situations may go chaotic. We thought we were entering the tranquil and neatly ordered abode of reason, but we find ourselves in a factory. Should the design be warm or cool, dynamic or tranquil, restrained or extravagant, or any of the other meanings that colors can carry? I have not yet discovered how to let go, or to be content and tranquil. She is tranquil and accepting as she says goodbye to her beautiful young family. His relationship with his wife had become relatively tranquil, after a very upsetting period, and he felt happier. Bellamy, confiding to his notebooks, assured himself that a diffuse and tranquil affection would unite society. Furthermore, the overall character had to be very tranquil in order to create a concentrated situation in which the objects of the exhibition could be studied. When light is drawn into it, cool, tranquil space surrounded by a clearly finished architectural element is liberated to become a soft, transparent area transcending materials. Such enquiries often suffer from a tendency of the countryside to be seen merely as reactive to the urban condition, or alternatively as a tranquil backwater undemanding of serious attention. The first two phrases are tranquil. Any wind instruments deployed tend to be fragile flutes rather than forceful brass, and the overall tone is reflective and tranquil rather than blaring and self-important. Of the latter, single examples ity/tranquil(l)ity/tranquil(l)ize, chapel/lapel, involve the suffixes -able, -er, -es, -fid, -ist, -ity andidyll/idol, rebel (noun)/rebel (verb)/rebellious. The smuggling is attracting professional criminals to what is otherwise a peaceful and tranquil part of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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