becalmed

• 指帆船因无风而无法航行，停滞不动。也可泛指因缺乏动力或条件而停滞、静止的状态。

Describes a sailing ship that is unable to move due to a lack of wind.

1. No wind for sailingC1formal

   Of a sailing ship, unable to move due to a lack of wind.

   无风停航

   • The ship was becalmed in the middle of the ocean for three days.
   • They sat helplessly as their sailboat was becalmed near the equator.
   • The crew grew restless when the vessel became becalmed.

   同义词motionlessstationarystill

   反义词blownmovingsailing

• 指使某物静止或平静下来，尤用于航海语境中表示船因无风而无法移动。

An archaic verb meaning to make calm or still, especially used in nautical contexts to describe a ship being left motionless due to lack of wind.

1. Make steady or calmC2formal

   To make something steady, calm, or still, especially in reference to the sea or wind.

   使平静

   • The ship was becalmed in the middle of the ocean for days.
   • The sudden drop in wind becalmed the sailing boat.
   • The captain tried to becalm the anxious crew with reassuring words.

   同义词calmcomposepacifyquietsettlesoothestilltranquilize

   反义词agitatedisturbexciteperturbrousestirtroubleunsettleupsetworry