汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 風平浪靜
風平浪靜 (风平浪静)
lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea)
Refers to no wind waves / The metaphor is calm
没有风浪,水面很平静。比喻平静无事。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

海上风平浪静

It was a calm sea.

环礁湖里风平浪静

In the lagoon the water was calm.

风平浪静,桨板课程的理想条件!

Flat, ideal for a Stand-Up-Paddleboard lesson!

急风暴雨时信誓旦旦,风平浪静时忘在一边。

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.

海上风平浪静,海水很快就变成了蔚蓝色。

Seas were calm and within a short time turned azure blue in color.

地球的气候史很少是风平浪静的。

The history of Earth's climate has rarely been smooth.

这一阵子整个酒巴间就象风平浪静中飘泊在大海上的一只船。

For a while the saloon simmered along like a ship at sea in calm weather.

最近我总能掐算到她什么时候会打电话给我,电话铃总是在风平浪静的日子里响起。

Lately I have been able to predict when she will call.It usually happens when I am having the type of day when everything seems to be going well.

因此我经常会劝他们以退为进,不要斤斤计较,有时候其实吃亏就是占便宜,先哲曾经告诫我们“忍一时风平浪静,退一步海阔天空”。

So I often advise them to retreat, do not focus, and sometimes actually lose that advantage, sages have warned us to "tolerate temporary calm the broader picture."

除了放松一下身心,我发现自己还在琢磨今年这个兔年是会风平浪静、尽在掌握,还是意外频生,防不胜防?

While enjoying the holiday and relaxing, I found myself wondering whether this Rabbit Year will be one of those relatively even-paced, predictable ones, or one which brings big, bold surprises.