单词	presence of mind
释义	presence of mindˌpresence of ˈmind noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But he had some presence of mind. Fortunately we had the presence of mind to turn the radio on to another station before opening the door. I had enough presence of mind left to feel sorry for him and was ready to intercede on his behalf. Indeed, she had scarcely enough presence of mind to return Sybil's bright smile and bid farewell to the genial innkeepers. Koju had had the presence of mind to bribe a local policeman into accompanying us. Now that Walter had the strength and presence of mind to be leading differently, the board somehow responded differently too. Somehow I managed to have the presence of mind to photograph her going into the house. With his usual presence of mind he nipped back and picked up Sheldukher's hard copy map of the planet. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorcalm in a difficult situation► calm not getting angry or upset, even in a difficult situation: · I was trying to sound calm even though I was very upset.· Everyone praised Douglas for the calm way in which he handled the situation.keep/stay calm: · Keep calm and try not to panic. ► stay cool/keep cool to stay calm and not show your emotions, especially when other people are getting excited or angry: · Sampras is the kind of player who always manages to stay cool, even under pressure.keep your cool (=not become angry): · He managed to keep his cool and ignore her last comments. ► keep your head to manage to stay calm and to behave in a sensible way when something is likely to make you feel frightened or worried: · Paul's good at keeping his head in a crisis.· They were looking for a coach who could stay enthusiastic and keep his head at the same time. ► composed in control of your emotions so that you look and feel calm in a difficult or upsetting situation: · I could see that she was angry but trying to remain composed.· It was several minutes before he felt composed enough to speak to anyone. ► presence of mind the ability to stay calm that makes someone able to do the right thing immediately even in a dangerous or difficult situation: · His presence of mind prevented a serious accident.presence of mind to do something: · I'm still amazed that a terrified 19-year-old would have the presence of mind to reason with her kidnapper. ► unfazed/not fazed informal calm in a difficult situation, especially one in which someone is trying to confuse or upset you: · Barton seemed unfazed by the accusations of corruption.· A few traders are concerned by the recent drop in the stock market, but most are not fazed. ► level-headed able to behave sensibly, think clearly, and remain calm, even in a difficult situation: · A good pilot needs to be calm and level-headed.· He had a level-headed approach to financial matters. the ability to deal with a dangerous situation calmly and quicklyhave the presence of mind to do something I’m glad she had the presence of mind to take down the car’s registration number.
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