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单词 collected
释义
collected
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1adj 2adj

Use the adjective collected to describe a person who stays cool and calm, even under pressure.
There are certain people who always seem completely self-possessed and unflappable no matter what is going on around them. You can describe these people as collected. If a kid throws up on the school bus and the driver is unruffled, he is collected. A confident, poised trapeze artist is also collected. If you're upset, you might say, "I need to collect myself," and once you have calmed yourself, you are collected.
WORD FAMILY
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USAGE EXAMPLES
A product with more than 50 percent foreign milk must say where it was collected and turned into the product being sold.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
It was the fourth time in Magarity’s career she’s collected 17 boards.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
In the United States, for every $100 collected in income tax, an estimated $20 owed is not paid, he added.
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
1
adj brought together in one place
the collected works of Milton
Syn|Ant
gathered
uncollected, ungathered
not brought together in one place
2
adj in full control of your faculties
the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
Syn
equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
composed
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress
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