"calm before the storm" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 暴风雨前的平静

Definition

在某些激烈或困难的事情发生前的一段安静或平静时期，常用于描述重大事件或问题前紧张的安静氛围。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是比喻用法，不是字面意思。常用于形容重大麻烦或挑战即将来到时的安静气氛，有时也带幽默语气用于考试等场合。

Examples

The house was very quiet, like the calm before the storm.

房子里非常安静，就像**暴风雨前的平静**。

Everyone was waiting in the office, feeling the calm before the storm.

大家都在办公室等着，感受到**暴风雨前的平静**。

There was a calm before the storm before the big exam started.

大考开始前，气氛就像**暴风雨前的平静**。

It’s so quiet in here—definitely the calm before the storm.

这里太安静了——绝对是**暴风雨前的平静**。

Lunch was the calm before the storm—the real rush started at 1 p.m.

午餐时间就是**暴风雨前的平静**，真正的忙碌是一点钟开始的。

Enjoy this peace—it's just the calm before the storm!

享受现在的宁静吧，这只是**暴风雨前的平静**！