sedate

[US]/sɪˈdeɪt/
[UK]/sɪˈdeɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 沉着的;安详的;平静的
vt. 使昏昏入睡,使镇静
Word Forms
第三人称单数sedates
现在分词sedating
过去式sedated
过去分词sedated

Phrases & Collocations

calm and sedate

安静而稳重

sedate demeanor

稳重的举止

sedate atmosphere

宁静的氛围

Example Sentences

Betty is a sedate girl.

贝蒂是个恬静的姑娘。

We spent a sedate evening at home.

我们在家里过了一个恬静的夜晚。

They tried to sedate her.

他 们想用镇静剂使她静下来。

After the accident, the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her.

事故发生后, 医生让她服了些药片使她镇静下来。

in the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace.

以前,生意做得很稳重。

Melanie, bonneted and shawled, sedate in newly acquired matronly dignity, hung on his arm and the entire personnel of Tara, black and white, turned out to see Ashley off to the war.

媚兰戴着帽子,围着围巾,挽着他的肩膀,俨然一副新少奶奶端庄文静的模样。塔拉农场所有的人,无论白人黑人,全都来为艾希礼送行。

Tabasheer, safflower and calamine can clear away lung heat, expel toxic heat, sedate mind, and calm fright.Savory rhododendron leaf can clear away heat, diminish swelling, and tonify kidney.

佐以清肺热、解热毒、凉心定惊的天竺黄、红花、炉甘石和清热消肿,补肾的烈香杜鹃,可调节和恢复肌体功能。

Two or three grave sedate-looking persons shook their heads, and left the inn, hinting, that if Gile Gosling wished to continue to thrive, he should turn his thriftless godless nephew adrift again.

有两三个严肃而沉静的人却摇摇头,走出了旅店,暗示吉尔斯·戈斯林,要是他想生意继续兴隆,就该趁早打发这个奢侈无度、不敬上帝的外甥再到外面去漂泊。

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