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sedative adj.使安静的；使镇静的n.镇静剂；能使安静的东西 (1) 巴比妥酸盐类具有镇静、安神作用。(2) 医生给她一种镇静药后她睡了八小时。(3) 医生给了他镇静剂帮助他入睡。 A sedative is anything that makes you sedate — peaceful, calm, tranquil. In medicine this word refers to drugs that relieve anxiety or tranquilizers that pretty much knock you out. But other non-pharmaceutical things can have sedative effects, like a soothing cup of tea or a relaxing glass of wine. The tryptophan in turkey is actually a natural sedative — that's why everyone is sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner!

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英 ['sedətɪv] 美 ['sedətɪv] (1) Barbiturates are used for their calming, sedative effects.(2) The doctor gave her a sedative medicine and she then slept for eight hours.(3) The doctor gave him a sedative to help him sleep. A  sedative is a drug that calms you down. If a patient is freaking out about getting an MRI or minor surgery, the doctor might prescribe a sedative to chill them out. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]镇静剂 A sedative is a medicine or drug that calms you or makes you sleep. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.他们把鸦片用作镇静剂而不是毒品。2[ADJ 形容词]有镇静作用的；有催眠作用的 Something that has a sedative effect calms you or makes you sleep.   [ADJ n]Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.琥珀沐浴油有镇静安神效用。

英语单词	sedative
英美音标	英 ['sedətɪv] 美 ['sedətɪv]
中文释义	adj.使安静的；使镇静的 n.镇静剂；能使安静的东西
英语例句	(1) Barbiturates are used for their calming, sedative effects. (2) The doctor gave her a sedative medicine and she then slept for eight hours. (3) The doctor gave him a sedative to help him sleep.
中文例句	(1) 巴比妥酸盐类具有镇静、安神作用。 (2) 医生给她一种镇静药后她睡了八小时。 (3) 医生给了他镇静剂帮助他入睡。
vocabulary简明	A sedative is a drug that calms you down. If a patient is freaking out about getting an MRI or minor surgery, the doctor might prescribe a sedative to chill them out.
vocabulary扩展	A sedative is anything that makes you sedate — peaceful, calm, tranquil. In medicine this word refers to drugs that relieve anxiety or tranquilizers that pretty much knock you out. But other non-pharmaceutical things can have sedative effects, like a soothing cup of tea or a relaxing glass of wine. The tryptophan in turkey is actually a natural sedative — that's why everyone is sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner!
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]镇静剂 A sedative is a medicine or drug that calms you or makes you sleep. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic. 他们把鸦片用作镇静剂而不是毒品。 2 [ADJ 形容词]有镇静作用的；有催眠作用的 Something that has a sedative effect calms you or makes you sleep. [ADJ n] Amber bath oil has a sedative effect. 琥珀沐浴油有镇静安神效用。

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