sedate

verb

1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

e.g. The patient must be sedated before the operation

Synonym: calmtranquilizetranquillizetranquillise

sedate

adj

1. characterized by dignity and propriety

Synonym: staid

2. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

e.g. a grave God-fearing man
a quiet sedate nature
as sober as a judge
a solemn promise
the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence

Synonym: gravesobersolemn

1. 安静的;庄重的;不苟言笑的;平淡无奇的
If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull.

e.g. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins...
她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。
e.g. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane...
她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。

2. 不慌不忙的;慢悠悠的;从容的
If you move along at a sedate pace, you move slowly, in a controlled way.

e.g. We set off again at a more sedate pace.
我们重新上路了，步调更加从容。
e.g. ...a heavy car with solid but sedate performance.
一辆性能稳定但行驶缓慢的重型汽车

3. 给…施用镇静剂
If someone is sedated, they are given a drug to calm them or to make them sleep.

sedate是什么意思

e.g. The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs...
静脉注射了镇静剂后病人安然入睡。
e.g. Doctors have been told not to sedate children with an anaesthetic that may be linked to five deaths.
医生们已被告知不要给儿童使用麻醉剂，因为它可能与5起死亡病例有关。

1. 沉着的：sedan 私家轿车 | sedate 沉着的 | sedately 镇静地

2. 使......镇静：6. dispel: 驱散. | 8. sedate: 使......镇静. | 9. totalitarian:极权主义的.

3. 安静的、镇静的：sober 冷静的,镇定的;认真的,严肃的 | sedate 安静的、镇静的 | steady 稳固地;平稳地

4. 文静的：perilous#危险的 | sedate#文静的 | intrepid#勇敢的