sedate
[sɪ'deɪt] adjective
■avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed 安静的；平静的•The fight against a chemical storage site has transformed a normally sedate village into a battleground.反对在此建造化工仓库的斗争使一向平静的村庄变成了战场。 •The speed limit is a sedate 55 mph.速限是55哩的缓慢时速。
[sɪ'deɪt] verb transitive
■to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug 给…服镇静剂•When I saw him after the accident he was still in shock and was heavily sedated.事故之后我见到他时，他还处于惊吓之中，服了大量的镇静剂。 |