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sedate

英[sɪ'deɪt] 美[sɪ'deɪt]
  • adj. 安静的;镇静的
  • vt. 使安静;使镇静
sedately sedateness sedated sedated sedating sedates
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详细释义

Adjective:
  1. characterized by dignity and propriety

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

    "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"

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

    "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

双语例句

1. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。

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2. We set off again at a more sedate pace.
我们重新上路了,步调更加从容。

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3. 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。

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4. Today's celebrations have been altogether more sedate.
今天的庆祝活动显然更加庄重。

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5. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.
她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇,几乎有些枯燥。

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. A sedate color scheme calls for an obvious place for the eye to rest.
      一个安静的配色方案需要为眼睛提供一个显著的休息的地方。

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