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sedate

/sɪˈdeɪt/ 41GREsat
If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull. 沉静的; 庄重的; 不苟言笑的

adjective [原级]安静的;沉着的

She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins. 她带他们去探望她那些不苟言笑的表哥表姐们。

verb [vt. 及物动词]给……服镇静剂

The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs. 这名患者在静脉注射了镇静剂后镇静了下来。

-sed- sid / sed = sit,表示“坐”sedate adj. 文静的(sed[=sid]+ate→坐着的→文静的)
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