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单词 sedative
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sedative

They are given sedatives before being tattooed.They are sedative in effect and often make people feel drowsy.With fewer sedative drugs that can happen faster.The sedative action is not impressive but they do seem to help the vertigo.It does not have a sedative effect.Hearing about minimal movement of the steering wheel and correct readings had a sedative effect.Both groups have a similar sedative effect on the brain and can impair drivers.We'd give them a sedative to quiet them down.In particular, mixtures of sedative drugs can be very dangerous.She was being given sedatives to calm muscle spasms, they said.Police say that it is not illegal to give animals sedatives in Jersey.Many patients are given mild sedatives or anti-depressants.A woman laced her husband's food with powerful sedatives to find out if he was having an affair.A mild sedative and some anaesthetic to numb the back of the throat helps to minimise any gag reflex as you swallow the camera tube.Perhaps The Abbey should have taken a sedative first.But if that blood test really is necessary, he may agree to give you a mild sedative an hour or so beforehand to calm you down.Well, that depends on whether 10 million would prove a powerful enough sedative to allow you to sleep soundly at night.

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sedative

British English: sedative /ˈsɛdətɪv/ NOUN
A sedative is a drug that calms you or makes you sleep.
He will have a sedative before the operation.
  • American English: sedative
  • Arabic: مُسَكِّن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sedativo
  • Chinese: 镇静剂
  • Croatian: sedativ
  • Czech: sedativum
  • Danish: beroligende middel
  • Dutch: slaapmiddel
  • European Spanish: sedante
  • Finnish: rauhoittava lääke
  • French: calmant
  • German: Beruhigungsmittel
  • Greek: ηρεμιστικό
  • Italian: sedativo
  • Japanese: 鎮静剤
  • Korean: 진정제
  • Norwegian: beroligende middel
  • Polish: środek uspokajający
  • European Portuguese: sedativo
  • Romanian: sedativ
  • Russian: успокоительное средство
  • Latin American Spanish: sedante
  • Swedish: lugnande medel
  • Thai: ยาระงับประสาท
  • Turkish: yatıştırıcı
  • Ukrainian: заспокійливий засіб
  • Vietnamese: thuốc an thần

Chinese translation of 'sedative'

sedative

(ˈsɛdɪtɪv)

n (c)

  1. 镇(鎮)静(靜)剂(劑) (zhènjìngjì) (, zhī)
(adjective) 
Definition
having a soothing or calming effect
Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.
Synonyms
calming
relaxing
I find cooking very relaxing.
soothing
Put on some nice soothing music.
allaying
anodyne
soporific
the soporific effects of alcohol
sleep-inducing
tranquillizing
calmative
lenitive
(noun) 
Definition
a sedative drug or agent that makes people sleep or calm down
They use opium as a sedative.
Synonyms
tranquillizer
100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer
narcotic
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
sleeping pill
opiate
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
anodyne
Leisure is a kind of anodyne.
calmative
downer or down (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anodyne
Definition
something that relieves pain or distress
Leisure is a kind of anodyne.
Synonyms
painkiller,
narcotic,
palliative,
analgesic,
pain reliever
in the sense of lenitive
Synonyms
soothing,
easing,
calming,
relieving,
assuaging,
palliative,
mollifying,
alleviative,
mitigative
in the sense of narcotic
Definition
a drug, such as opium or morphine, that produces numbness and drowsiness, used medicinally but addictive
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
Synonyms
drug,
anaesthetic,
downer (informal),
painkiller,
sedative,
opiate,
palliative,
tranquillizer,
anodyne,
analgesic

Nearby words of
sedative

  • secure
  • security
  • sedate
  • sedative
  • sedentary
  • sediment
  • sedition

Synonyms of 'sedative'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of opiate
Definition
a narcotic or sedative drug containing opium
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
Synonyms
narcotic,
drug,
downer (slang),
painkiller,
sedative,
tranquillizer,
bromide,
anodyne,
analgesic,
soporific,
pacifier,
nepenthe
in the sense of relaxing
I find cooking very relaxing.
Synonyms
restful,
calming,
soothing,
tranquillizing
in the sense of soothing
Put on some nice soothing music.
Synonyms
calming,
relaxing,
peaceful,
quiet,
calm,
restful
in the sense of soporific
Definition
causing sleep
the soporific effects of alcohol
Synonyms
sleep-inducing,
hypnotic,
sedative,
sleepy,
somnolent,
tranquillizing,
somniferous (rare)
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