单词 | tranquillise |
释义 | tranquillise (once / 33964 pages) v WORD FAMILY tranquillise: tranquillised, tranquilliser, tranquillises+/tranquil: tranquiler, tranquilest, tranquilising, tranquility, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillising, tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquilly/tranquility: tranquilities/tranquilize: tranquilized, tranquilizer, tranquilizes, tranquilizing/tranquilizer: tranquilizers/tranquillity: tranquillities/tranquillize: tranquillized, tranquillizes, tranquillizing USAGE EXAMPLESIt has emerged that Kumbuka, the gorilla that escaped its enclosure at London Zoo, drank five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash before being tranquillised. BBC(Oct 20, 2016) Once the elephant was tranquillised, it fell into a pond where villagers saved it from drowning and then helped pull it out. BBC(Aug 16, 2016) I fell in love with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain the moment I tranquillised a goat and then kidnapped it. The Guardian(Jun 11, 2015) 1v make calm or still Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillize agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on cause to be agitated, excited, or roused lull calm by deception composecalm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placatecause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of assure, reassurecause to feel sure; give reassurance to comfort, console, solace, soothe give moral or emotional strength to 2v cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillize arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate cause to be alert and energetic hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize induce hypnosis in entrance, spellbindput into a trance affect act physically on; have an effect upon |
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