sedative

/'sedәtiv/ uk　 词频 #18556

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sedative 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 使安静的, 使镇静的

n. 镇静剂

英文释义

n. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

sedative 的真实例句

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She instructed a nurse to pump some sedative into my IV.

—— On Losing a Daughter

There are dangerously powerful sedatives like medetomidine, which can damage the human heart, and xylazine, sometimes known as tranq, which often causes devastating flesh lesions.

—— Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply

Perhaps due to the impact of the sedatives, the length of sleep episodes may reach an equivalent of a full night's sleep at practically any time of the day.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

Some authors claim that a shifting schedule may increase the incidence of depression, alcoholism, or dependence on sedatives (as a result of attempts to induce sleep at the "appropriate" time).

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

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