tranquillize

英 [ˈtræŋkwəlaɪz]

美 [ˈtræŋkwəlaɪz]

v.  (尤指用镇定剂)使平静，使安定

现在分词：tranquillizing　过去式：tranquillized　第三人称单数：tranquillizes　过去分词：tranquillized　

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指用镇定剂）使平静，使安定
  to make a person or an animal calm or unconscious, especially by giving them a drug (= a tranquillizer )

柯林斯词典

The spellings tranquilize in American English, and tranquillise in British English, are also used. 美国英语亦拼作 tranquilize，英国英语亦拼作 tranquillise。


• VERB (用镇静剂)使安定，使镇静，使昏睡
  Totranquillizea person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
  1. This powerful drug is used to tranquilize patients undergoing surgery.
     这种强效药剂被用来麻醉手术病人。

英英释义

verb

• cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  1. The patient must be sedated before the operation
  Synonym:sedatecalmtranquilizetranquillise
• make calm or still
  1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  Synonym:calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillisequietenlullstill