| 单词 | sedative |
| 释义 | sedative (sedətɪv ) Word forms: sedatives 1. countable noun A sedative is a medicine or drug that calms you or makes you sleep. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic. Synonyms: tranquillizer, narcotic, sleeping pill, opiate 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Something that has a sedative effect calms you or makes you sleep. Amber bath oil has a sedative effect. Synonyms: calming, relaxing, soothing, allaying Collocations: sedative effect The vitamin affects the skin and the muscular tissue, and its sedative effect helps insomnia and anxiety. The Vitamin Fact Finder (1987) Both groups have a similar sedative effect on the brain and can impair drivers. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Hearing about minimal movement of the steering wheel and correct readings had a sedative effect. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It does not have a sedative effect. Times, Sunday Times (2007) To eliminate a possible sedative effect of anethole, the open field test was conducted. 2014, 'Effects of Anethole in Nociception Experimental Models', Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Translations: Chinese: 镇静剂 Japanese: 鎮静剤 |
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