请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 sedation
释义

Trends of
sedation

View usage for:

sedation

(sɪdeɪʃən)
uncountable noun [oft under N]
If someone is under sedation, they have been given medicine or drugs in order to calm them or make them sleep.
His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back home.

sedation in British English

(sɪˈdeɪʃən)
noun
1. 
a state of calm or reduced nervous activity
2. 
the administration of a sedative

sedation in American English

(sɪˈdeɪʃən)
noun Medicine
1. 
the act or process of reducing excitement, nervousness, or irritation, esp. by means of sedatives
2. 
the state so induced
Word origin
L sedatio, a calming < sedare: see sedate1

Examples of 'sedation' in a sentence
sedation

And as soon as he set eyes on the mother, he would surely put her under at least mild sedation as well.
Hilton, John Buxton THE INNOCENTS AT HOME (A SUPERINTENDENT KENWORTHY NOVEL) (2001)
The reason you've been out of it so long is mainly because of the sedation.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
`We can't keep her under sedation on a permanent basis," Clark pointed out.
Ellis, Julie LASTING TREASURES (2001)

In other languages
sedation

British English: sedation NOUN
If someone is under sedation, they have been given medicine or drugs in order to calm them or make them sleep.
His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back.
  • American English: sedation
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sedação
  • Chinese: > 镇静状态靠药物保持
  • European Spanish: sedación
  • French: sédation
  • German: Sedierung
  • Italian: sedativi
  • Japanese: 鎮静状態
  • Korean: 진정제를 투여받은
  • European Portuguese: sedação
  • Latin American Spanish: sedación
随便看

　

英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/1/24 5:48:47