sedation

英 [sɪˈdeɪʃn]

美 [sɪˈdeɪʃn]

n.  药物镇静; 镇静状态

医学

BNC.24842 / COCA.24267

牛津词典

noun

• 药物镇静；镇静状态
  the act of giving sb drugs in order to make them calm or to make them sleep; the state that results from this
  1. The victim's wife was last night being kept under sedation in the local hospital.
     昨晚，受害人的妻子在当地医院用药后处于镇静状态。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (服镇静剂后的)镇静(状态)
  If someone isunder sedation, they have been given medicine or drugs in order to calm them or make them sleep.
  1. His mother was under sedation after the boy's body was brought back from Germany.
     男孩的尸体从德国运回后，他的母亲一直靠服药保持镇静。

英英释义

noun

• the administration of a sedative agent or drug
  Synonym:drugging
• a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent

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