形容词
1. Betty is a sedate girl.
贝蒂是个恬静的姑娘。
及物动词
1. They tried to sedate her.
他们想用镇静剂使她静下来。
1. 沉着的：sedan 私家轿车 | sedate 沉着的 | sedately 镇静地
2. 使......镇静：6. dispel: 驱散. | 8. sedate: 使......镇静. | 9. totalitarian:极权主义的.
3. 安静的、镇静的：sober 冷静的,镇定的;认真的,严肃的 | sedate 安静的、镇静的 | steady 稳固地;平稳地
4. 文静的：perilous#危险的 | sedate#文静的 | intrepid#勇敢的
1. 安静的;庄重的;不苟言笑的;平淡无奇的
If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull.
e.g. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins...
她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。
e.g. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane...
她在伦敦的生活平淡无奇，几乎有些枯燥。
verb
1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
e.g. The patient must be sedated before the operation