tranquillise

/t'ræŋkwɪlaɪz/
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

verb [vt. 及物动词](使)平静,镇静(等于tranquillize, tranquilise, tranquilize)

After police cordoned off the road, frustrated and alarmed drivers looked on until vets managed to tranquillise the animal. Police then shot it dead.
警方用警戒线围起了公路,受阻的司机们只能等待观望,直到赶来的兽医设法使动物安静下来,于是警方射杀了这只公牛。

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