put to sleep
短语使某人安眠; 使人[动物]失去知觉; 使麻醉; （人）以人道方法杀死动物
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释义与例句
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1.
To cause (someone) to sleep.
及物His boring stories sometimes put me to sleep.
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2.
To help (someone) to bed.
及物After they'd put the kids to sleep, they relaxed by the fire and chatted.
1916, Stratemeyer Syndicate, Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's Farm, Chapter XXV: Grandpa's Horses, Grandpa Brown rode off with Mr. and Mrs. Kendall; and Bunny and Sue were given a good dinner and put to sleep that afternoon, for they were tired, sleepy and hungry.
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3.
To render dormant.
比喻 及物1935, Edgar Allison Peers (translator), John of the Cross, Ascent of Mount Carmel, Book 1, Chapter I, For there is no going forth from the pains and afflictions of the secret places of the desires until these be mortified and put to sleep.
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4.
To kill an animal painlessly, often with an injection.
委婉 及物Near-synonym: put to bed with a shovel (cynical tone)
It was sad to put our beloved spaniel to sleep, but it was better than letting him suffer.
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5.
To give a general anesthetic prior to surgery.
非正式Mommy's surgery is not a big operation but it does require that they put her to sleep for a while.