| 单词 | tranquillising |
| 例句 | A doctor had to be called, along with some strong men to hold him down while a tranquillising injection was administered. Men behaving badly: why cinema's great hellraisers were a breed apart 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Officers resorted to tranquillising the bull elk and removing its antlers, after they were unable to cut through the steel lining of the tyre. Elk with a tyre 'necklace' freed 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z His insistence, in “I Have a Dream”, on the “fierce urgency of now”, his approbation of “the whirlwinds of revolt” and disdain for “the tranquillising drug of gradualism” stem from this understanding. The making of Martin Luther King’s speeches 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr Dasgupta scoffs at the idea of tranquillising it, because the effect is not instantaneous, giving the tiger time to escape or attack. Hunting for India's deadliest man-eating tiger 2014-02-26T20:19:14Z They undoubtedly exert a tranquillising influence in their way, especially on those who are so fortunate as to behold them from a little distance. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z Almost always he speaks of music as having a softening, tranquillising, or pensive influence. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z Soon, as I began to feel the tranquillising effect of the opium, I saw three men approaching me; the one in front said: 'You smoke too much tobacco.' Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z It seemed to the excited girl to be a soft tranquillising veil let down upon the agitations and excitements of the day. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z The sea lay beneath him, calm and still, but without its usual tranquillising influence. Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-16T02:00:19.270Z Its contents, instead of adding to the excitement of his spirit, seemed to have the effect of tranquillising it. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The air of imperturbable coolness, with which the Saxon Boniface made rejoinder, instead of increasing the fury of the officer, seemed rather to have the effect of tranquillising him. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Stormy’s doubts had the effect of tranquillising me a little. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z The silence of the country was very tranquillising and quieting. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z A more tranquillising scene could scarcely be imagined. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z I felt something so sweet, something so tranquillising, something so divine, that I could not help thinking of the great insurpassable blessedness of God, whose preservation of miserable mankind is a perpetual forgiveness. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise This purpose—fully resolved upon as he walked through the wood—had some effect in tranquillising his spirit; though it was far from giving it complete contentment. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Be this as it may, this sleep was deep, and calm, and tranquillising. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) The priest's last words proved tranquillising, for, although Lauretta's eyes had begun to flash with anger as the priest spoke, before he had finished she was quite appeased. Weird Tales. Vol. I I have always heard," said Minnie, "that reading aloud was the most tranquillising thing people could do. A Country Gentleman and his Family And, again, painters may work out of doors; and the fresh air, the deliberate seasons, and the “tranquillising influence” of the green earth, counterbalance the fever of thought, and keep them cool, placable, and prosaic. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) And even with simpler services, there is often something vaguely sustaining and tranquillising in the act. The Thread of Gold There is something inexpressibly calm and tranquillising in all this. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) What a chance, if perhaps he found Nettie, whose very provocations were somehow more interesting than other people's most agreeable and tranquillising efforts, all alone and at leisure! The Doctor's Family Instead of tranquillising the people, which I hold to be the duty of the clergy, they have done all they could to awaken and keep alive their most dangerous passions. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule But the tranquillising, the inspiring effect upon the spirit was the same. Beside Still Waters It was an exquisite scene, remote from all wail of human feeling, and strangely tranquillising. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius He thought if he had Frank quietly to himself he could settle matters much more agreeably; but the 'Times' was certainly an accompaniment more tranquillising so far as a comfortable meal was concerned. The Perpetual Curate They were now smoking, and the tobacco seemed to produce a tranquillising effect upon his lordship. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange I had scarce asked myself the question, when I was enabled to answer it to the satisfaction of my senses, but not to the tranquillising of my fears. The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West These words had a tranquillising effect, and Major Gordon's assumption of the command might be described as being then ratified by the Ever Victorious Army. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Sir Chim uttered what may have been a tranquillising phrase, expressive of the great happiness he felt on thus being suddenly restored to the presence of kinswomen in the moment of his deepest bereavement. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. The reverend character of the Friar, like all Shakespeare's representations of the great professions, is very delightful and tranquillising, yet it is no digression, but immediately necessary to the carrying on of the plot. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher Both now know why they were not received; a knowledge which, instead of tranquillising their chafed spirits, but maddens them the more. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea “He has been warned in time,” suggested Marianita, in hopes of tranquillising her sister. The Tiger Hunter I had infinite difficulty in tranquillising her, and making her understand, that they had more design on the purse than the person of Napoleon. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II The captain, however, had no little difficulty in tranquillising the invalid lady. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The solemnity of the hour had, however its tranquillising effect, even upon his ruling passion. The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance Tessa obeyed with a tranquillising sense that life was going to be something quite new, and that Tito would be with her often. Romola Her beautiful grey eyes met the impassioned trouble of her old friend's gaze, with a gentle directness that in itself went far toward disarming and tranquillising him. A Venetian June An apathy held her, which was tranquillising rather than tedious. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The effect on the mind was irresistibly tranquillising. The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands Captain Sarrasin always professed that he found the illimitable spaces of the West too tranquillising for him. The Dictator Popo, more by signs than words, quickly succeeded in tranquillising the lad. Twice Lost I had never before seen the effect of a few calm words, and a steady, determined look, in tranquillising the fury of madmen. Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors I have often wished that I possessed the means of tranquillising his mind on that point.” The Three Admirals At that moment, perhaps many who joined in it hoped that it would have the effect of tranquillising the multitude. The Golden Grasshopper A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresham Again cries of terror came up from the passengers in the cabins; I therefore, as I could be of no use on deck, went below in the hopes of tranquillising their minds. James Braithwaite, the Supercargo The Story of his Adventures Ashore and Afloat The three travellers felt the tranquillising influence of the scene. Amos Huntingdon Under the tranquillising influence which her presence brought, he went that very afternoon to seek Luigi, found him in his apartments, and apologised. Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands If we turn to his actual life during the same period, it is equally hard to trace in it the results of the tranquillising influence which he ascribes to Spinoza. The Youth of Goethe The deepest thoughts are always tranquillising, the greatest minds are always full of calm, the richest lives have always at heart an unshaken repose. Under the Trees and Elsewhere Of all Shakespeare's characters, it is Bolingbroke in Richard II. who betrays most effectively the tranquillising influence of patriotism. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays The conclusion of the arrangement had a tranquillising effect upon our encampment, especially on my worthy German colleagues. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government He himself had a revolver in one hand, and a belaying pin in the other; he had been quelling, by the tranquillising methods of Captain Kettle, a mutiny caused by the terror of the crew. The Disentanglers The tranquillising effect of this patience was of great advantage. Richard Lovell Edgeworth A Selection From His Memoir There is much that we are all bound to do to carry the tranquillising and soothing influences of Gospel principles and of Christ's example into the littlenesses of daily life. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII Instructions to the Earl of Sussex for tranquillising the North after the Insurrection. The Life of Froude But she liked his dullness; it reassured her; it was tranquillising; it was even adorable. The Lion's Share The singular beauty of the early hours, and the tranquillising effect of the solemn service brought back serenity to my mind, and effectually banished from it all memories of the preceding night. The Lost Stradivarius After this exhaustive exordium it is tranquillising to return to the comparative simplicities of the existence of the young Talbot-Lowrys. Mount Music Again, these two households suggest for us the tranquillising power of Christian resignation. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) But to this the most tranquillising reply is the assurance that mere heat, even to a degree beyond that of Ceylon, is not unhealthy in itself. Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 The first few years of Assur-bani-pal's reign were spent in tranquillising Egypt by means of the sword, in suppressing insurrections, and in expelling Ethiopian invaders. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Mrs. Braiding came into the drawing-room, and he wondered, paternally, why she was so fidgety and why her tranquillising mate had not appeared. The Pretty Lady We sent for the apothecary, who lived hard by, and he arrived in a few moments, with a parcel of tranquillising medicines. J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4 There is nothing cheerful or tranquillising in grubbing among the evils of your own heart, and it is quite possible to do that too much and too exclusively. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) His tranquillising assurances were not accepted with unreserved credence by the Sultan. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera His august groups of the Apostles are surrounded by landscape tranquillising to the sense and pleasant to the eye. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts And the other to tranquillising the minds of men and healing them by one's oration; as in consoling affliction, in repressing ill-temper, in removing fear, or in allaying covetousness. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 Among these tranquillising objects, it is my delight to walk and meditate. The Uncommercial Traveller And, again, painters may work out of doors; and the fresh air, the deliberate seasons, and the "tranquillising influence" of the green earth, counterbalance the fever of thought, and keep them cool, placable, and prosaic. Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers The little whim had something tranquillising and balmy. Wylder's Hand That is what the comforts and tranquillising which the world supplies may fairly be likened to. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV His passion for high principle seemed to have been rekindled for the time by his love and in this tranquillising environment. The Great God Success No effort at tranquillising our hearts is wholly lost; and no attempt to lay hold upon God is wholly in vain. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms The boy's piercing screams brought the mother, who succeeded in tranquillising the child. John James Audubon It was his favourite psalm, and always had a remarkable tranquillising effect upon him. Young Lives This subterranean spring, this stream murmuring in the gloom, had a tranquillising effect upon him. The Fat and the Thin She undertook, therefore, to appease the other creditors with tranquillising assurances, and railed, or pretended to rail, against their indecent conduct with great vigour. My Life — Volume 1 These measures had a tranquillising effect, and order reigned in Suakin until the return of the Field Force, when their victory was celebrated with appropriate festivities. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Upon him—the born rebel, the scorner of average mankind, the consummate egoist—this atmosphere exercised an influence more tranquillising, more beneficent, than even the mood of disinterested study. Born in Exile The place laid its tranquillising hush on him, and he knelt on the step beneath the altar. The Valley of Decision Not only did he owe her this complete sincerity; to him it would be no less delightful, no less tranquillising. Our Friend the Charlatan A mere reaction upon this, as they started in the clear morning, made their companionship, at least for one of them, hardly less tranquillising than the solitude he so much valued. Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 At first Isabella comes upon the scene as a tranquillising influence in it. Appreciations, with an Essay on Style There is an attractiveness in these goddesses of the earth, akin to the influence of cool places, quiet houses, subdued light, tranquillising voices. Greek Studies: a Series of Essays There seemed to be something tranquillising in his wistful manner of repeating, "Don't cry, Flora;" and she was at last reduced, by her extreme exhaustion, to stillness; but there were still many fears for her. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations In the beautiful sunset sky, crimson and gold, blue, silver, and purple, exquisite and tranquillising, lay ridge behind ridge, outline behind outline, sunlight behind shadow, shadow behind sunlight, gully and serrated ravine. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement And the tranquillising influences employed were morphia, croton oil, or a blister. Hard Cash But her thoughts were interrupted by the return of Miss Avery's niece, and were so tranquillising that she suffered the interruption gladly. Howards End It did her good, like a tranquillising friend. Saint's Progress And so the second great preventive of clear thinking is the tranquillising platitude. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war He then took a walk with a friend for the sake of tranquillising himself, but returned staggering in his gait, uproariously laughing, yet irritable in temper, incessantly talking, and singing loudly in the public streets. 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