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单词 sedately
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sedately
adverb
uk
/sɪˈdeɪt.li/us
/səˈdeɪt.li/
in aquiet,relaxed, orslowway withoutexcitementorrisk:
安静地，平静地；和缓地
Theycycledsedately along theriverbank.他们骑着自行车沿着河岸和缓地前行。
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  • Now, hespendshistimemore sedately.
  • Hekeptacarefuleyeon theblackPlymouthsedanwhichcruisedsedately along behind bothvehicles.
  • Taking adeepbreath, he thanwalkedslowlyand sedately down onesideof thelane.
  • Tea is sedately taken in anEnglishgarden.
  • You canenjoythe Zambezi more sedately by taking asunsetcruiseon theAfricanQueen, a 70ftcatamaran.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Calm and relaxed
  • (as) cool as a cucumberidiom
  • at (your) leisureidiom
  • be at peace with the worldidiom
  • calmly
  • calmness
  • easy-going
  • equilibrium
  • free-flowing
  • gaily
  • genteel
  • harmonious
  • non-hysterical
  • peaceably
  • peacefully
  • peacefulness
  • phlegm
  • placid
  • sedate
  • without a care in the worldidiom
  • zen
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Slow and moving slowly
(Definition ofsedatelyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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sedately
They represented not obstruction but a group of rather elderly ladies strollingsedatelyover a pedestrian crossing engaged in animated discussion.
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He had taken somebody else's car and was driving along quitesedately, just like any old gentleman aged 60 or so.
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His swans make their waysedatelyto the lake.
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They playedsedatelywithout trying to take risks.
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With a run rate of above four in their 469 all out, they were putting pressure on the hosts, who startedsedatelywithout losing wickets.
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She learned to dress moresedatelyand avoided the bars and smoking rooms frequented by the men.
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Below the dam, it travels moresedatelythrough flatter, cleared farming country.
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These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creaturesedatelythrough the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed.
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