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use bromide as a sedative
溴化物曾被用作镇静剂，但现在已被更安全的药物取代。
In the past, doctors would use bromide as a sedative.
过去，医生会用溴化物作为镇静剂。
陈词滥调；老生常谈
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
陈词滥调；老生常谈
A platitude.
In the past, doctors would use bromide as a sedative.
过去，医生会用溴化物作为镇静剂。
溴的二元化合物
A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.
溴离子的阴离子形式
The anionic form of a bromine atom.
思想平庸的人
A dull person with conventional thoughts.
陈词滥调
A platitude.
The doctor prescribed a mild bromide as a sedative for the patient's anxiety.
医生给病人开了一种温和的溴化物作为镇静剂缓解焦虑。
Bromides were once commonly used in photography as light-sensitive compounds.
溴化物曾作为感光化合物广泛用于摄影中。
Old medical records show that bromide solutions were often administered to calm nervous patients.
旧病历显示，溴化物溶液常被用于安抚神经紧张的患者。
溴化物曾被用作镇静剂，但现在已被更安全的药物取代。
In the past, doctors would use bromide as a sedative.
过去，医生会用溴化物作为镇静剂。
Not this
Bromide is a toxic halogen element.
Use this
Bromine is a toxic halogen element.
Bromide（溴化物）是氢溴酸的盐类，而溴元素是bromine，学习者易混淆这两个化学术语。
Not this
We used two different bromide in the experiment.
Use this
We used two different bromides in the experiment.
Bromide 作为可数名词表示某种溴化物盐时，复数形式应为 bromides。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
溴化银
Silver bromide was widely used in photographic film.
溴化银曾被广泛用于照相胶片。
溴化银相纸
The photograph was printed on bromide paper.
这张照片印在溴化银相纸上。
溴离子
A bromide ion has a negative charge.
溴离子带负电荷。
溴化钾
Potassium bromide is a white crystalline compound.
溴化钾是一种白色晶体化合物。
老古板；守旧的人
He called his teacher an old bromide.
他称自己的老师是个老古板。
陈词滥调；老生常谈
The speech was loaded with tired bromides about success.
那篇演讲满是关于成功的老生常谈。
平庸乏味的人就是说出你心里话的人。
His speech was full of bromides about the value of hard work.
他的演讲充满了关于努力工作价值的陈词滥调。
Use bromide naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：bromide 是溴化物，旧作镇静剂，平淡催眠；由此记住它也有“老生常谈”和“乏味的人”之意。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal essays、literary criticism、political commentary 这里指“陈词滥调”这一比喻义，多用于正式书面语或文学评论，通常带“老套、空泛”的意味；日常口语较少使用，更常说“cliché”或“old saying”。
常作可数名词，指一种化合物或陈腐之言。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.