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| 1 | someone who is sane is able to think and speak in a reasonable way and to behave normally 神志正常的；心智健全的 | The jury decided that Malich was sane when he opened fire. 陪审团裁定马利希在开枪时神志正常。 | |
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| 2 | a sane action or decision is a sensible one that people can understand 明智的；理智的 | We ought to be able to discuss this in a sane and reasonable way. 我们应该能理智地讨论此事。 | |
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| - | keep sb sane
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| to stop someone worrying or becoming mentally ill |
| 使某人无忧虑；使某人心智健全 |
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| Reading and talking is what kept him sane. 阅读和谈话使他保持心智健全。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| sanely adv |
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