put sb to sleep口语
(用药物)麻醉
to make sb unconscious before an operation by using drugs (called an anaesthetic)
put sth to sleep
(用药物)使长眠,无痛苦地杀死(生病或受伤的动物)
to kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain. People say' put to sleep' to avoid saying' kill'.
释义来自《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第 9 版