bromides

英 [ˈbrəʊmaɪdz]

美 [ˈbroʊˌmaɪdz]

n. 溴化物(旧时尤用作镇静剂)
bromide的复数

柯林斯词典

N-MASS 溴化物，溴化钾（用作镇静剂）
Bromideis a drug which used to be given to people to calm their nerves when they were worried or upset.
1. ...a dose of bromide.
  一剂溴化钾镇静剂
N-COUNT 老套的安慰话；陈词滥调
Abromideis a comment which is intended to calm someone down when they are angry, but which has been expressed so often that it has become boring and meaningless.
1. The meeting produced the usual bromides about macroeconomic policy, third-world debt and the environment.
  会议上提出的还是那些惯常讨论的老套话题——宏观经济政策、第三世界债务和环境问题。