soporific

英 [ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk]

美 [ˌsɑːpəˈrɪfɪk]

adj.  催眠的; 让人瞌睡的

GRE

BNC.33164 / COCA.34106

牛津词典

adj.

• 催眠的；让人瞌睡的
  making you want to go to sleep
  1. the soporific effect of the sun
     太阳让人昏昏欲睡的作用

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 催眠的;使人想睡觉的
  Something that issoporificmakes you feel sleepy.
  1. The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific.
     房间里的热气和发言人单调的声音让人昏昏欲睡。
  2. ...the soporific effect of the alcohol.
     酒精的催眠作用

英英释义

noun

• a drug that induces sleep
  Synonym:hypnotic

adj

• inducing mental lethargy
  1. a narcotic speech
  Synonym:narcoticsoporiferous
• sleep inducing
  Synonym:soporiferoussomniferoussomnifichypnogogichypnagogic

双语例句

• The soporific that Dr. Ramsay had administered was taking its effect, and almost immediately Bertha fell into a happy sleep.
  看来拉姆齐医生给病人服用的安眠药发生了效力，伯莎几乎立刻沉入了一次舒舒服服的睡眠。
• Small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane. Inducing sleep or sedation; soporific.
  北温带地区北部多年生草本植物的一个小属；美洲升麻，升麻属植物。
• His voice had an almost soporific effect.
  他的声音具有催眠作用。
• In contrast to the blaze of sunlight outside, the inner light had a soporific effect, especially on the twins.
  与户外灿烂的阳光相比，室内的光线有种催眠效果，这对双胞胎尤其明显。
• I found his style of lecturing rather soporific.
  我感到他的讲课方式令人昏昏欲睡。
• To a native speaker, the effect is soporific.
  对于一个母语为英语的人来说，这种效果会令人昏昏欲睡。
• When I had difficulty sleeping a few years ago, I found aromatherapy massage quite helpful: relaxing, calming and soporific.
  几年前我患失眠症时，就发现芳香按摩疗法很有用：令人放松、镇定和昏然欲睡。
• The warmth of the room and the monotony of the speaker's voice grew soporific.
  房间里的热气和发言人单调的声音让人昏昏欲睡。
• After trudging for some distance, his slow steady steps acted as a soporific.
  及至走出来一些路，脚步是那么平匀，缓慢，他渐渐的仿佛困倦起来。
• Her soporific voice made it difficult to stay awake in the lecture.
  她那催眠的声音使人在听讲座时很难保持清醒。