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

• 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。
• Yes, the domestic market is pretty soporific.
  诚然，中国国内市场有些过于平静。
• Its chief target was to screen strains with favorable growing characters and soporific function from wild Armillaria spp. in ChangBai Mountain through fermentation and animal trials.
  其主要内容和攻关目标是从长白山野生蜜环菌菌中分离生长性状良好的菌株，通过液体深层发酵特性和动物试验筛选具有催眠功能的优良蜜环菌菌株。
• 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。
• I found his style of lecturing rather soporific.
  我感到他的讲课方式令人昏昏欲睡。
• 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。
• Organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal.
  有催眠作用的桔黄色化合物；过量使用有生命危险。
• 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。
• 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。