| 单词 | sleep-compelling |
| 释义 | > as lemmassleep-compelling C2. With agent-nouns, verbal nouns, and present participles, as sleep-bringer, sleep-dispeller; sleep-bringing, sleep-causing, sleep-compelling, sleep-desiring, sleep-producing, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > causing or inducing sleep sleepingc1369 sleepy1398 lullingc1440 somnolentc1475 sleepery1513 sleeprife1513 narcotic1526 opiate1543 breed-sleep1582 somnoriferous1583 drowsy1590 dormitive1593 soporiferous1601 somniferous1602 sleep-bringing1605 dormitary1609 hypnotic1625 dormitory1631 papaverous1646 dormant1654 hypnotical1657 somnifyinga1661 sleepifying1662 slumberous1667 soporific1690 somnific1721 somniculous1820 somnorific1865 soporous1866 drowsing1881 narcoleptic1984 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 139 Sleepe-bringer, Pilgrims guide, Peace-louing Queene. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Somnifique, sleepe-causing. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Soporifere, soporiferous, sleepe-procuring. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iii. 60 Sleepe-bringing Poppy. 1625 T. May tr. J. Barclay in K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis iv. xviii. 306 Sleepe-prouoking Poppy and soft paces. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. iii Sleep-soothing groves, and quiet lawns between. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. lviii Where purls the brook with sleep-inviting sound. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 28 Where the sleep-compelling power, will be experimentally demonstrated. 1816 H. G. Knight Ilderim 407 Onward the sleep-disturbing triumph roll'd. 1844 E. A. Poe in Godey's Lady's Bk. Apr. 177/2 This rapport extended beyond the limits of the simple sleep-producing power... At the first attempt..the mesmerist entirely failed. 1845 G. P. R. James Smuggler III. 37 Any sleep-resisting powers of the human frame. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. vi. 88 The sleep-inducing weavings and unweavings of political combination. 1861 G. H. Kingsley in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 116 Tub, sleep-dispeller, welcome! 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 15 Surrounded..by drowsy, sleep-compelling influences. 1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion i. iv. 34 Dull gleams from sleep-desiring eyes. < as lemmas |
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