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单词 soporific
释义
soporificsop‧o‧rif‧ic /ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk◂ $ ˌsɑː-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsoporific
Origin:
1600-1700 French soporifique, from Latin sopor ‘deep sleep’
Examples
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  • A libel trial is in large parts intensely soporific, if you are not on the receiving end.
  • At the start, everyone was respectful towards him, listening carefully to his soporific explanations.
  • Booze was soporific, the brain was programmed to zero, it curled up and slept.
  • Cantor had underestimated the soporific effect of the six-course dinner, the two wines and the glass of port.
  • In summer, that gushing sound would be refreshingly cool and delightfully soporific.
  • Kyphi was always burnt after sunset for its effects were soporific and intoxicating.
  • With his shaved head and soporific disposition, Weller comes across as a kind of Kung Futon.
making you feel ready to sleep:  His voice had an almost soporific effect.
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