新gre詞匯soporific

字號(hào):

soporific: 催眠的; Inducing or tending to induce sleep
    1) causing sleep or lethargy
    2) tending to cause sleep, related to sleep or sleepiness
    3) producing sleep, somnific, somnolent, slumberous
    4) causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
    【近義】soporific = calming, dull, hypnotic, soothing; hypnotic, narcotic, slumberous, somnolent
    【反義】soporific <> invigorating, provocative, exhilarating, energetic, bracing, stimulant, vitality
    【類比】
    soporific : sleep
    soporific : alertness
    sopor: deep sleep 
    1. The movie proved to be so soporific that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.
    2. While I am energized by the music of Bach, my husband finds it soporific and often actually falls asleep while listening to it.
    3. The soporific medication should not be taken when you need to drive.
    —睡眠
    lethargy n.昏睡,倦怠
    nap n.v.小睡,打盹
    repose v.躺著休息,安睡
    slumber v.n.睡眠,安睡
    slumberous adj.昏昏欲睡的
    dormant adj.冬眠的,靜止的
    hibernate v.冬眠,蟄伏
    hibernation n.冬眠 
    hypnosis n.催眠狀態(tài)
    hypnotic adj.催眠的
    mesmerize v.對(duì)……催眠,迷住
    narcotic n.催眠藥 adj.催眠的
    opiate n.安眠藥,鴉片制劑
    somnolent adj.思睡的,催眠的
    soporific adj.催眠的,n.安眠藥
    insomnia n.失眠癥