somniferous

/sɑmˈnɪfərəs/ /sɒmˈnɪfərəs/

Meanings

adjective

催眠的，致眠的 (多含贬义)。

(pharmaceutical effect) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

Examples :

"The old cough syrup had a somniferous effect, knocking me out for hours but leaving me feeling groggy and unwell. "

那老咳嗽糖浆有催眠的作用，喝了之后我昏睡了好几个小时，醒来后却感觉昏昏沉沉的，很不舒服。

medicine physiology

Related Words

unwell adjective

/ʌnˈwɛl/

不舒服，难受，身体不适。

"Maria stayed home from school today because she was feeling unwell. "

玛丽亚今天没去上学，因为她感觉身体不舒服。

harmful adjective

/ˈhɑːmfl̩/ /ˈhɑɹmfl̩/

有害的，不利的

"Wear a hat to protect your skin from harmful sunlight."

戴帽子可以保护你的皮肤，避免受到有害阳光的伤害。

groggy adjective

/ˈɡɹɒ.ɡi/

昏昏沉沉，迷糊，头昏脑胀。

"The medicine made him groggy and irritable."

药让他昏昏沉沉，而且容易烦躁。

pharmaceutical noun

/ˌfɑɹməˈs(j)utɪkl̩/ /ˌfɑː.məˈkjuː.tɪ.kl̩/

药物，药品。

"The doctor prescribed a pharmaceutical to treat the patient's cough. "

医生开了药来治疗病人的咳嗽。 (Yīshēng kāi le yào lái zhìliáo bìngrén de késou.)

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

留下，遗留。

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

大雨过后，操场上到处都留下了水坑。

inducing verb

/ɪnˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ɪnˈduːsɪŋ/

引导，诱导.

"The smell of freshly baked cookies was inducing me to skip my diet. "

新鲜出炉的饼干香味诱使我忍不住想放弃节食。

feeling verb

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/ /ˈfilɪŋ/

摸，触摸

"The baby was feeling the soft fur of the teddy bear. "

那个宝宝正在摸泰迪熊柔软的毛。

knocking verb

/ˈnɒkɪŋ/ /ˈnɑkɪŋ/

敲，叩门。

"Someone is knocking on the front door. "

有人在敲前门。

effect noun

/ɪˈfɛkt/ /əˈfɛkt/

结果，后果，影响

"The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape."

飓风造成的后果是一片狼藉的景象。

overtones noun

/ˈoʊvərtoʊnz/

弦外之音，暗示，内涵。

"The rich sound of the cello included noticeable overtones, creating a warmer, fuller sound than a simple note. "

大提琴浑厚的声音包含着清晰的泛音，比单纯的音符多了许多弦外之音，听起来更加温暖饱满。

normally adverb

/ˈnɔːrməli/ /ˈnɔrməli/

通常，一般，一般来说

"My brother normally gets up early for school. "

通常，我弟弟为了上学，一般会很早起床。

causing verb

/ˈkɔzɪŋ/ /ˈkɑzɪŋ/

导致，引起。

"The lightning caused thunder."

闪电引起了雷声。