send somebody to sleep

a) to make someone go to sleep 使某人入睡

The combination of warmth and music sent him to sleep.

暖意加上音乐让他进入了梦乡。

b) if something sends someone to sleep, it is extremely boring 〔某事极其乏味〕使某人昏昏欲睡

Examples from the Corpus

send somebody to sleep• It was also brief because, as explained above, it simply sends me to sleep.• However, the new research opens up the prospect of a far more effective treatment that simply sends the cancers to sleep.• To send them to sleep, she said.• The endless incomprehensible stream of language was sending Alan to sleep on his feet.

→ send somebody to sleep at sleep2(5)

词汇	send somebody to sleep
释义	send somebody to sleep send somebody to sleep a) to make someone go to sleep 使某人入睡 The combination of warmth and music sent him to sleep. 暖意加上音乐让他进入了梦乡。 b) if something sends someone to sleep, it is extremely boring 〔某事极其乏味〕使某人昏昏欲睡 Examples from the Corpus send somebody to sleep• It was also brief because, as explained above, it simply sends me to sleep.• However, the new research opens up the prospect of a far more effective treatment that simply sends the cancers to sleep.• To send them to sleep, she said.• The endless incomprehensible stream of language was sending Alan to sleep on his feet. → send somebody to sleep at sleep2(5)
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