somnolent

🇬🇧 UK/'sɒmnәlәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling drowsy or sleepy; tending to cause sleepiness.

昏昏欲睡的;催眠的

🧩 Root Breakdown

somnolentother
=somnolent

Common Collocations

  • 1.somnolent state昏昏沉沉的状态
  • 2.somnolent atmosphere慵懒困倦的氛围
  • 3.[somnolent effect]催眠效果

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The somnolent student struggled to stay awake during the long lecture.

  • 2.

    The warm afternoon sun cast a somnolent spell over the entire village.

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