send somebody to sleepa) 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
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.
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