sandman
英 [ˈsænd.mæn]
美 [ˈsænd.mæn]
- n. （童话中的）睡眠之精灵，睡魔
- n. (Sandman)人名；(英、法、芬、瑞典)桑德曼；(挪)桑曼
英语词源
- sandman (n.)
- bringer of sleep in nursery lore, 1861, from sand (n.) in reference to hard grains found in the eyelashes on waking; first attested in a translation from the Norwegian of Andersen (his Ole Lukoie "Ole Shut-eye," about a being who makes children sleepy, came out 1842), and perhaps partly from German Sandmann. More common in U.S.; dustman with the same sense is attested from 1821.
权威例句
- 1. Sandman is a cult figure on the local music scene.
- 桑德曼是当地音乐界的偶像人物。
- 2. The sandman is coming.
- 瞌睡神来了,快睡吧!
- 3. But if overall productivity is improved, most managers should be willing to welcome the sandman.
- 但如果整个生产力可以提高, 大部分管理者应该还是愿意接纳这些睡仙的.