- 睡魔
- すいま【睡魔】sandman[the ~] 眠りの精《おとぎ話などで子供の目に砂を入れて眠くさせるという》.
▲His eyes were heavy with sleep. 彼の目は睡魔で今にもふさがろうとしていた
get very sleepy [drowsy] 睡魔に襲われる.
* * *すいま【睡魔】〔ギリシャ神話の〕 Morpheus; 〔おとぎ話などの〕 the sandman; the dustman; 〔眠気〕 sleepiness; drowsiness.●睡魔と闘う try not to fall asleep.
●睡魔が襲ってきた. The sandman is coming.
●睡魔に襲われる find it difficult to [cannot] stay [keep] awake; be overcome by drowsiness [Morpheus]; get [become] sleepy [drowsy]
・睡魔に襲われて眠ってしまった. He fell asleep in the arms of Morpheus.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.