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.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The sandman is coming.
瞌睡神来了,快睡吧!
来自互联网
3. But if overall productivity is improved, most managers should be willing to welcome the sandman.
