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.
实用例句
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.
