put to sleep

寝かしつける、眠らせる

誰かが眠りにつくようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone fall asleep.

• This music puts me to sleep.
• The long talk put several people to sleep.
• Does rocking put your baby to sleep?

使い方： put someone to sleep (Soft music puts the baby to sleep.)

類義語： send to sleep, lull to sleep

反対語： wake

よく使う表現： put someone to sleep, put babies to sleep

全身麻酔をかける

手術中に意識がなくなるよう、薬を使う。

やさしい英語で： To give someone medicine that makes them unconscious during an operation.

• They will put me to sleep for surgery.
• The doctor put her to sleep before the operation.
• Will you put him to sleep for this procedure?

使い方： put someone to sleep for something (The doctor will put you to sleep for the operation.)

類義語： anesthetize

よく使う表現： put someone to sleep, put patients to sleep

寝かせる、寝かしつける

特に子どもがベッドに入り、夜の眠りにつけるよう世話をする。

やさしい英語で： To help someone, especially a child, get into bed and settle for the night.

• I put the children to sleep at eight.
• Dad put her to sleep and came downstairs.
• Who will put the twins to sleep tonight?

使い方： put someone to sleep (We put the children to sleep after their bath.)

類義語： put to bed

よく使う表現： put children to sleep, put someone to sleep