sleep
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think. 睡眠; 睡覺
They were exhausted from lack of sleep. 他們因睡眠不足而疲憊不堪了。
Be quiet and go to sleep. 安靜,睡覺吧。
2. V-I When you sleep, you rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive. 睡著; 睡覺
During the drive, the baby slept. 在行駛中那個嬰兒睡了。
I've not been able to sleep for the last few nights. 最近幾個晚上我一直無法入睡。
3. N-COUNT A sleep is a period of sleeping. (一段) 睡眠時間
I think he may be ready for a sleep soon. 我想他可能準備好了馬上睡一覺。
4. V-T If a building or room sleeps a particular number of people, it has beds for that number of people. 供…住宿[no cont, no passive]
The villa sleeps 10. 這幢別墅可供10人住宿。
5. →see also sleeping
6. PHRASE If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep. 入睡
I can't get to sleep with all that singing. 那樣的歌聲讓我無法入睡。
7. PHRASE If you say that you didn't lose any sleep over something, you mean that you did not worry about it at all. 擔心
I didn't lose too much sleep over that investigation. 我不太擔心那起調查。
8. PHRASE If you are trying to make a decision and you say that you will sleep on it, you mean that you will delay making a decision on it until the following day, so you have time to think about it. 把…畱待以後解決
I need more time to sleep on it. It's a big decision and I want to make the right one. 我需要更多的時間再考慮一下。這是個重大的決定,我想做出正確的決定。
9. PHRASE If a sick or injured animal is put to sleep, it is killed by a vet in a way that does not cause it pain. 使 (有病或受傷的動物) 無痛苦地死去
I'm going take the dog down to the vet's and have her put to sleep. 我打算把這衹狗帶到獸毉那兒,讓她無痛苦地死去。
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sleep /sliːp/ (sleeping,slept,sleeps)
剑桥词典
- Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope .
- She fell into a lovely deep sleep.
- I'm not feeling very alert today - not enough sleep last night !
- It was so hot that I didn't get off to sleep till three o'clock.
- She grinds her teeth in her sleep.
sleep noun (NOT AWAKE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious
睡覺,睡眠
I must get some sleep - I'm exhausted . 我必須睡一會兒——我太累了。
也見
sleepwalker
get/go to sleep
to succeed in sleeping
睡著
I couldn't get to sleep at all last night I was so worried . 昨晚我擔心得無法入睡。
You'll find that your baby usually goes to sleep after a feed . 你會發現你的孩子通常喫飽後就睡了。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
a period of sleeping
(一段時間的)睡眠
UK You must be tired after all that driving - why don't you have a little sleep? 開了那麽長時間的車你一定累了——爲什麽不睡一小會兒?
He fell into a deep sleep. 他睡得很沉。
You'll feel better after a good night's sleep. 好好地睡一晚上以後你會感覺好些。
例句
sleep noun (SUBSTANCE)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] informala yellowish substance sometimes found in the corners of the eyes after sleeping
眼屎
習語
could do sth in your sleepgo back to sleep!
go to sleep
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