释义
🔑 sleep BrE /sliːp / NAmE /sliːp / verb present simple - I / you / we / they sleep BrE /sliːp / NAmE /sliːp / present simple - he / she / it sleeps BrE /sliːps / NAmE /sliːps / past simple slept BrE /slept / NAmE /slept / past participle slept BrE /slept / NAmE /slept / -ing form sleeping BrE /ˈsliːpɪŋ / NAmE /ˈsliːpɪŋ / 🔑 [ I ] (+ adv ./prep .) to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active ◆ to sleep well /deeply /soundly /badly ◆ I couldn't sleep because of the noise . ◆ I had to sleep on the sofa . ◆ He slept solidly for ten hours . ◆ I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there . ◆ We both slept right through (= were not woken up by the storm . ◆ She only sleeps for four hours a night . ◆ We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning . ◆ I put the sleeping baby down gently . ◆ What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep ? doze , dream , drowsy , insomnia , oversleep , REM , sedative , sleep , soporific , tired
HELP It is more common to say that somebody is asleep than to say that somebody is sleeping . Sleep can only be used in the passive with a preposition such as in or on . * somebody is asleep 比 somebody is sleeping 更常见。sleep 只有和 in 或 on 等介词连用时才可以用被动语态 ◆ It was clear her bed hadn't been slept in . sleep doze ⬥ nap ⬥ snooze These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active. 以上各词均含睡觉、入睡之义。
sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active 指睡、睡觉、入睡 ： ◆ Did you sleep well? 你睡得好吗？ ◆ I couldn't sleep last night. 我昨天晚上睡不着。 NOTE It is more usual to say that sb is asleep than that they are sleeping ; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping . 表示在睡觉，asleep 较 sleeping 常用，但如果用副词表示睡的状态就用 sleeping ： ◆ 'What's Ashley doing?' 'Sh! She's asleep.' “阿什利在干什么？” “嘘，她在睡觉。” ◆ The baby was sleeping peacefully. 婴儿睡得很安稳。 ◆ The baby was asleep peacefully. doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed 指打瞌睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上 ： ◆ He was dozing in front of the TV. 他在电视机前打瞌睡。 nap to sleep for a short time, especially during the day. 尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿 snooze (informal to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed 尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上 ：◆ My brother was snoozing on the sofa. 我弟弟正在沙发上打盹儿。 Patterns to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully to doze/snooze gently [ T , no passive ] ~ sb to have enough beds for a particular number of people ◆ The apartment sleeps six . ◆ The hotel sleeps 120 guests . ● let sleeping dogs ˈlie (saying to avoid mentioning a subject or sth that happened in the past , in order to avoid any problems or arguments ● sleep like a ˈlog /ˈbaby (informal to sleep very well ● sleep ˈtight (informal used especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well ◆ Goodnight , sleep tight ! ● live /sleep ˈrough (BrE to live or sleep outdoors , usually because you have no home and no money ◆ young people sleeping rough on the streets ● not get /have a ˈwink of sleep ● not sleep a ˈwink to not be able to sleep ◆ I didn't get a wink of sleep last night . ◆ I hardly slept a wink . ● ˌsleep aˈround (informal disapproving to have sex with a lot of different people ● ˌsleep ˈin to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning ● ˌsleep sth↔ˈoff to get better after sth , especially drinking too much alcohol , by sleeping ◆ Let's leave him to sleep it off . ● ˈsleep on sth (informal to delay making a decision about sth until the next day , so that you have time to think about it ◆ Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow ? ● ˌsleep ˈover to stay the night at sb else's home ◆ It's very late now —why don't you sleep over ? ◆ Can I sleep over at my friend's house ? ➡ related noun sleepover ● ˈsleep together ● ˈsleep with sb (informal to have sex with sb , especially sb you are not married to ◆ I know he's going out with her , but I don't think they're sleeping together . ◆ Everyone knows she sleeps with the boss . 🔑 sleep BrE /sliːp / NAmE /sliːp / noun 🔑 [ U ] the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed , your body is not active , and your mind is not conscious ◆ I need to get some sleep . ◆ I didn't get much sleep last night . ◆ Can you give me something to help me get to sleep (= start sleeping ? ◆ Go to sleep it's late . ◆ He cried out in his sleep . ◆ Anxiety can be caused by lack of sleep . ◆ His talk nearly sent me to sleep (= it was boring . ◆ Try to go back to sleep . 🔑 [ sing. ] a period of sleep ◆ Did you have a good sleep ? ◆ Ros fell into a deep sleep . ◆ I'll feel better after a good night's sleep (= a night when I sleep well . [ U ] (informal the substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes after you have been sleeping ● be able to do sth in your ˈsleep (informal to be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before ● ˌgo to ˈsleep (informal if part of your body goes to sleep , you lose the sense of feeling in it , usually because it has been in the same position for too long ● not lose ˈsleep /lose no ˈsleep over sth to not worry much about sth ◆ It's not worth losing sleep over . ● put sb to ˈsleep (informal to make sb unconscious before an operation by using drugs (called an anaesthetic ● put sth to ˈsleep to kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain . People say 'put to sleep ' to avoid saying 'kill ' . ● not get /have a ˈwink of sleep ● not sleep a ˈwink to not be able to sleep ◆ I didn't get a wink of sleep last night . ◆ I hardly slept a wink .
