[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]睡眠;睡觉Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think.
They were exhausted from lack of sleep...
由于缺乏睡眠,他们非常疲惫。
Try and get some sleep...
试着睡一会儿。
Be quiet and go to sleep...
别出声,睡觉吧。
Often he would have bad dreams and cry out in his sleep.
他常常做噩梦,并且在梦里喊出声来。
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[VERB 动词]睡觉;睡着;入睡 When you sleep, you rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive.
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During the car journey, the baby slept...
坐车来的路上,宝宝睡着了。
I've not been able to sleep for the last few nights.
前几个晚上,我一直都无法入睡。
...a pool surrounded by sleeping sunbathers.
四周躺着边睡觉边晒日光浴的人们的游泳池
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]一段睡眠时间;一觉 A sleep is a period of sleeping.
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I think he may be ready for a sleep soon.
我想他也许很快就要睡一觉了。
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[VERB 动词](大楼、房间等)可供(若干人)住宿,睡得下(若干人) If a building or room sleeps a particular number of people, it has beds for that number of people.
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The villa sleeps 10 and costs £530 per person for two weeks.
这座别墅可以住下 10 人,每人两周的费用是 530 英镑。
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There are several verbal expressions in English using the noun sleep which refer to the moment when you start to sleep. When you go to bed at night, you normally go to sleep or fall asleep. When you go to sleep, it is usually a deliberate action. He didn't want to go to sleep. You can fall asleep by accident, or at a time when you should be awake. I've seen doctors fall asleep in the operating theatre. If you have difficulty sleeping, you can say that you cannot get to sleep. Sometimes the fever prevents the child from getting to sleep.
英语中有几个用 sleep 的名词形式表示开始睡觉的动词短语。晚上上床睡觉的时候通常用 go to sleep (上床睡觉)或者 fall asleep (睡着)。go to sleep 通常指一种清醒时有意为之的行为,如:He didn't want to go to sleep (他不想上床睡觉)。fall asleep 可以指无意中睡着,或是在应该清醒的时候睡着,例如:I've seen doctors fall asleep in the operating theatre (我见过医生在手术室里睡着的情形)。假如无法入睡,可以说 cannot get to sleep,如:Sometimes the fever prevents the child from getting to sleep (有时候发烧使孩子无法入睡)。
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[PHRASE 短语]睡着;入睡 If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
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I can't get to sleep with all that singing.
那些歌声搅得我无法入睡。
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[PHRASE 短语]对…十分担心;为…而睡不着觉 If you say that you didn't lose any sleep over something, you mean that you did not worry about it at all.
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I didn't lose too much sleep over that investigation.
我并不太担心那个调查。
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[PHRASE 短语]好好考虑一夜;把…留待第二天再作决定 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.
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[PHRASE 短语]使(尤指有病或有伤的动物)无痛苦地死去;使长眠 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.
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I'm going take the dog down to the vet's and have her put to sleep.
我要把小狗带到兽医那里,让她安乐死。
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sleep off
sleep over
sleep through
sleep together
sleep with
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sleep★/sliːp; NAmEsliːp/
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sleepsleepssleptsleepingverb★(slept,slept/slept; NAmEslept/)1★[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active 睡;睡觉;入睡◆to sleep well/deeply/soundly/badly睡得好;沉睡;酣睡;睡得不好◆I couldn't sleepbecause of the noise. 嘈杂声吵得我睡不着。◆I had to sleep on the sofa.我只得睡在沙发上。◆He slept solidly for ten hours.他整整睡了十个小时。◆I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there).昨晚我住在妹妹家了。◆We both slept right through (= were not woken up by)the storm. 我们两人睡得很沉,浑然不知有暴风雨。◆She only sleeps for four hours a night.她每天晚上只睡四个小时。◆We sometimes sleep lateat the weekends (= until late in the morning).周末我们有时候睡懒觉。◆I put the sleeping baby down gently.我把睡着的宝宝轻轻放下。◆What are our sleeping arrangements here(= where shall we sleep)?我们在这儿睡觉是怎么安排的?HELPIt is more common to say that somebody is asleepthan to say that somebody is sleeping.Sleepcan only be used in the passive with a preposition such as inor 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.2[transitive , no passive ]sleepsb to have enough beds for a particular number of people 可供…人睡觉;可供…人住宿◆The apartment sleeps six.这套公寓能睡六个人。◆The hotel sleeps 120 guests.这家旅馆可供 120 位客人住宿。IDIOMSlet sleeping dogs ˈlie( saying) to avoid mentioning a subject or sth that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments 过去的事就不要再提了;不要没事找事sleep like a ˈlog/ˈbaby( informal) to sleep very well 沉睡;酣睡sleep ˈtight( informal) used especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well (尤用以打发孩子睡觉)睡个好觉◆Goodnight, sleep tight!晚安,睡个好觉!☞more at
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n.PHRASAL VERBSˌsleep aˈround( informal,disapproving) to have sex with a lot of different people 到处跟人睡觉;乱搞男女关系ˌsleep ˈinto sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning 迟起;睡过头;睡懒觉ˌsleep sth↔ˈoffto get better after sth, especially drinking too much alcohol, by sleeping 靠睡觉来消除;睡一觉熬过酒劲◆Let's leave him to sleep it off.咱们让他睡吧,一觉醒来就没事了。ˈsleep on sth( informal) to delay making a decision about sth until the next day, so that you have time to think about it 把…留待第二天决定;把…拖延到第二天再说◆Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow?能不能让我晚上考虑考虑,明天答覆你?ˌsleep ˈoverto stay the night at sb else's home 在别人家里过夜◆It's very late now—why don't you sleep over?现在已经很晚了,为什么不就睡这儿呢?◆Can I sleep over at my friend's house?我能不能在我朋友家过夜?☞related noun
sleepover
ˈsleep together | ˈsleep with sb( informal) to have sex with sb, especially sb you are not married to 和某人(尤指非配偶)发生性关系◆I know he's going out with her, but I don't think they're sleeping together.我知道他跟她在谈恋爱,不过我想他们还不至于上床吧。◆Everyone knows she sleeps with the boss.人人知道她跟老板睡觉。noun★1★[uncountable ]the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is not conscious 睡觉;睡眠◆I need to get some sleep.我得睡一会儿。◆I didn't get much sleeplast night. 昨晚我没睡好。◆Can you give me something to help me get to sleep(= start sleeping)?你能不能给我点能让我入睡的东西?◆Go to sleep—it's late. 快睡吧,不早了。◆He cried out in his sleep.他在睡梦中大叫。◆Anxiety can be caused by lack of sleep.睡眠不足可能导致焦虑。◆His talk nearly sent me to sleep(= it was boring).他的讲话差点让我睡着了。◆Try to go back to sleep.再继续睡吧。2★[singular ]a period of sleep 睡眠时间;一觉◆Did you have a good sleep?睡得好吗?◆Ros fell into a deep sleep.罗斯睡着了,睡得很沉。◆I'll feel better after a good night's sleep(= a night when I sleep well).好好睡一晚,我就会觉得好些了。3[uncountable ]( informal) the substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes after you have been sleeping 眼屎IDIOMSbe able to do sth in your ˈsleep( informal) to be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before 闭着眼睛也能做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 (身体某部位)麻木,发麻not lose ˈsleep/lose no ˈsleep over sthto not worry much about sth 不大为某事操心◆It's not worth losing sleep over.那件事不值得焦虑。put sb to ˈsleep( informal) to make sb unconscious before an operation by using drugs (called an
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n.SYNONYMS 同义词辨析sleepdoze ◆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、入睡之意。■sleepto 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。NOTEIt is more usual to say that sb is asleepthan 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.■dozeto 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。■napto sleep for a short time, especially during the day 尤指日间的小睡、打盹■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,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。PATTERNS◆to sleep/doze lightly / lightly ◆to doze/snooze gentlysleep/sliːp; NAmEsliːp/slept/slept; NAmEslept/
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sleepsleep1 /sliːp/ ●●●S1W2 verb (past tense and past participle slept /slept/) [intransitive]
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1to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed → asleep: I usually sleep on my back. Did you sleep well? He’s lucky because at least he has somewhere to sleep.2sleep rough British English to sleep outdoors in uncomfortable conditions, especially because you have no money3sleep on it spoken to not make a decision about something important until the next day4sleep tight spoken said especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well: Good night, Jenny. Sleep tight!5somebody can sleep easy used to say that someone no longer has to worry about something: Unlike some other Internet sites, when you buy from us, you can sleep easy.6 sleep two/four/six etc to have enough beds for a particular number of people: The villa sleeps four.7let sleeping dogs lie to deliberately avoid mentioning a subject, so that you do not cause any trouble or argument8literary if a village, house etc sleeps, it is very quiet during the nightCOLLOCATIONSadverbssleep well· I haven’t been sleeping well lately.sleep badly· Eleanor slept badly that night.sleep soundly/deeply (=in a way that means you are not likely to wake)· Within seconds, Maggie was sleeping soundly.sleep peacefully· Celia slept peacefully beside him.sleep uneasily (=not sleep well, because you are worried)· That night I slept uneasily, anxious about the meeting the next day.sleep fitfully literary (=sleep badly, waking up after short periods, especially because you are worried)· She slept fitfully, her mind filled with images of Jack’s face.barely/hardly sleep (=to not sleep well)· I’d hardly slept the night before the wedding.sleep late (=not wake up until late in the morning)· She had slept late; it was already eleven.phrasescan’t/couldn’t sleep· I went to bed, but I couldn’t sleep.be unable to sleep· He lay down but was unable to sleep.have trouble sleeping (=to not sleep well)· Why do so many elderly people have trouble sleeping?sleep like a log (also sleep like a baby) informal (=sleep very well)· I was exhausted and slept like a log.not sleep a wink informal (=not sleep at all)· I didn’t sleep a wink last night.THESAURUSsleep to rest your mind and body with your eyes closed. Sleep is usually used when talking about how long, how deeply, or where someone sleeps. When saying that someone is not awake, you use be asleep: · Most people sleep for about eight hours.· He slept downstairs.· Did you sleep well?be asleep to be sleeping: · The baby’s asleep – don’t wake her.· He was fast asleep (=completely asleep) by the time I got home.oversleep to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning: · I overslept and was late for work.take a nap (also have a nap especially British English) (also have forty winks informal) to sleep for a short time during the day: · I think I’ll have a nap.· She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap.have/take a snooze informal to sleep for a short time, especially in a chair, not in a bed: · I think I’ll have a quick snooze.doze to sleep lightly, for example in a chair, and be easily woken: · I wasn’t really asleep – I was just dozing.· I must have dozed off (=started sleeping) halfway through the film.kip British English informal to sleep somewhere, especially somewhere that is not your home – a very informal use: · I kipped at my mate’s for a couple of days.· Is it alright if I kip on the floor?sleep around phrasal verb informalto have sex with a lot of different people without having a serious relationship with any of them – used to show disapprovalsleep in phrasal verb informalto let yourself sleep later than usual in the morning: We usually sleep in on Sunday mornings.sleep off phrasal verb informalto sleep until you do not feel ill anymore, especially after drinking too much alcohol: He went to his room to sleep it off.sleep over phrasal verbto sleep at someone’s house for a night – used especially by childrensleep through phrasal verb1sleep through something to sleep while something is happening and not be woken by it: How did you manage to sleep through that thunderstorm?2sleep through (something) to sleep continuously for a long time: I slept right through till lunchtime. The baby slept peacefully through the night.sleep together phrasal verbif people sleep together, they have sex with each othersleep with phrasal verbto have sex with someone, especially someone you are not married to: Everybody in the office knows he’s been sleeping with Kathy.
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1being asleep [uncountable] the natural state of resting your mind and body, usually at night → beauty sleep: I didn’t get much sleep last night. Her eyes were red through lack of sleep.in your sleep (=while sleeping) Ed often talks in his sleep. She died peacefully in her sleep.2period of sleeping [singular] a period when you are sleeping: I had a little sleep in the afternoon. She was woken from a deep sleep by a ring at the door.3go to sleepa)to start sleeping: I went to sleep at 9 o’clock and woke up at 6.b)informal if a part of your body goes to sleep, you cannot feel it for a short time because it has not been getting enough blood4lose sleep over something to worry about something: It’s a practice game – I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.5put somebody/something to sleepa)to give drugs to a sick animal so that it dies without too much pain – used to avoid saying the word ‘kill’b)informal to make someone unconscious before a medical operation by giving them drugs6somebody can do something in their sleep informal used to say that someone is able to do something very easily, especially because they have done it many times before: She knew the music so well she could play it in her sleep.7send somebody to sleepa)to make someone go to sleep: The combination of warmth and music sent him to sleep.b)if something sends someone to sleep, it is extremely boring8in your eyes [uncountable] informal a substance that forms in the corners of your eyes while you are sleeping: She rubbed the sleep from her eyes.93/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something informal used to say how many nights there are until something: Only five more sleeps till Christmas!COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsgo to sleep (=start sleeping)· He turned over and went to sleep.drift/drop off to sleep (=start sleeping, especially without meaning to)· She’d drifted off to sleep on the sofa.get to sleep (=succeed in starting to sleep)· Last night I couldn’t get to sleep.go back/get back to sleep (=sleep again after waking up)· He shut his eyes and went back to sleep.send somebody to sleep (=make someone start sleeping)· She hoped the music would send her to sleep.get some sleep (=sleep for a while)· You’d better get some sleep.have a sleep British English (=sleep for a short while)· Are you going to have a sleep after lunch today?catch up on some sleep (=sleep after not having enough sleep)· I suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.sing/rock/lull somebody to sleep (=make someone sleep by singing etc)· She was usually able to rock the baby back to sleep quite quickly.adjectivesa long sleep· He needed a decent meal and a long sleep.a little/short sleep· I always have a little sleep in the afternoon.a deep/sound/heavy sleep (=a sleep from which you cannot easily be woken)· The noise woke him from a deep sleep.a light sleep (=a sleep from which you can easily be woken)· I fell into a light sleep.a dreamless sleep (=in which you do not dream)· She fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.an exhausted sleep (=because you were very tired)· He finally woke from an exhausted sleep.a fitful/restless/uneasy sleep (=in which you keep moving or waking)· My alarm woke me from a fitful sleep.phrasesa good night’s sleep (=when you sleep well)· I woke up refreshed after a good night’s sleep.five/eight etc hours’ sleep· After eight hours’ sleep, I woke up in pitch blackness.drift in and out of sleep (=keep almost waking up)· I lay in the garden, drifting in and out of sleep.cry yourself to sleep (=cry until you fall asleep)· I used to cry myself to sleep every night.fall into a deep/long etc sleep (=start sleeping deeply, for a long time etc)· He lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.wake/be woken from a deep/long etc sleep· A very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘go sleep’. Say go to sleep.THESAURUSsleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around you: · I hardly got any sleep at all last night.· He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.slumber/slumbers literary sleep: · She fell into an uneasy slumber.· He awoke from his slumbers.shut-eye informal especially humorous sleep: · I really need to get some shut-eye.doze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: · Edward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.snooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: · He decided to have a snooze on the sofa while he was waiting for the others to get ready.nap a short sleep, especially during the day: · He’s taking a nap.· Helen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day: · I’m just going to have forty winks.· I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.
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[sli:p]slept, sleeping, sleeps
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sleeping[56369] sleeps[7517] slept[31471]
睡觉(52%),睡眠(48%)
n.睡眠
vi.睡,睡觉
n.(Sleep)人名;(英)斯利普
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