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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary asleep
\\ə-ˈslēp\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe DATE 13th century 1. being in a state of sleep 2. dead 3. lacking sensation : numb 4. a. inactive , dormant b. not alert : indifferent
adverb DATE 13th century 1. into a state of sleep 2. into the sleep of death 3. into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference English Etymology asleep mid-12c., from O.E. on slæpe. The parallel form on sleepcontinued until c.1550. Of limbs, from late 14c. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ asleep asleep / E5sli:p / adjective[not before noun] sleeping 睡着: The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs. 婴儿在楼上睡得很香。 I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply). 我一直等到他们都进入了梦乡。 He was so exhausted that he fell asleep at his desk. 他太累了,竟伏在书桌上睡着了。 She was still half asleep (= not fully awake) when she arrived at work. 她到了上班地点时仍然睡眼惺忪。 The police found him asleep in a garage. 警察发现他在车库里睡着了。 OPP awake Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English asleep adj. VERBS be, lie, seem The baby lay peacefully asleep in its pram. All the houses seemed asleep. | drop, fall I fell asleep almost immediately. | remain, stay ADV. deeply, fast, heavily, sound The children were all sound asleep in bed. | almost, half, nearly At the end of the afternoon they were exhausted and half asleep. | peacefully | still OLT asleep adj. ⇨ fall asleep ⇨ fall asleep Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged asleep I. \əˈslēp\ adjective Etymology: Middle English aslepe, adjective & adverb, from a- (I)+ slepe sleep 1. : being in a state of sleep : sleeping < he has been asleep since noon > 2. : being in the sleep of death : dead < we would not have you ignorant … concerning those who are asleep — 1 Thess 4:13 (Revised Standard Version) > 3. : lacking sensation or feeling : numb < my arm is asleep > 4. : being in a state of mental or physical inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference : not alert : inactive , dormant < a weak, timid, lethargic government usually asleep — Sir Winston Churchill > < the sea asleep and at peace — Thomas Wood †1950 > 5. of a sail : motionless , unruffled • - asleep at the switch II. adverb Etymology: Middle English aslepe 1. : into a state of sleep < he fell asleep at noon > 2. : into the sleep of death : dead < God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep — 1 Thess 4:14 (Revised Standard Version) > 3. : into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference < the falling asleep of the critical faculty — R.W.Southern > |
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