sleep
- IPA[sliːp]
英式
- a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the postural muscles relaxed, the activity of the brain altered, and consciousness of the surroundings practically suspended；a state compared to or resembling sleep, such as death or complete silence or stillness
- be in a state of sleep; be asleep；fail to be woken by
verb: sleep, 3rd person present: sleeps, gerund or present participle: sleeping, past tense: slept, past participle: slept
noun: sleep
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名詞
- 1. a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the postural muscles relaxed, the activity of the brain altered, and consciousness of the surroundings practically suspended I was on the verge of sleep he talked in his sleep
- ▪ literary a state compared to or resembling sleep, such as death or complete silence or stillness a photograph of the poet in his last sleep
- ▪ informal (typically in the context of anticipating a forthcoming event) a night, or a night's sleep two more sleeps till I fly to LA
- 2. a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes
動詞
- 1. be in a state of sleep; be asleep she slept for half an hour
- ▪ fail to be woken by he was so tired he slept through the alarm
- ▪ be inactive or dormant Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps
- ▪ literary be at peace in death; lie buried he sleeps in Holywell cemetery
- 2. provide (a specified number of people) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night studios sleeping two people cost £70 a night
- the fact, state, or condition of being asleep: it was 30 degrees at 1 a.m. a few weeks ago and sleeping was near impossible
- in a state of sleep: he looked at the sleeping child
Oxford Dictionary
- the fact, state, or condition of being asleep: it was 90 degrees at 1 a.m. a few weeks ago and sleeping was near impossible
- in a state of sleep: he looked at the sleeping child
Oxford American Dictionary
- past and past participle of sleep
Oxford American Dictionary
- past and past participle of sleep
Oxford Dictionary
- (of a domestic employee) resident in an employer's house: a sleep-in babysitter
- an instance of remaining asleep or in bed longer than usual in the morning: a well-deserved sleep-in
Oxford Dictionary
- remain asleep or in bed later than usual in the morning
Oxford American Dictionary
- delay making a decision on something until the following day
Oxford American Dictionary
- delay making a decision on something until the following day
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- a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the ... I was on the verge of sleep he talked in his sleep
- be in a state of sleep; be asleep: she slept for half an hour
Oxford American Dictionary
