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IELTS BNC: 1408 COCA: 1172

sleep

1 sleep /ˈsliːp/ verb
sleeps; slept /ˈslɛpt/ ; sleeping
1 sleep
/ˈsliːp/
verb
sleeps; slept /ˈslɛpt/ ; sleeping
Learner's definition of SLEEP
[no object] : to rest your mind and body by closing your eyes and becoming unconscious睡觉
sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[+ object] : to have enough space for (a specified number of people) to sleep in it可供(…人)住宿

let sleeping dogs lie

see 1dog

sleep around

[phrasal verb] informal + disapproving
: to have sex with many different people乱搞男女关系

sleep away

[phrasal verb]
sleep away (something) or sleep (something) away chiefly US
: to spend (a period of time) sleeping睡觉消磨(时光)

sleep a wink

informal
: to sleep for even a very brief time睡一小会;打个盹儿used in negative statements用于否定句

sleep in

[phrasal verb] informal
: to sleep past the time when you usually get up睡过头;睡懒觉

sleep like a baby/log

informal
: to sleep very well熟睡;酣睡

sleep off

[phrasal verb]
sleep (something) off or sleep off (something) informal
: to sleep until the effects of alcohol, medication, etc., are no longer felt以睡眠消除

sleep on it

informal
: to think more about something overnight and make a decision about it later考虑一晚再做决定

sleep over

[phrasal verb]
: to stay overnight at another person's house借宿
see also sleepover

sleep through

[phrasal verb]
sleep through (something)
: to sleep without being awakened by (something, such as a loud noise)睡着而没被吵醒

sleep tight

: to sleep deeply and well睡踏实;睡好觉

sleep together

[phrasal verb] informal
: to have sex with each other发生性关系;通奸

sleep with

[phrasal verb]
sleep with (someone) informal
: to have sex with (someone)与(某人)发生性关系,通奸
2 sleep /ˈsliːp/ noun
2 sleep
/ˈsliːp/
noun
Learner's definition of SLEEP
[noncount] : the natural state of rest during which your eyes are closed and you become unconscious睡觉;睡眠
see also rem sleep
[singular] : a period of sleep especially of a particular kind一觉;(某种类型的)一段睡眠
[noncount] informal : the dry substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes while you are sleeping眼屎

get to sleep

: to succeed in beginning to sleep : to fall asleep入睡;睡着

go to sleep

: to begin sleeping入睡;睡觉
◊ If a part of your body (such as a foot or leg) goes to sleep, it is not able to feel anything for a brief time, usually because you have kept it in an awkward position for too long.麻木

in your sleep

◊ If you can do something in your sleep, you can do it very easily because you have done it many times before.闭着眼睛做成某事

lose sleep over

: to worry about (something) so much that you cannot sleep为…失眠usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句

put to sleep

put (an animal) to sleep : to give (a sick or injured animal) drugs that will make it die without pain使(动物)安乐死
put (someone) to sleep
informal : to use a drug to make (someone) unconscious before a medical operation : to give (someone) anesthesia before a medical operation(手术前用药物)麻醉
: to get (someone) ready to sleep for the night使(某人)睡觉
: to make someone fall asleep from boredom(因乏味)使人瞌睡
IELTS BNC: 1408 COCA: 1172

sleep

1 of 2

noun

1
: the natural, easily reversible periodic state of many living things that is marked by the absence of wakefulness and by the loss of consciousness of one's surroundings, is accompanied by a typical body posture (such as lying down with the eyes closed), the occurrence of dreaming, and changes in brain activity and physiological functioning, is made up of cycles of non-REM sleep and REM sleep, and is usually considered essential to the restoration and recovery of vital bodily and mental functions
2
: a state resembling sleep: such as
a
: a state of torpid inactivity
b
: death
put a pet cat to sleep
also : trance, coma
c
: the closing of leaves or petals especially at night
d
: a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling
my foot's gone to sleep
e
: the state of an animal during hibernation
3
a
: a period spent sleeping
b
: night
c
: a day's journey
4
: crusty matter present in the corner of an eye upon awakening
sleeplike adjective

sleep

2 of 2

verb

slept ˈslept How to pronounce sleep (audio) ; sleeping; sleeps

intransitive verb

1
: to rest in a state of sleep
2
: to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling sleep
3
: to have sexual relations
usually used with with
was sleeping with a coworker
see also sleep together

transitive verb

1
: to be slumbering in
slept the sleep of the dead
2
: to get rid of or spend in or by sleep
sleep away the hours
sleep off a headache
3
: to provide sleeping accommodations for
the boat sleeps six

Example Sentences

Noun I just need to get some sleep. How much sleep did you get last night? Her roommate talks in her sleep. The noise woke her from a deep sleep. He woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. Verb I couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long. I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night. Did you sleep soundly last night? We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up. I can never sleep on airplanes. The tent sleeps five adults. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Standley died in her sleep on Jan. 30 of this year, Williams said, five days after her 35th birthday. Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 Buckingham Palace announced later that day that its longest-serving monarch had passed away peacefully in her sleep. Lindsay Kornick, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Elizabeth assumed the throne in 1952 at the age of 25 after the sudden death of her father in his sleep at 56. Rachel Elbaum, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 King George VI died in his sleep at the Sandringham estate, in Norfolk, as Elizabeth, his eldest daughter, was more than four thousand miles away, on a safari holiday in Kenya. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022 Then in February 1952, George VI died in his sleep at age 56 after years of ill health. Jill Lawless, ajc, 8 Sep. 2022 Then in February 1952, George VI died in his sleep at age 56 after years of ill health. Danica Kirka, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The result is cooler sleep, pressure relief and great durability. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2022 The other thing that really struck me again is sleep. James Brown, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022
Verb
In addition to diet and sleep routine changes, Underwood has also added more movement to her routine. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Sep. 2022 Glade's Plug-in Plus saves energy and extends the life of its fragrance with its unique rest or sleep cycle. Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022 Promoters envision a different experience — a relaxed ride with a meal and sleep before arriving bright-eyed at the destination. David Sharp, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2022 After all, social media is best used as a showcase of Instagrammable baby showers and picture-perfect nurseries rather than spit-up, sleep deprivation and paranoia. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 There’s now no shortage of guidance for raising children through early developmental milestones, from toilet training and getting your kid to sleep through the night to steering them through the turbulence of adolescence. Julie Halpert, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 So, sleep well, remember that creepy looking spiders probably won’t hurt you, and don’t shoot the messenger. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 The new Esencia Mansion spans a jaw-dropping 12,000 square feet and comes with four suites to sleep up to eight of your crew. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2022 The Fitbit app combines this data along with information about your activity and sleep to calculate a stress management score, so users can follow trends over time. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German slāf sleep and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleep was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 1408 COCA: 1172
sleep

noun¹

1condition of rest休息狀態ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLEEP | SLEEP + VERB | SLEEP + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEdeep深度睡眠light輕度睡眠much-needed急需的睡眠I'm off to bed for some much-needed sleep.我上牀去了,急需補些覺。adequate充足的睡眠REM快速眼動睡眠VERB + SLEEPdrift into, drift off to, drop off to, fall back to, get to, go to迷迷糊糊地睡着;不知不覺地睡着;再次入睡;入睡She turned over and went back to sleep.她翻了個身,又睡着了。cry yourself to哭着入睡There are nights when I cry myself to sleep.有多少個夜晚我獨自垂淚入眠。catch, get, snatch抓緊時間睡一會兒;睡覺Close your eyes and get some sleep now.現在閉上眼睛睡會兒吧。I snatched a few hours' sleep in the afternoon.下午我抽空睡了幾個小時。need需要睡眠survive on靠睡眠堅持住They seem to survive on only a few hours' sleep a night.他們似乎每晚只需睡上幾個小時。induce, promote引起睡意;促進睡眠the use of drugs to induce sleep服用安眠藥入睡lull sb to, send sb to使某人入睡The quiet music soon sent her to sleep.輕柔的音樂很快就讓她睡着了。drift in and out of迷迷糊糊地時睡時醒He drifted in and out of sleep all night.他整個夜裏時睡時醒。lose (often figurative) 因擔心而失眠Don't lose sleep over it-we'll sort everything out in the morning.不要為這件事睡不着覺,明早我們就能把事情都搞定。disrupt, disturb, interrupt打斷睡眠;干擾睡眠catch up on補覺I used Saturday to catch up on my sleep.我利用星期六補了覺。feign裝睡I feigned sleep when the nurse came around.護士過來時我假裝睡着了。SLEEP + VERBcome睡意來臨Sleep came to her in snatches.睡意一陣一陣地向她襲來。overcome sb, overtake sb睡着Sleep finally overtook me.我最終還是困得睡着了。SLEEP + NOUNcycle, pattern, schedule (especially NAmE) 睡眠週期/規律/安排deprivation, loss睡眠不足disorder睡眠紊亂apnoea/apnea睡眠時呼吸暫停aid (especially NAmE) 安眠藥the nation's most commonly prescribed sleep aid這個國家最常開的安眠藥PREPOSITIONduring sleep睡眠過程中a decreased heart rate during sleep睡眠中心率減慢in your sleep睡覺時He often walks and talks in his sleep.他睡覺時經常夢遊、說夢話。PHRASESa lack of sleep缺乏睡眠I was suffering from a lack of sleep.我睡眠不足,十分難受。a wink of sleep合一下眼I won't get a wink of sleep with that noise downstairs.樓下這麼吵,我一點兒也睡不着。
sleep

noun²

2period of sleep睡眠時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + SLEEP | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong長長的一覺little, short小睡;短覺dead, deep, heavy, sound沉睡;熟睡uninterrupted未被打攪的一覺good, restful酣睡light淺睡disturbed, exhausted, fitful, restless, troubled, uneasy不安穩的一覺;筋疲力盡的一覺;斷斷續續的睡眠;輾轉反側的一覺I woke up early after a disturbed sleep.我這一覺睡得很不安穩,很早就醒了。dreamless, peaceful無夢的睡鄉;安穩的睡眠drunken酒醉酣睡beauty美容睡眠Sorry, but I need my beauty sleep.對不起,我要睡美容覺了。VERB + SLEEPneed需要睡覺have睡覺Did you have a good sleep?你睡得好嗎?be in在睡覺I was in a deep sleep when the phone rang.電話響的時候我正睡得香呢。drift into, fall into, sink into迷迷糊糊地睡着;睡着I immediately fell into a dead sleep.我很快沉沉睡去。awake (sb) from, awaken (sb) from, wake (sb) from醒來;把(某人)喚醒He woke from a fitful sleep with a headache.他時睡時醒,醒來時覺得頭痛。PHRASESa good, poor, etc. night's sleep一夜好的、差的等睡眠You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.好好睡一夜,你會感覺好很多。
sleep

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SLEEP | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBproperly, soundly, well睡得好;睡得香The children were all sleeping soundly.孩子們都睡得正酣。Did you sleep well last night?你昨晚睡得可好?You'll sleep better if you start to relax physically.如果你能身體放鬆,睡眠就會有改善。comfortably, peacefully, quietly, safely睡得安穩;睡得恬靜easily, quiet睡得安心/安穩easy從容入眠We can at least sleep easy at night, knowing that we are safe.知道現在安全了,我們至少晚上可以安然入睡了。When the murderer is caught we can all sleep easier in our beds at night.等到殺人犯被抓時,我們晚上都可以睡得更安心。late, long睡懶覺Let them sleep late on Saturday morning if they want to.星期六早上他們想睡懶覺的話就讓他們睡吧。She scolded him for sleeping so long.她訓斥他竟然睡了這麼久。badly, fitfully, poorly, uneasily睡得不好;睡得斷斷續續;睡得不安穩deeply, heavily睡得熟;睡得沉He was exhausted and slept deeply.他筋疲力盡,睡得很沉。lightly睡得很輕She always slept very lightly so I had to be careful not to wake her.她睡眠總是很輕,所以我得小心別吵醒她。barely, hardly幾乎沒有睡覺She felt as if she had hardly slept.她覺得自己好像沒睡過覺。a little睡一小會兒alone單獨睡together一起睡VERB + SLEEPbe unable to, cannot不能入睡;睡不着I couldn't sleep so I got up and went downstairs.我睡不着,就起身下了樓。try to試圖睡覺You must be very tired. Try to sleep a little.你一定累壞了,努力睡一會兒吧。let sb讓某人睡覺put sb/sth to讓⋯入睡You should always put babies to sleep on their backs.你應該讓嬰兒總是仰躺着睡。We had to have our dog put to sleep (= humanely killed).我們不得不請人讓我們家的愛犬長眠。PREPOSITIONfor睡(一段時間)I only slept for four hours that night.那晚我只睡了 4 個小時。through整個⋯過程一直在睡She slept right through the storm.這場暴風雨中,她一直酣睡未醒。Very few babies sleep through the night (= without waking up).很少有嬰兒能一覺睡到天亮。with與⋯上牀Everyone knows she sleeps with the boss.大家都知道她和老闆上牀。PHRASEShave trouble sleeping入睡困難I've been having trouble sleeping lately.最近我一直很難入睡。not sleep a wink (= not sleep at all) 沒合眼I didn't sleep a wink last night.昨晚我一夜沒合眼。sleep like a baby, sleep like a log (= sleep very well) 酣睡sleep on your back, sleep on your front, sleep on your side, sleep on your stomach仰着睡;趴着睡;側着睡I had to sleep on my back for the first few days after the accident.事故後的頭幾天,我只能仰着睡。sleep overnight過夜We slept overnight at the beach.我們在海灘上住了一晚。sleep outside, sleep rough (BrE) 露宿the problem of young people who sleep rough in the streets露宿街頭的年輕人的問題

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