释义 |
lie-inˈlie-in noun [singular] - Had a splendid lie-in till about 10am - finishing one of Jilly Cooper's novels.
- I am a nurse working shifts and enjoyed, and needed, early nights and morning lie-ins.
- It is 0320 before the team finally get to bed, with the Captain promising them a lie-in until 1000 hours.
- Juliet had been glad of her lie-in, but it would have been nice to be here with him.
- On Sunday mornings, she had a lie-in, seldom rising before ten o'clock.
- The enforced lie-in was welcome; we caught the tide and enjoyed a short, rough crossing to Taransay.
- The family had a lie-in on Saturdays.
► have a lie-in I always have a lie-in on a Sunday. British English an occasion when you stay in bed longer than usual in the morning: I always have a lie-in on a Sunday. |