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单词 asleep
释义 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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