| 释义 |
sleep /slēp/ intransitive verb (pat and pap slept /slept/)- To take rest by surrendering consciousness
- To slumber
- To be motionless, inactive, or dormant
- To appear still or restful
- To take or have the nocturnal position, to display nyctitropism (botany)
- To be dead (euphemistic)
- To rest in the grave (euphemistic)
- (of a limb) to go or be numb from pressure, etc
- (of a top) to spin steadily without movement of the axis
transitive verb- To spend (time) in sleep
- To enjoy a period of (sleep, as cognate object)
- To outsleep
- To provide, contain sleeping accommodation for
noun- The state of being asleep
- A period of sleeping
- Dormancy
- Death (euphemistic)
- Vertical disposition of leaves at night, nyctitropism (botany)
- Mucous matter which collects at the corners of the eyes (informal)
ORIGIN: OE slǣpan (verb), slǣp (noun); Ger Schlaf, Gothic slēps sleepˈer noun - A person who sleeps
- A horizontal beam supporting and spreading a weight, esp a support for railway rails
- A sleeping car
- A compartment or berth in a sleeping car
- A sleeping tablet (informal)
- (chiefly Brit) a small gold hoop worn in a pierced ear to prevent the hole from closing up
- A fish of the genus Dormitator, resembling the gobies
- An agent who spends a long time (often years) establishing himself or herself as an inoffensive citizen preparing for the moment when he or she will be required to pass on information, spy for a foreign power, etc
- Someone or something not recognized for what it is
- A record, film, etc which becomes popular after an initial period of not being so, or an item whose true value is not recognized and which is sold too cheaply as a result (informal)
sleepˈery or sleepˈry adjective (Scot) Sleepy sleepˈily adverb sleepˈiness noun sleepˈing noun - Sleep
- Abeyance
adjective- In a state of, occupied with, or for, sleeping
- Dormant
sleepˈless adjective - Without sleep
- Unable to sleep
sleepˈlessly adverb sleepˈlessness noun sleepˈy adjective - Inclined to sleep, drowsy
- Inducing or suggesting sleep
- Characterized by quietness and lack of activity
- Partially decayed internally, esp of a pear, soft and lacking juice
sleep apnoea see apnoea sleeping bag noun A quilted bag for sleeping in, used by travellers, campers, etc sleeping berth noun sleeping car, sleeping carrˈiage or sleeping coach noun A railway carriage with berths for sleeping in sleeping draught noun A drink containing a drug to induce sleep sleeping partner noun A person who has money invested in a business but takes no part in its management sleeping pill noun One containing a sleep-inducing drug sleeping policeman noun A low transverse hump built into the surface of a road, intended to slow down traffic sleeping sickness noun - A deadly disease of tropical Africa, characterized by headache, great drowsiness, and exhaustion, caused by a trypanosome introduced by the bite of a tsetse-fly
- Sometimes erroneously applied to sleepy sickness
sleeˈping-suit or sleepˈsuit noun A baby's all-in-one garment for sleeping in sleep learning same as hypnopaedia (see under hypno-). sleep mode noun (computing) The facility of temporarily restricting electrical power in a computer to those parts that are needed to restore it to full operation, so that it can be left switched on when not in use sleepˈout noun A partitioned-off section of a veranda for use as a sleeping area (Aust and NZ; see also sleep out below) sleepˈwalk intransitive verb sleepˈwalker noun A person who walks in his or her sleep, a somnambulist sleepˈwalking noun sleepˈyhead noun A lazy or sleepy-looking person sleepy hollow noun A very quiet place (from A Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820) by Washington Irving) sleepy sickness noun - Encephalitis lethargica, a feature of which is great drowsiness
- Formerly applied to sleeping sickness
get to sleep To manage to fall asleep go to sleep - To fall asleep
- (of a limb) to become numb through pressure or positioning that cuts off the blood supply
in one's sleep While asleep on sleep (Bible) Asleep put to sleep - To anaesthetize
- To kill (an animal) painlessly (euphemistic)
sleep around (informal) To be sexually promiscuous sleep in - To oversleep, wake or get up later than intended
- To sleep later than usual
- To sleep at one's place of work
sleep off To recover from (eg a hangover) by sleeping sleep on To consider overnight, postpone a decision on sleep out - To sleep outdoors overnight (sleepˈout noun)
- To sleep away from one's place of work
sleep over To sleep at another person's house overnight, esp after a party (sleepˈover noun) sleep together (euphemistic) To have sexual relations with each other sleep with (euphemistic) To have sexual relations with |