that somebody is asleep
than to say that somebody is sleeping. Sleep can only be used in the passive
with a preposition such as in or an ： It was clear her
bed hadn't been slept in. * somebody is asleep tt somebody is sleeping更常见。sleep只有和in或on等介词连用时才可
以用被动语态：It was clear her bed
hadn’t been slept inis [VN] [no passive] ■ to have enough beds for a
particular number of people可供…睡觉；可供…住宿：The apart- ment sZeeps six•.这套公寓能睡六个又。◊ 77ie hotei s〖eeps UO guests.痒家旅馆可供l2〇位客人住宿。_ let sleeping dogs
lie (saying) to avoid mentioning a
subject or sth that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or
arguments 过丢的_就不要再提
、了..；不要没事找事 s丨eep like a I丨og/’baby (/’n/or/rw/) to sleep
very well 沉睡；•睡 sleep
’tight used
especially to children before
they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well (尤用以打发孩子睡觉）睡个
好觉：Goodnight, sleep tight!晚安，睡个好觉！ 一more at rough adv., wink n. .sleep a'round {informal,
disapproving) to have sex with a
lot of different people 到A跟人睡觉；乱搞男女关系，sleep _in to sleep until after
the time you usually get up in the morning 迟 起；睡过头；睡_觉，sleep sth一’off to get better after
sth, especially drinking too much alcohol, by sleeping 靠—觉来消除；睡一觉熬过酒劲：let’s ieave him to s〖eejp it 〇JT•咱们让他睡吧，一觉醒来就没事了。1sleep
on sth {informal) to delay making a
decision about sth until the next day, so that you have time to think about it 把… 留待第二天决定；把…拖延到第二天再说：CouW/deep on it andZet
you know tomorrow?能不能让我晚上考邊 考虑，明天答复你？ .sleep
|over to stay the night at
sb else’s home 在别人篆里 夜：Jt’s very Zate now—why
don’t you deep over?现在已会很晚了 为什么不就睡
这儿嗓？ ◊
Can J sZeep over at my_/rtend’s house?我能不 能在朋友家过夜？ 一related noun sleepover sleep together | sleep with sb {informal) to have sex with sb，especially sb you are
not married to 和某人（尤指非
配偶）发生备关系：/ know
hefs going out with her, but J don’t t/iinfc
they’re sleeping together.我知道他跟她在谈 恋爱，不过我想他们还不至亍上床吧。◊£ve/yonefcmws
she sieeps with the boss.人人知道她跟老板睡觉。
m noun 1 [U] the natural
state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your
mind is not conscious 睡觉；睡眠：J need to get some
sleep•我 得睡一会儿。，◊ J didn’t get
much sleep iast night.昨晚 〇 〇 Can you give me something to help me get to
sleep (= start sleeping)?你能不能给我点能让我入睡
的东西？ ◊
Go to sleep—it’s kite.快睡吧 不早了9 ◊
He
cried out in his steep•他在_梦中大叫。◊ Anxiety can be
caused by 〖acfc o/s〖eep.睡眠不能备致焦虑。◊ fife taWc nearZyse/it me to
sleep (= it
was boring).他的讲话 差点我睡着了。◊ 7>y to go
bacfc to steep.再继续睡 吧。2 [sing.] a period of
sleep 睡眠时间；一觉：Did you have a good
sZeep?睡得好吗？ ◊ Ros/eH into a deep sieep. 罗斯睡着了，睡得很沉。◊仰/ed better a_/ter a good night’s steep (= a night when I sleep well)•好.好睡
晚，我就会觉得好些了。. 3 [Uj (/n/omw/) the
substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes after you have been
sleeping 眼屎 ITiT?l be able to do sth in
your sleep {informal) to be able to do sth
very easily because you have done it many times before 闭.着眼睛 也能做，go to 'sleep (/.n/ormfl/) if part
of your body goes to sleep, you lose the sense of
feeling in it, usually because it has been in the same position for too long (身体某部位）麻木，发麻not lose ‘sleep/lose no _sl兮ep pver sth to not worry much
about sth 不大为某 事操心：it’s not worth 〖osing sieep over.那件事不值4糸 虑。put sb to 'sleep (/n/omjo/) to make sb unconscious before
an operation by using drugs, (called an anaesthetic)
■丨思药物}釭醉 put sth to 'sleep to kill a sick or
injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain. People say ‘put
to sleep’ to avoid saying ‘kill’.（用药物）.使长眠，无痛苦地杀死（坐病或受伤的动
物）一 more
at wink n.
sleep.er
/_sli:pa(r)/ 1 (used with an adjective 与形 容词连.用）a person who sleeps in
a particular way 睡 得…的又：a heavy/Iiglit/soimd
sleeper 睡得很沉 /
轻 /
香的人2 a person who is
asleep睡觉者；睡眠者：OnZy the snores of
the sleepers broke the silence of the house.
I 1887 sleeping policeman
只有睡觉的人发出的鼾声打破了屋内的寂静。3 a night train with
beds for passengers on it 臣卜铺歹tj;车：.the iondo/i-Edinburg/i deeper伦敦到爱丁堡的卧铺列车
4 = sleeping car 5 (Br£) (NAmE tie) one of the heavy pieces of wood or
concrete on which the rails on a railway/railroad track are laid (铁路）枕木，轨枕
6
{informal, especially NAm£) a film/movie, play or book that for a long
time is not very successful and then is suddenly a success (出人意外ife成功的）冷门电影（或
戏剧、著怍等）7 (阶£) a
ring or piece of metal that you wear in an ear that has been pierced (= had a hole made in it) to
keep the hole from dosing (为保持耳环
孔不闭合而戴的）耳环，耳钉
sleeping bag noun a
thick warm bag that you use for sleeping in, for example when you are camping 睡袋 .Sleeping Beauty noun used to refer to sb who has been asleep
for a iong time 睡了很长时间的人：OK； SZeepingBeaufy, time togetup.好啦，睡美人，该起床
X..p E3EE! From the European
fairy tale about a beautiful girl who sleeps for a hundred years and is woken
up when a prince kisses her.源自喊洲童话、，沉
睡可f的美丽少女被主¥的亲吻唤醒。
'sleeping
car (also
sleep-er) noun a
coach/car on a train with beds for people to sleep in 臣卜铺车厢 .sleeping 'partner (fir£) {NAmE
,silent 'partner) noun a person who has put money into a business
company but who is not actually involved in running it 隐名合伙 人名股f(在企业中有股份但不参与经营）
'sleeping
pill {BrE also sleeping tablet) noun a pill containing a drug that helps you to
sleep 妾眠药
.sleeping po'liceman noun {BrE, informal) = speed hump
SYNONYMS同义词辨析 sleep
doze ♦ nap ♦ snooze ♦ slumber ♦
drowse
These
words all mean to rest with your eyes dosed and your mind and body not active;以*上各词均含睡觉、
入睡之义。
sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind
and body not active 指睡、睡觉、入睡：Did you sleep we//?你睡得好吗？ ◊ / cow/^n’f s/e印 /flSt Z7/g/)f.我昨 天晚士睡不着。It is more usual to
say that sb is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an
adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping. 表示在睡觉，asleep较sleeping常&如果用副词 表示睡的状态就用 sleeping:
‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh/SWsfls/e印“阿什利在千什么？ ” “嘘，她在
睡觉。” ◊切fwby was s/eep/'ng
peflce/t///y.婴儿睡
得很安稳。〇 The
baby was asleep peacefuHy. doze to sleep lightly,
waking up easily, often when you are not in bed指打瞌睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在
床We
was doz/ng o/^je 7Y.他—电视桃前
打瞌睡。
nap to sleep for a short time, especially
during the day尤指日间的小睡、.打砘
snooze {informal) to
sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in
bed 尤指
日间的小睡、打吨，通常不是躺在床土 ： My braver snooz/ng 0/7沩e 5〇/fl.我弟秦正在沙发上打吨。
slumber (//ferary) to sleep 指睡目民 drowse to be sleeping lightly or .almost .a$leep 指打瞌 .睡、打目击、假寐：My mother was
sitting on the porch, 6/ravvs/>7g/>7沩eswn.我母亲坐在有阳光照射的门廊里
打瞌睡。
PATTERNS AND
COLLOCATIONS
■
to sleep/doze/snooze/slumber peacefully
■
to sleep/doze/snooze lightly/gently
■
to sleep/doze/slumber fitfully
to sleep/slumber deepty/soundly