sleeping sickness 1888 |
'sleeping sickness noun [u] a tropical
disease carried by the tsetse fly
that causes a feeling of wanting to go to sleep and usually causes death 昏睡病（由桌采蜗
传播的热带疾病，患者嗜睡，通常导致死亡）
sleep-less /'sliiplas/ adj. 1 [only before noun] without sleep 没有睡觉的；不眠的：J’ve had a /evv sieepZess nights recently.蕞近莪着砝几个晚上没ii觉。2 [not
before noun] not able to sleep 睡不着；失眠：She lay sZeepZess untiZ dawn.她躺在那儿，直到天秦才睡着。
► sleepless-ly adv. sleep-less-ness noun [U] HTTl insomnia： to suj^er•介om sZeepiessness 受失眠土苦 'sleep mode noun [U] a
way of operating in which parts of an electronic device are switched off when
they are not being used (电子设备的）休眠模式 sleep-over /'sli:pauva(r); NAmE -ou-/ {NAmE also 'slum- I' ber party) noun a party for children
or young people
when a group of them spend the night at one house (儿童或年轻人在某人家玩乐并过夜的）聚会
sleep-suit /'sli:psu:t; BrE also -sju:t/ noun {Br£) a piece of clothing
for a baby, which covers the body, arms, and legs, worn especially at night (婴儿）罩袍，睡袍
sleep-walk /'sli:pwo:k/ verb [V] to walk around
while you are asleep ^ ► sleep-walk-er (also formal som-
nam-bu-list) noun
sleepy /'sliipi/ adj. (sleep-ier,
sleepi-est) 1 needing sleep; ready
to go to sleep _ 倦.沾；ik 睡的 H7?l drowsy： a sieepy chiid 打瞌睡如孩子◊ He had begun
to /ed s〖eepy.他已觉得困 T。◊ heat and the wine made her sZeepy.周围暖洋#的，又喝了酒，她感觉昏昏
欲睡。2 (of places 地方）quiet and where nothing much happens安蠢的；冷清的；不热闹的：a sZeepy 〖itrte town 宁静的小城► sleep.丨丨y /-ili/ flcfv. : She yawned sZeepily.—困得打_哈欠。sleepi.ness/?ow/7[U] sleepy-head /'sliipihed/ noun (informal) a way of addressing
sb who is not completely awake (称呼没睡 醒的人）懒鬼，睦睡虫：Come on deepyhead—time to get up.快点吧，懒鬼，该起床了。
sleet /sli:t/ noun, verb ■ noM/i [U] a mixture of
rain and snow 雨夹雪'
鼸 verfc [V] when it is
sleeting, a mixture ot rain and snow is falling from the sky 下雨吳雪
sleeve 〇■»» /sii:v/ now/?
1 a part of a piece of clothing that covers all or
part of your arm 袖手：a dress with
short/Zongsleeves 短袖 / 长袖连衣裙◊ Dan roHed up
his sleeves and washed his hands.丹也起袖子洗了洗手。一picture o pages R2〇, R22 — see also shirtsleeve 2 -sleeved (in adjectives 构成形容词)/having sleeves of the type mentioned 有… 袖子的：a short-sieeved shirt 短 _
衬衫一picture o page R22 3 (also jacket especially in NAmE) a stiff paper or
cardboard envelope for a record P昌片套：a steeve. design 色彩斑斓的唱片套计 4 a tube that covers
a.part of a machine to protect it (机器的） 套筒，套管► sleeve.less flc/y.: a s丨eevdess dress 无袖连 衣裙 have/keep sth up your 'sleeve
to
keep a plan or an idea secret until you need to use it 有诗囊 沙计；胸中自有主张一more at ace
n., card n., laugh
V.,
ROLL V., TRICK n., WEAR V.
'sleeve note noun [Br£) = liner note sleigh /slei/ noun a sledge (= a vehicle that slides over
snow), especially one pulled by horses (.尤指马拉的）
雪橇：a sZeigh ride 乘倉橇一picture o sledge sleight of hand /.slait av 'haend/ noun [U] 1 (also formal le-ger-de-main) skilful movements of
your hand that other people cannot see (隐蔽的）敏捷丰法，灵巧
手法：rfte tri_dc is done
sfmpiy sZeight 〇/ hand.变这 个戏法全凭手法敏捷。2 the fact of tricking
people in a clever way 把戏；在招：Last year's profits
were more the result of financial sleight of hand than genuine growth.去年的贏利更多是因为，财务手法，而.不是真正的
增长。
slen.der /_slenda(r)/ adj. (slen-derer,
slen-derest) You can also use more slender and most slender. 亦可用 more slender 和■ most slender。 1 (approving) (of people or their bodies 人或人体）thin in an attractive
or elegant way 苗条的；'纤细的 HTTIslim- her slender
_/iigure她苗条的身材◊〖ong, s〖enderRogers修长纤细的手
指 2 thin or narrow 细的；窄的：a gZass with a sZender
stem 高脚酒杯 3
small in amount or size and hardly enough 微薄的；不足的':to win by a siender
margin/ majority 以 g 弱优势 7 多数获胜◊ people 〇/ slender means (= with little money)
^ A 0 Australia held a sZender 2-0〖ead at 澳大利亚队在上半场终时以
1
:〇 的微弱优势领先。►
slen.der.ness noun [U] slept pt, pp of SLEEP
sleuth /slu:0/ noun (old-fashioned or humorous)
a person who investigates crimes 侦探 H7H detective ： an amateur sleuth
sleuth-ing /'slu:0iq/ noun [U] the act of
investigating a crime or mysterious event侦査，调查（犯罪案件或神秘
事件）：to do some private
deut/iing 进行私人侦查 slew /slu:/ verb, noun — see also slay v. mverb [+adv./prep.] (especially of a vehicle to
turn or slide suddenly in
another direction; to make a vehicle do this (使 > 突然转向，急转：[V] 77ie car skidded and dewed sideways.汽车打滑，向一侧偏去。r ◊ [VN] He slewed the
motorbike over as they hit the freeway. 他们冲到高速公路时，他赶紧把摩托车调转方向。
■ noun [sing.]〜of sth (/>?/〇/7?7〇/，巴pec/a//y AMm£)’ a large number or amount
of sth 大量；许多 slice /slais/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a tJiin flat piece of food that has
been cut off a larger piece (切下的食物 > 薄片，片：a s/iceo/bread 一片面包◊ Cut the meat
into thin sHces•把肉切成薄片。
2
(/./7/om?fl/) a part or share of sth 部分；也额：Our firm is well
placed to grab a large slice of the market. ^ 司处境有利，足以获得巨大的市场份额。3 a kitchen utensil (= tool) that you use to lift
and serve pieces of food锅铲；（餐桌用）小铲：a_/iish dice煎鱼铲4 (spo/t 体）（in golf, tennis, etc•高尔夫球、网球等）a stroke that makes
the ball spin to one side rather than going straight ahead 削球；侧旋球；斜切打 a ,slice of ■life
a
film/movie, play or book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life 反映现 实生活 的电影 （或戏 剧、书）一 more at action n., cake n., pie
_
verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to cut
sth into slices 把...切成 (薄）A: to s〖ice Cuplonfons 把洋葱切成片◊ SHce the
cucumber tftinfy.把 ji切成薄_ 的片。◊ a sh’ced Zoa/ 切 片面包 _
see also salami slicing 2
[usually +adv./prep.] to cut sth easily with or as if with a sharp blade
切； 割；划：[V] He accidentally sliced through his finger. ^ 不小心把指头割破了。_◊
A piece 〇/ gZass sZice^ into
his shouWer. —瘓余螭划破他的肩膀。◊ {figurative)
Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation.她一席话把整个事态的一切纷扰剖析得清清楚
楚。◊ [VN]
rhe fcm/e s〖iced his jacket.那把刀划破 了他的 上衣。◊ (f/gt/raf/Ve)
The sh中 s丨iced the water.船▲浪前
■进。[also VN-ADj] 3
[VN] (spo/t 体）to hit a ball so that it spins and does
not move in the expected direction 削 (球）；斜切打：ffe manageci to siice a shot over the net.他设法把球斜切过网。4 [VN] (in golf髙尔夫球）to hit the ball so
that it flies away in a curve, when you do not mean to (无意中）打出弧线球5 [VN] (Mm£， to reduce sth by a
large amount 大幅彘削减； 大量降被：rhe new tax /i〇5 sZi’ced annuai bonuses 30 percent.由于征收新税，年度红利减少了 30%。D33J see way n. 遽.slice
sth-^'off/a'way | .slice sth off sth to cut sth from a
larger piece 切■下；割下：■ Sifce a f^ece 〇#•切下一片。◊ (figurative)
He sliced two seconds the worki record.他把世界纪录缩短了两秒。
.sliced 'bread noun [U] bread that is
sold already cut into slices 切片面包：a Zoa/ 〇/ siiced bread —条切片面包
the
best thing since sliced 'bread {informal) if you say that
sth is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good,
interesting，etc•极好 j或极有意思等）的事物 slick /slik/ adj., noun, verb
m adj. (slick-er,
slick-est) 1 (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a
way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere t>r
lacks important ideas 华 而不实的；虚有其表的；取巧的：a siicfc adverting
campaign华而不实尚广告攻势◊ a sZfcfc
pe/forma/ice表 面热闹但内容贫乏的演出2 (sometimes咖approv/ngj speaking
very easily and smoothly but in a way that