'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 H-BtiA (
sleep-less /'sli:plas/ adj. 1 [only
before noun] without sleep 7f Bi fit W); 7 B& 7j : I’ve had a few
sleepless nights recently. II j£ fi 7 _t & BS Ifc. 2 [not
before noun] not able to
sleep Bi7lT; ABR: She lay sleepless until dawn. M1$ A HP J L , 1C f!] X ^ 7 B§ A d
► sleep-less-ly oc/v. sleep
lessness noun [U] E£E1 insomnia: to suffer from sleeplessness SXBRAH 'sleep mode noun [U] a way of operating
in which parts of an electronic device are switched off when they are not being
used ( ) TKiKflA
sleep-over /'sli:peuva(r); NAmE -ou-/ (NAmE
also slumber party) noun a
party for children or young people when a group of them spend the night at one
house
sleep-suit /‘sli:psu:t; BrE also -sju:t/ noun (BrE) a piece of clothing
for a baby, which covers the body, arms, and legs, worn especially at night ( Bitil
sleep-walk /'sli:pwo:k/ verb [V] to walk around
while you are asleep ► sleep-walk er (also formal somnambulist) noun
sleepy /‘sliipi/ adj. (sleepier,
sleepi-est) 1 needing sleep; ready
to go to sleep g -ft ; Bi BS H77I drowsy: a sleepy child 7T@iB§(HJ?£7 0 He had begun to
feel sleepy. IfeBftlfflTo 0 The heat and
the wine made her sleepy. Xn§7M,
$;Bio 2 (of places J&X) quiet and where nothing
much happens £ # W ; it W ; a
sleepy little
town t ft 1$ 7 2$ ► sleep-ily /-ili/ adv. : She yawned
sleepily. sleepi-ness noun [U]
sleepy-head /'sliipihed/ noun (informal) a way of addressing
sb who is not completely awake ( IPf'&Bi BKftA ) BiBiA: Come on sleepyhead—time to
get up. ^BE, fllfc, sleet /sli:t/ noun, verb » noun [U] a mixture of rain and snow MAUI ■ verb [V] when it is sleeting, a mixture
of rain and snow is falling from the sky TMAH sleeve /sli:v/ noun
1
a part of a piece of
clothing that covers all or part of your arm ft 7: a dress with short/long sleeves M / AH! 0 Dan rolled up his
sleeves and washed his hands. —
picture o pages R20,
R22 — see also shirtsleeve 2 -sleeved (in adjectives having sleeves of the type mentioned 7 7 (ft : ci short-sleeved shirt M — picture o
page R22 3 (also jacket especially in NAmE) a stiff paper or cardboard
envelope for a record P| ft ^: a colourful sleeve design JtSifcit' 4 a tube
that covers a part of a
machine to protect it ( )
HMf, Hit ► sleeve-less adj.: a sleeveless dress XttiJ Alt ITC71 have/keep sth up your sleeve to keep a plan or an
idea secret until you need to use it A #1H fcMf; Jj&j 7 III — more at ace
n., card n.,
laugh
V., ROLL V., TRICK n., WEAR V.
'sleeve
note noun (BrE) = liner note sleigh /slei/ noun a
sledge (= a vehicle that slides
over snow), especially one pulled by horses ( )
iff#: a sleigh ride ^fffgi
— 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 ( JH75
7 A The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.
0 2 the
fact of tricking people in a clever way !E>&; Vc
IS : Last year’s profits were more the result of financial sleight of hand
than genuine growth.
slender /' slenda(r)/ adj. (slenderer,
slenderest) i:iaa You can also use more slender and most
slender. 7 7 more slender fP most
slender 0 1 (approving)
(of people or their bodies AW thin in an attractive or
elegant way H771 sum her
slender
figure 0 long, slender fingers
2
thin or narrow ; 767 a glass with a
slender stem jS} M iff IF 3 small in amount or size and hardly
enough $J: to win by a slender margin/
majority l'J> Wt 5ft it $&'/g &
& Me. o people of slender means (= with little money)
^A o
slept pt, pp of SLEEP
sleuth /slu:0/ noun (old-fashioned or
humorous) a person who investigates crimes jjjf W. HTH detective : an amateur sleuth
sleuth ing /’slu:0iq/ noun [U]
the act of investigating a crime or mysterious event jjfiSt, iflISt (
) : to do some private
sleuthing Wfi%LX\'fcft slew /slu:/ verb, noun — see also slay v. m verb [+adv./prep.] (especially
of a vehicle X ft 7 ffi) to turn or
slide suddenly in another direction; to make a vehicle do this ( ^ M ft , M ft: [V] The car
skidded and slewed sideways. AlTit, 7]—fij fH Ao 0
[VN] He slewed the motorbike over as they hit the freeway.
mnoun [sing.] ~ of sth (informal, especially NAmE) a
large
number or amount of sth A#;
slice 0-w /Slais/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a thin flat piece of food that has been cut off a
larger piece 7: a slice of bread
—-J7®^
O Cut the meat into thin slices.
2
(informal) a part or share of sth jftjf-, {&%$.:
Our
firm is well placed to grab a large slice of the market.
3
a kitchen
utensil (= tool) that you use to lift and serve
pieces of food $S$k; ( ) 717 a fish slice M&jf 4 (sport
W) (in GOLF, tennis, etc. |^]j£^)a
stroke
that makes the ball spin
to one side rather than going straight ahead g Jjc; ff!'J Mi; MW fT IT7T71 a .slice of life a film/movie, play or
book that gives a very realistic view of ordinary life Mi], 7
) — more at action n., cake n., pie ■ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to cut sth into
slices ffi •• ■ W ( ffl ) Jt: to
slice (up) onions fE 7 K 7] it 0 Slice the cucumber thinly. fE^illTJJ^i^^Wito o a sliced loaftj] itffife — see also salami
slicing 2 [usually +adv./prep.] to cut sth easily with
or as if with a sharp blade 70;
§!];
#J: [V] He accidentally sliced through his finger. #, 7 7 7' fE fa A S'J 7 „ o A
piece of glass sliced into his
shoulder. — fA ^ ^ #] fR ftfe ^ M 0 0
(figurative) Her
speech sliced through all
the confusion surrounding the situation, hit—0 i# jE &7 W- —70 ^ tfc S>J % f# W M
M o 0 [VN] The knife sliced his jacket.
2$ fE 70 ^ij 7 ffe ^1 77. o (figurative) The ship
sliced the water, dt ml [also VN-ADJ] 3 [VN] (sport #:) to hit a
ball so that it spins and does not move in the expected direction ftij ( ft
) ; I4707T: He managed to slice a shot over the net.
7fei£'&fEIjcM70Mgo 4 [VN] (in golf M 7 A J$) to hit the ball so that it flies away
in a curve, when you do not mean to ( fcM 7 ) tT tB 5 [VN] (NAmE,
informal) to reduce sth by a
large amount A it I# {17 The new tax has sliced annual bonuses by 30
percent. 7Jt£IflJi$77 30%0
IRTC1 see
way n. .slice
sth-^'off/a'way | .slice sth off
sth to cut sth from a
larger piece 70 T; :#ij T: Slice a piece off. 70 7 “ 7 „ o (figurative) He sliced two seconds off the world
record. Etfffi7ii7W>o .sliced 'bread noun [u] bread that is
sold already cut into slices 70 it : a loaf of sliced bread — ^70 it ffi
ITOB1 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.
(I)
^*#1 slick /slik/ adj., noun, verb
* 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 or lacks important ideas 7 ® 7 tt A ; MWtf}-.
a slick advertising campaign slick performance M
ffi {S [tl W ^ 7 ^ ^ 7 2
(sometimes disapproving) speaking very easily
and smoothly but in a way that