shut-eye
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈshut-eye noun [uncountable] informal SLEEPsleep 睡觉 We’d better get some shut-eye. 我们最好能睡一会儿。
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shut-eye• Well, better get some shut-eye.get some shut-eye• Well, better get some shut-eye.ˈshut-eye nounChineseSyllable
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shut-eye
ˈshut-eye
noun [uncountable] informal
sleep:
We’d better get some shut-eye.
▪ sleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around you: I hardly got any sleep at all last night. | He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.
▪slumber/slumbers literary sleep: She fell into an uneasy slumber. | He awoke from his slumbers.
▪shut-eye informal especially humorous sleep: I really need to get some shut-eye.
▪doze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: Edward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.
▪snooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: He decided to have a snooze on the sofa while he was waiting for the others to get ready.
▪nap a short sleep, especially during the day: He’s taking a nap. | Helen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.
▪forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day: I’m just going to have forty winks. | I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.
ˈshut-eye
noun [uncountable] informalsleep:
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