sleep

Word family  noun sleep sleeper sleepiness sleeplessness adjective asleep sleepless sleepy verb sleep adverb sleepily sleeplessly

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sleep1 /sliːp/ ●●● S1 W2 verb (past tense and past participle slept /slept/) [intransitive]  1  HBHSLEEPto rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed 睡，睡觉 → asleep I usually sleep on my back. 我一般仰卧着睡觉。 Did you sleep well? 你睡得好吗？ He’s lucky because at least he has somewhere to sleep. 他算是幸运的，至少还有个睡觉的地方。2. sleep rough British EnglishSLEEPHOME to sleep outdoors in uncomfortable conditions, especially because you have no money 〔尤因没有钱〕露宿3. sleep on it spokenDECIDE# to not make a decision about something important until the next day 〔把重要的事〕留待第二天决定4  sleep tight spokenSLEEP said especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well 睡个好觉〔尤用于对睡觉前的小孩子说〕 Good night, Jenny. Sleep tight! 晚安，珍妮，睡个好觉！5  somebody can sleep easy  used to say that someone no longer has to worry about something 某人可以睡个安稳〔表示不用再为某事担心〕 Unlike some other Internet sites, when you buy from us, you can sleep easy. 我们和其他的网站不一样，你从我们网站购买，可以完全放心。6  sleep two/four/six etc to have enough beds for a particular number of people 可供两人/四人/六人等睡 The villa sleeps four. 这栋别墅可供四人住宿。7. let sleeping dogs lie MENTION#to deliberately avoid mentioning a subject, so that you do not cause any trouble or argument 别惹是生非；别自寻烦恼8. literaryQUIET if a village, house etc sleeps, it is very quiet during the night 〔入夜后的村庄、房子等〕寂静无声 COLLOCATIONSadverbssleep well 睡得好I haven’t been sleeping well lately. 我最近睡得不好。sleep badly 睡得不好Eleanor slept badly that night. 埃莉诺那晚睡得很不好。sleep soundly/deeply (=in a way that means you are not likely to wake) 睡得香/沉Within seconds, Maggie was sleeping soundly. 没一会儿,玛吉就睡熟了。sleep peacefully 睡得安稳Celia slept peacefully beside him. 西莉娅在他身边安然入睡。nsleep uneasily (=not sleep well, because you are worried)That night I slept uneasily, anxious about the meeting the next day. sleep fitfully literary (=sleep badly, waking up after short periods, especially because you are worried) 时睡时醒nShe slept fitfully, her mind filled with images of Jack’s face.nbarely/hardly sleep (=to not sleep well)I’d hardly slept the night before the wedding.sleep late (=not wake up until late in the morning) 睡到很晚nShe had slept late; it was already eleven.nphrasescan’t/couldn’t sleepI went to bed, but I couldn’t sleep.be unable to sleepHe lay down but was unable to sleep.have trouble sleeping (=to not sleep well)Why do so many elderly people have trouble sleeping?sleep like a log (also sleep like a baby) informal (=sleep very well)I was exhausted and slept like a log.not sleep a wink informal (=not sleep at all)I didn’t sleep a wink last night. THESAURUSsleep to rest your mind and body with your eyes closed. Sleep is usually used when talking about how long, how deeply, or where someone sleeps. When saying that someone is not awake, you use be asleep 睡,睡觉〔sleep一般用于指某人睡得多久、多深或睡在哪里,说某人是睡着的要用be asleep〕Most people sleep for about eight hours. 大多数人睡八小时左右。He slept downstairs. 他睡在楼下。Did you sleep well? 你睡得好吗？be asleep to be sleeping 睡着The baby’s asleep – don’t wake her. 宝宝睡着了——别叫醒她。He was fast asleep (=completely asleep) by the time I got home. 等我到家的时候他已经睡得很熟了。oversleep to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning 睡过头I overslept and was late for work. 我睡过头,上班迟到了。take a nap (also have a nap especially British English) (also have forty winks informal) to sleep for a short time during the day 〔在白天〕打个盹,小睡I think I’ll have a nap. 我想小睡一会儿。She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap. 她一夜没睡,很想打个盹。have/take a snooze informal to sleep for a short time, especially in a chair, not in a bed 〔尤指在椅子上〕打盹I think I’ll have a quick snooze. 我想打个盹。doze to sleep lightly, for example in a chair, and be easily woken 〔在椅子上等〕打瞌睡,半睡I wasn’t really asleep – I was just dozing. 我没有真的睡着——只是打了个瞌睡。I must have dozed off (=started sleeping) halfway through the film. 我肯定是电影看到一半就瞌睡过去了。　nkip British English informal to sleep somewhere, especially somewhere that is not your home – a very informal useI kipped at my mate’s for a couple of days.Is it alright if I kip on the floor? PHRASAL VERBS9.sleep around phrasal verb informal SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto have sex with a lot of different people without having a serious relationship with any of them – used to show disapproval 到处和人睡觉〔含贬义〕10 sleep in phrasal verb informal WAKE UP/GET UPto let yourself sleep later than usual in the morning 〔早上〕睡懒觉 We usually sleep in on Sunday mornings. 我们星期天早上通常睡懒觉。11 sleep something ↔ off phrasal verb informal SLEEPto sleep until you do not feel ill anymore, especially after drinking too much alcohol 用睡眠消除〔不适，尤指在醉酒后〕 He went to his room to sleep it off. 他到自己的房间去睡一觉来消除酒醉。12.sleep over phrasal verb STAY WITH SB, IN A HOTEL ETCto sleep at someone’s house for a night – used especially by children 在别人家里过夜，借宿〔尤为儿语〕13 sleep through phrasal verb a) sleep through somethingSLEEP to sleep while something is happening and not be woken by it 睡着没有被某事物吵醒 How did you manage to sleep through that thunderstorm? 雷雨那么大你怎么能睡得着？b) sleep through (something)SLEEP to sleep continuously for a long time 一直睡 I slept right through till lunchtime. 我一觉睡到吃午饭的时候。 The baby slept peacefully through the night. 宝宝安然睡了一整夜。14.sleep together phrasal verb SEX/HAVE SEX WITHif people sleep together, they have sex with each other 发生性关系15 sleep with somebody phrasal verb SEX/HAVE SEX WITHto have sex with someone, especially someone you are not married to 与某人〔尤指非配偶〕发生性关系 Everybody in the office knows he’s been sleeping with Kathy. 办公室里人人都知道他和凯茜有一腿。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sleep• Is the baby sleeping all night now?• Charlotte was sleeping and her mother didn't want to wake her.• But it was hardly like sleeping at all.• I'm so tired, I could sleep for a week.• Expect to pay $ 115 for a cabin that sleeps four during peak season.• Poor old Chris was sleeping in his car and living off bread and water when he found he'd won £250,000.• Smitty went to sleep in the back.• I normally sleep on my back.• If my snoring is that bad, I'll go down and sleep on the sofa.• I had slept only a few hours, but I had to get up early.• What happens when we sleep or are unconscious?• You can rent a country cottage that sleeps six from as little as £300 a week.• None of us slept very easily, I have to say.• I didn't sleep very well last night, so I couldn't concentrate on the exam.

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sleep2 ●●● S2 W3 noun  1  being asleep 睡觉 [uncountable]HBHSLEEP the natural state of resting your mind and body, usually at night 睡眠，睡觉 → beauty sleep I didn’t get much sleep last night. 我昨天晚上睡得不多。 Her eyes were red through lack of sleep. 因为缺少睡眠，她双眼通红。in your sleep (=while sleeping) 在睡眠中 Ed often talks in his sleep. 埃德睡觉时常常说梦话。 She died peacefully in her sleep. 她在睡梦中安然去世。2  period of sleeping 睡眠时间 [singular]SLEEP a period when you are sleeping 〔一段〕睡眠时间 I had a little sleep in the afternoon. 下午我小睡了一会儿。 She was woken from a deep sleep by a ring at the door. 她在熟睡中被门铃声吵醒了。3  go to sleep a) SLEEPto start sleeping 入睡 I went to sleep at 9 o’clock and woke up at 6. 我9点钟睡，6点钟醒来。 b) informalFEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC if a part of your body goes to sleep, you cannot feel it for a short time because it has not been getting enough blood 〔身体某部位〕麻木，发麻4  lose sleep over something WORRIED#to worry about something 为某事担心 It’s a practice game – I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. 那是一场练习赛，我不会为它担心的。5  put somebody/something to sleep a) MHto give drugs to a sick animal so that it dies without too much pain – used to avoid saying the word ‘kill’ 把〔患病动物〕人道毁灭〔用于避免使用单词 kill〕 b) informalMIUNCONSCIOUS to make someone unconscious before a medical operation by giving them drugs 〔手术前用麻醉药〕使某人失去知觉6  somebody can do something in their sleep GOOD AT informal used to say that someone is able to do something very easily, especially because they have done it many times before 某人闭上眼睛都能做某事〔尤因已做过多次〕 She knew the music so well she could play it in her sleep. 她对这首乐曲太熟悉了，闭上眼睛也能奏出来。7  send somebody to sleep a) to make someone go to sleep 使某人入睡 The combination of warmth and music sent him to sleep. 暖意加上音乐让他进入了梦乡。 b) if something sends someone to sleep, it is extremely boring 〔某事极其乏味〕使某人昏昏欲睡8  in your eyes 在眼睛里 [uncountable] informalHBH a substance that forms in the corners of your eyes while you are sleeping 眼屎 She rubbed the sleep from her eyes. 她擦去眼屎。n9  3/5/8 etc sleeps until/till something informal used to say how many nights there are until something Only five more sleeps till Christmas! COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbsgo to sleep (=start sleeping) 去睡觉He turned over and went to sleep. 他翻身睡了。drift/drop off to sleep (=start sleeping, especially without meaning to) 不知不觉入睡She’d drifted off to sleep on the sofa. 她不知不觉在沙发上睡着了。get to sleep (=succeed in starting to sleep) 睡着Last night I couldn’t get to sleep. 昨晚我睡不着。go back/get back to sleep (=sleep again after waking up) 再次入睡He shut his eyes and went back to sleep. 他闭上眼睛又睡着了。send somebody to sleep (=make someone start sleeping) 使某人入睡She hoped the music would send her to sleep. 她希望这音乐能使她睡着。get some sleep (=sleep for a while) 睡一会儿You’d better get some sleep. 你最好睡一会儿。have a sleep British English (=sleep for a short while) 睡一会儿Are you going to have a sleep after lunch today? 今天吃过午饭你打算睡一会儿吗？catch up on some sleep (=sleep after not having enough sleep) 补个觉nI suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.sing/rock/lull somebody to sleep (=make someone sleep by singing etc) 唱歌/轻摇/轻哼哄某人入睡nShe was usually able to rock the baby back to sleep quite quickly.adjectivesa long sleep 长长的一觉He needed a decent meal and a long sleep. 他需要吃顿好饭,睡个长觉。a little/short sleep 小睡I always have a little sleep in the afternoon. 我下午总是要小睡一会儿。a deep/sound/heavy sleep (=a sleep from which you cannot easily be woken) 熟睡,深睡The noise woke him from a deep sleep. 那噪音把他从深睡中吵醒。a light sleep (=a sleep from which you can easily be woken) 浅睡I fell into a light sleep. 我浅浅地睡去。na dreamless sleep (=in which you do not dream)She fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.an exhausted sleep (=because you were very tired) 因为极度疲劳而睡的觉nHe finally woke from an exhausted sleep.a fitful/restless/uneasy sleep (=in which you keep moving or waking) 时断时续的/不安稳的睡眠nMy alarm woke me from a fitful sleep.phrasesa good night’s sleep (=when you sleep well) 一夜好觉I woke up refreshed after a good night’s sleep. 第二天,睡了一夜好觉醒来时,我感到神清气爽。five/eight etc hours’ sleep 五小时/八小时等的睡眠After eight hours’ sleep, I woke up in pitch blackness. 我一觉睡了八个小时,醒来时只见一片漆黑。ndrift in and out of sleep (=keep almost waking up)I lay in the garden, drifting in and out of sleep.cry yourself to sleep (=cry until you fall asleep) 哭着睡去nI used to cry myself to sleep every night.nfall into a deep/long etc sleep (=start sleeping deeply, for a long time etc)He lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.nwake/be woken from a deep/long etc sleepA very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘go sleep’. Say go to sleep. 不要说 ‘go sleep’。 而要说 go to sleep。 THESAURUSnsleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around youI hardly got any sleep at all last night.He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.nslumber/slumbers literary sleepShe fell into an uneasy slumber.He awoke from his slumbers.nshut-eye informal especially humorous sleepI really need to get some shut-eye.ndoze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bedEdward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.nsnooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bedHe 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 〔在白天〕打个盹,小睡nHe’s taking a nap.nHelen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day 〔在白天〕打个盹,小睡nI’m just going to have forty winks.nI felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.

Examples from the Corpus

sleep• A sudden noise on the street woke Eileen from a deep sleep.• Katie sometimes talks in her sleep.• Her sleep had been very disturbed.• Grandad died peacefully in his sleep.• Lumberjack sprawled on the tiles at her feet, whining softly in his sleep like a damp log on a fire.• Eight hours' sleep a night is enough for most people.• I don't suppose you got much sleep last night.• Easy, do it in my sleep.• Mike came up on Wednesday night after virtually no sleep since leaving my house on Monday at 3.30 am.• Depending on the amount of sleep you get every night, you can experience anywhere from four to six sleep cycles.• He had already dropped into the depths of sleep.• Depression can be caused simply by a lack of sleep.• A lot of mineralization is needed to create a sedative effect, calm the nerves and promote sound sleep.in your sleep• In these early weeks of her dying, Sycorax slept, and in her sleep, cried out.• He stirred and took a deep breath in his sleep.• But Lafferty enjoyed that wealth only a short time, dying in his sleep Nov. 4.• The heat makes them nervous and jumpy, even in their sleep.• Carol was dying, and he cried out in his sleep and sat up trembling with cold sweats in the heat.• You got no right tying up people in their sleep.• She'd thought it was Anna, snuffling in her sleep or from grief.• She was beginning to hear that strident, angry voice in her sleep.Origin sleep2 Old English slæp

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sleep¹ S1 W2 /sliːp/ verb (past tense and past participle slept /slept/) [intransitive]1. to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed ⇨ asleep:
    I usually sleep on my back.
    Did you sleep well?
    He’s lucky because at least he has somewhere to sleep.
2. sleep rough British English to sleep outdoors in uncomfortable conditions, especially because you have no money
3. sleep on it spoken to not make a decision about something important until the next day
4. sleep tight spoken said especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well:
    Good night, Jenny. Sleep tight__
5. somebody can sleep easy used to say that someone no longer has to worry about something:
    Unlike some other Internet sites, when you buy from us, you can sleep easy.
6. sleep two/four/six etc to have enough beds for a particular number of people:
    The villa sleeps four.
7. let sleeping dogs lie to deliberately avoid mentioning a subject, so that you do not cause any trouble or argument
8. literary if a village, house etc sleeps, it is very quiet during the night
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adverbs
   ▪ sleep well I haven’t been sleeping well lately.
   ▪ sleep badly Eleanor slept badly that night.
   ▪ sleep soundly/deeply (=in a way that means you are not likely to wake) Within seconds, Maggie was sleeping soundly.
   ▪ sleep peacefully Celia slept peacefully beside him.
   ▪ sleep uneasily (=not sleep well, because you are worried) That night I slept uneasily, anxious about the meeting the next day.
   ▪ sleep fitfully literary (=sleep badly, waking up after short periods, especially because you are worried) She slept fitfully, her mind filled with images of Jack’s face.
   ▪ barely/hardly sleep (=to not sleep well) I’d hardly slept the night before the wedding.
   ▪ sleep late (=not wake up until late in the morning) She had slept late; it was already eleven.
■ phrases
   ▪ can’t/couldn’t sleep I went to bed, but I couldn’t sleep.
   ▪ be unable to sleep He lay down but was unable to sleep.
   ▪ have trouble sleeping (=to not sleep well) Why do so many elderly people have trouble sleeping?
   ▪ sleep like a log (also sleep like a baby) informal (=sleep very well) I was exhausted and slept like a log.
   ▪ not sleep a wink informal (=not sleep at all) I didn’t sleep a wink last night.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ sleep to rest your mind and body with your eyes closed. Sleep is usually used when talking about how long, how deeply, or where someone sleeps. When saying that someone is not awake, you use be asleep: Most people sleep for about eight hours. | He slept downstairs. | Did you sleep well?
   ▪ be asleep to be sleeping: The baby’s asleep – don’t wake her. | He was fast asleep (=completely asleep)by the time I got home.
   ▪ oversleep to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning: I overslept and was late for work.
   ▪ take a nap (also have a nap especially British English) (also have forty winks informal) to sleep for a short time during the day: I think I’ll have a nap. | She had been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap.
   ▪ have/take a snooze informal to sleep for a short time, especially in a chair, not in a bed: I think I’ll have a quick snooze.
   ▪ doze to sleep lightly, for example in a chair, and be easily woken: I wasn’t really asleep – I was just dozing. | I must have dozed off (=started sleeping) halfway through the film.
   ▪ kip British English informal to sleep somewhere, especially somewhere that is not your home – a very informal use: I kipped at my mate’s for a couple of days. | Is it alright if I kip on the floor?
     
sleep around phrasal verb informal
  to have sex with a lot of different people without having a serious relationship with any of them – used to show disapproval
sleep in phrasal verb informal
  to let yourself sleep later than usual in the morning:
    We usually sleep in on Sunday mornings.
sleep something ↔ off phrasal verb informal
  to sleep until you do not feel ill any more, especially after drinking too much alcohol:
    He went to his room to sleep it off.
sleep over phrasal verb
  to sleep at someone’s house for a night – used especially by children
sleep through phrasal verb
  1. sleep through something to sleep while something is happening and not be woken by it:
    How did you manage to sleep through that thunderstorm?
  2. sleep through (something) to sleep continuously for a long time:
    I slept right through till lunchtime.
    The baby slept peacefully through the night.
sleep together phrasal verb
  if people sleep together, they have sex with each other
sleep with somebody phrasal verb
  to have sex with someone, especially someone you are not married to:
    Everybody in the office knows he’s been sleeping with Kathy.

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sleep² S2 W3 noun1.  BEING ASLEEP  [uncountable] the natural state of resting your mind and body, usually at night ⇨ beauty sleep:
    I didn’t get much sleep last night.
    Her eyes were red through lack of sleep.
    in your sleep (=while sleeping)
    Ed often talks in his sleep.
    She died peacefully in her sleep.
2.  PERIOD OF SLEEPING  [singular] a period when you are sleeping:
    I had a little sleep in the afternoon.
    She was woken from a deep sleep by a ring at the door.
3. go to sleep
  a. to start sleeping:
    I went to sleep at 9 o'clock and woke up at 6.
  b. informal if a part of your body goes to sleep, you cannot feel it for a short time because it has not been getting enough blood
4. lose sleep over something to worry about something:
    It’s a practice game – I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it.
5. put somebody/something to sleep
  a. to give drugs to a sick animal so that it dies without too much pain – used to avoid saying the word ‘kill’
  b. informal to make someone unconscious before a medical operation by giving them drugs
6. somebody can do something in their sleep informal used to say that someone is able to do something very easily, especially because they have done it many times before:
    She knew the music so well she could play it in her sleep.
7. send somebody to sleep
  a. to make someone go to sleep:
    The combination of warmth and music sent him to sleep.
  b. if something sends someone to sleep, it is extremely boring
8.  IN YOUR EYES  [uncountable] informal a substance that forms in the corners of your eyes while you are sleeping:
    She rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
     

COLLOCATIONS

(for Meanings 1 & 2)

■ verbs
   ▪ go to sleep (=start sleeping) He turned over and went to sleep.
   ▪ drift/drop off to sleep (=start sleeping, especially without meaning to) She’d drifted off to sleep on the sofa.
   ▪ get to sleep (=succeed in starting to sleep) Last night I couldn’t get to sleep.
   ▪ go back/get back to sleep (=sleep again after waking up) He shut his eyes and went back to sleep.
   ▪ send somebody to sleep (=make someone start sleeping) She hoped the music would send her to sleep.
   ▪ get some sleep (=sleep for a while) You’d better get some sleep.
   ▪ have a sleep British English (=sleep for a short while) Are you going to have a sleep after lunch today?
   ▪ catch up on some sleep (=sleep after not having enough sleep) I suggest you try and catch up on some sleep.
   ▪ sing/rock/lull somebody to sleep (=make someone sleep by singing etc) She was usually able to rock the baby back to sleep quite quickly.
■ adjectives
   ▪ a long sleep He needed a decent meal and a long sleep.
   ▪ a little/short sleep I always have a little sleep in the afternoon.
   ▪ a deep/sound/heavy sleep (=a sleep from which you cannot easily be woken) The noise woke him from a deep sleep.
   ▪ a light sleep (=a sleep from which you can easily be woken) I fell into a light sleep.
   ▪ a dreamless sleep (=in which you do not dream) She fell into a deep, dreamless sleep.
   ▪ an exhausted sleep (=because you were very tired) He finally woke from an exhausted sleep.
   ▪ a fitful/restless/uneasy sleep (=in which you keep moving or waking) My alarm woke me from a fitful sleep.
■ phrases
   ▪ a good night’s sleep (=when you sleep well) I woke up refreshed after a good night’s sleep.
   ▪ five/eight etc hours’ sleep After eight hours’ sleep, I woke up in pitch blackness.
   ▪ drift in and out of sleep (=keep almost waking up) I lay in the garden, drifting in and out of sleep.
   ▪ cry yourself to sleep (=cry until you fall asleep) I used to cry myself to sleep every night.
   ▪ fall into a deep/long etc sleep (=start sleeping deeply, for a long time etc) He lay down on his bed and fell into a deep sleep.
   ▪ wake/be woken from a deep/long etc sleep A very long time later I woke from a deep sleep.
■ COMMON ERRORS
    ► Do not say 'go sleep’. Say go to sleep.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ 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.