sleeping pill

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

ˈsleeping pill noun [countable] MDa pill which helps you to sleep 安眠药（片）

Examples from the Corpus

sleeping pill• Nigel was given a sleeping pill and some cocoa before he went to bed.• I tell her I am tired and giddy from last night's sleeping pill.

ˈsleeping pill nounChineseSyllable

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sleeping pill
ˈsleeping pill

noun [countable]
a pill which helps you to sleep

sleeping pill

BrE

/ˈsliːpɪŋ pɪl/

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NAmE

/ˈsliːpɪŋ pɪl/

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BrE also

ˈsleeping tablet

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noun

a pill containing a drug that helps you to sleep 安眠药

<titled tranID="19" status="1">sleep</titled>doze ◇ nap ◇ snooze

These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed 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 well? 你睡得好吗？◆I couldn't sleep last night. 我昨天晚上睡不着。 NOTE 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 常用，但如果用副词表示睡的状态就用 sleeping：◆'What's Ashley doing?' 'Sh! She's asleep.' “阿什利在干什么？” “嘘，她在睡觉。”◆The baby was sleeping peacefully. 婴儿睡得很安稳。◆The baby was asleep peacefully.
doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed 指打瞌睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上：◆He was dozing in front of the TV. 他在电视机前打瞌睡。
nap to sleep for a short time, especially during the day. 尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿
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、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上：◆My brother was snoozing on the sofa. 我弟弟正在沙发上打盹儿。

Patterns

to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully
to doze/snooze gently