sleep

verb

/sliːp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they sleep	/sliːp/ /sliːp/
he / she / it sleeps	/sliːps/ /sliːps/
past simple slept	/slept/ /slept/
past participle slept	/slept/ /slept/
-ing form sleeping	/ˈsliːpɪŋ/ /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active睡；睡觉；入睡
- Let her sleep—it'll do her good.让她睡吧，这对她有好处。
- + adv./prep. to sleep well睡着舒服
- to sleep deeply/soundly/peacefully/badly酣睡/酣睡/平静/睡不好
- I couldn't sleep because of the noise.嘈杂声吵得我睡不着。
- I can't sleep at night and I'm stressed all the time.晚上睡不着，一直压力很大。
- It was nice to sleep in my own bed again.再次睡在自己的床上真好。
- They now sleep in separate rooms.他们现在睡在不同的房间里。
- He told me I could sleep on the floor at his place.他告诉我我可以睡在他家的地板上。
- I had to sleep on the sofa.我只得睡在沙发上。
- He slept solidly for ten hours.他整整睡了十个小时。
- I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there).昨晚我住在妹妹家了。
- We both slept right through (= were not woken up by) the storm.我们两人睡得很沉，浑然不知有暴风雨。
- She only sleeps for four hours a night.她每天晚上只睡四个小时。
- We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning).周末我们有时候睡懒觉。
- I put the sleeping baby down gently.我把睡着的宝宝轻轻放下。
- What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep)?我们在这儿睡觉是怎么安排的？
It is more common to say that somebody is asleep than to say that somebody is sleeping. Sleep can only be used in the passive with a preposition such as in or on: It was clear her bed hadn't been slept in.
Wordfinder
- doze
- dream
- drowsy
- insomnia
- oversleep
- REM
- sedative
- sleep
- soporific
- tired
Synonyms sleep
sleep
- doze
- nap
- snooze
These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.
- sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active:
  Did you sleep well?你睡得好吗？
  I couldn’t sleep last night.我昨天晚上睡不着。
  It is more usual to say that somebody is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ • The baby was sleeping peacefully. • The baby was asleep peacefully.
- doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed:
  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
- Did you sleep well last night?你昨晚睡得可好？
- No, I slept pretty badly.不，我睡得很不好。
- He was exhausted and slept deeply.他筋疲力尽，睡得很沉。
- I had to sleep on my back for the first few days after the accident.事故后的头几天，我只能仰着睡。
- I haven't slept properly for weeks.我好几个星期都没睡好。
- I've been having trouble sleeping lately.最近我一直很难入睡。
- She always slept very lightly so I had to be careful not to wake her.她睡眠总是很轻，所以我得小心别吵醒她。
- She felt as if she had hardly slept.她觉得自己好像没睡过觉。
- She scolded him for sleeping so long.她训斥他竟然睡了这么久。
- The children were all sleeping soundly.孩子们都睡得正酣。
- Very few babies sleep through the night.很少有婴儿能一觉睡到天亮。
- We slept overnight at the beach.我们在海滩上住了一晚。
- When the murderer is caught we can all sleep easier in our beds at night.等到杀人犯被抓时，我们晚上都可以睡得更安心。
- Be quiet—I'm trying to sleep!安静——我要睡觉了！
- He lay there for hours, sleeping fitfully.他在那里躺了几个小时，断断续续地睡觉。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- properly
- soundly
- well
- …
verb + sleep
- be unable to
- cannot
- try to
- …
preposition
- for
- through
- with
- …
phrases
- have trouble sleeping
- not sleep a wink
- sleep like a baby
- …
[transitive, no passive] sleep somebody to have enough beds for a particular number of people可供…人睡觉；可供…人住宿
- The apartment sleeps six.这套公寓能睡六个人。
- The hotel sleeps 120 guests.这家旅馆可供 120 位客人住宿。

词源Old English slēp, slǣp (noun), slēpan, slǣpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen.

Idioms

breathe/rest/sleep easy

to relax and stop worrying不大为某事操心
- You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone.你尽管放心，我不会告诉任何人的。
- I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home.知道她平安到家，我可以睡个好觉。

let sleeping dogs lie

(saying) to avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments过去的事就不要再提了；不要没事找事

live/sleep rough

(British English) to live or sleep outdoors, usually because you have no home and no money风餐露宿（通常因为无家可归或贫穷）
- young people sleeping rough on the streets露宿街头的年轻人
related noun rough sleeper

not get/have a wink of sleep | not sleep a wink

to not be able to sleep没合一下眼；不能入睡
- I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.我昨天一夜都没合眼。
- I hardly slept a wink.我几乎连个盹儿都没打。

sleep/breathe/rest easy

to relax and stop worrying不大为某事操心
- I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home.知道她平安到家，我可以睡个好觉。

sleep like a log/baby

(informal) to sleep very well沉睡；酣睡
- He was so tired after all his exertions, he slept like a baby.一番辛苦后他累极了，睡得像婴儿一样沉。
- I usually sleep like a log.我通常睡得很沉。

sleep tight

(informal) used especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well（尤用以打发孩子睡觉）睡个好觉
- Goodnight, sleep tight!晚安，睡个好觉！

sleep

noun

/sliːp/

Idioms

[uncountable] the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is not conscious睡觉；睡眠
- I need to get some sleep.我得睡一会儿。
- I didn't get much sleep last night.昨晚我没睡好。
- Can you give me something to help me get to sleep (= start sleeping)?你能不能给我点能让我入睡的东西？
- Go to sleep—it's late.快睡吧，不早了。
- His talk nearly sent me to sleep (= it was boring).他的讲话差点让我睡着了。
- Try to go back to sleep.再继续睡吧。
- in your sleep He cried out in his sleep.他在睡梦中大叫。
- Anxiety can be caused by lack of sleep.睡眠不足可能导致焦虑。
- I only got about five hours' sleep.我只睡了大约五个小时。
- She was clearly suffering from sleep deprivation.她显然睡眠不足。
- How long have you ever gone without sleep?你有多久没睡觉了？
- He drifted in and out of sleep all night.他整个夜里时睡时醒。
- He often walks and talks in his sleep.他睡觉时经常梦游、说梦话。
- I feigned sleep when the ticket inspector came round.检票员过来时我假装睡着了。
- I used Saturday to catch up on my sleep.我利用星期六补了觉。
- I'm off to bed for some much-needed sleep.我上床去了，急需补些觉。
- Sleep came to her in snatches.睡意一阵一阵地向她袭来。
- Sleep finally overtook me.我最终还是困得睡着了。
- Tom was in the front room sleeping the sleep of the dead.汤姆在前屋里酣睡。
- a decreased heart rate during sleep睡眠中心率减慢
- the use of drugs to induce sleep服用安眠药入睡
- the nation's most commonly prescribed sleep aid这个国家最常开的安眠药
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- light
- much-needed
- …
verb + sleep
- drift into
- drift off to
- drop off to
- …
sleep + verb
- come
- overcome somebody
- overtake somebody
- …
sleep + noun
- cycle
- pattern
- schedule
- …
preposition
- during sleep
- in your sleep
phrases
- a lack of sleep
- a wink of sleep
[singular] a period of sleep睡眠时间；一觉
- Did you have a good sleep?睡得好吗？
- Ros fell into a deep sleep.罗斯睡着了，睡得很沉。
- I'll feel better after a good night's sleep (= a night when I sleep well).好好睡一晚，我就会觉得好些了。
- I woke up early after a disturbed sleep.我这一觉睡得很不安稳，很早就醒了。
- I was in a deep sleep when the phone rang.电话响的时候我正睡得香呢。
- I immediately fell into a dead sleep.我很快沉沉睡去。
- He woke from a fitful sleep with a headache.他时睡时醒，醒来时觉得头痛。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- little
- short
- …
verb + sleep
- need
- have
- be in
- …
phrases
- a good, poor, etc. night’s sleep
[uncountable] (informal) the substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes after you have been sleeping眼屎
- Ned rubbed the sleep from his eyes.奈德揉了揉睡着的眼睛。

词源Old English slēp, slǣp (noun), slēpan, slǣpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen.

Idioms

be able to do something in your sleep

(informal) to be able to do something very easily because you have done it many times before闭着眼睛也能做
- I haven’t done many portraits, but I could paint landscapes in my sleep.我没有画过很多肖像，但我可以在睡梦中画风景。

go to sleep

(informal) if part of your body goes to sleep, you lose the sense of feeling in it, usually because it has been in the same position for too long（身体某部位）麻木，发麻
- My foot’s gone to sleep.我的脚麻了。

not get/have a wink of sleep | not sleep a wink

to not be able to sleep没合一下眼；不能入睡
- I didn't get a wink of sleep last night.我昨天一夜都没合眼。
- I hardly slept a wink.我几乎连个盹儿都没打。

not lose sleep/lose no sleep over something

to not worry much about something不大为某事操心
- It's not worth losing sleep over.那件事不值得焦虑。
- Don't lose sleep over it—we'll sort everything out in the morning.不要为这件事睡不着觉，明早我们就能把事情都搞定。

put somebody to sleep

(informal) to make somebody unconscious before an operation by using drugs (called an anaesthetic)（用药物）麻醉

put something to sleep

to kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain. People say ‘put to sleep’ to avoid saying ‘kill’.（用药物）使长眠，无痛苦地杀死（生病或受伤的动物）
- We had to have our dog put to sleep.我们不得不请人让我们家的爱犬长眠。