sleep

verb

1. 睡；睡觉；入睡
   to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active
   1. to sleep well/deeply/soundly/badly
      睡得好；沉睡；酣睡；睡得不好
   2. I couldn't sleep because of the noise.
      嘈杂声吵得我睡不着。
   3. I had to sleep on the sofa.
      我只得睡在沙发上。
   4. He slept solidly for ten hours.
      他整整睡了十个小时。
   5. I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there) .
      昨晚我住在妹妹家了。
   6. 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。
   7. She only sleeps for four hours a night.
      她每天晚上只睡四个小时。
   8. We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning) .
      周末我们有时候睡懒觉。
   9. I put the sleeping baby down gently.
      我把睡着的宝宝轻轻放下。
   10. What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep) ?
       我们在这儿睡觉是怎么安排的？
2. 可供…睡觉；可供…住宿
   to have enough beds for a particular number of people
   1. The apartment sleeps six.
      这套公寓能睡六个人。
   2. The hotel sleeps 120 guests.
      这家旅馆可供120位客人住宿。

noun

1. 睡觉；睡眠
   the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is not conscious
   1. I need to get some sleep .
      我得睡一会儿。
   2. I didn't get much sleep last night.
      昨晚我没睡好。
   3. 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？
   4. Go to sleep ─it's late.
      快睡吧——不早了。
   5. He cried out in his sleep .
      他在睡梦中大叫。
   6. Anxiety can be caused by lack of sleep .
      睡眠不足可能导致焦虑。
   7. His talk nearly sent me to sleep (= it was boring) .
      他的讲话差点让我睡着了。
   8. Try to go back to sleep .
      再继续睡吧。
2. 睡眠时间；一觉
   a period of sleep
   1. Did you have a good sleep?
      睡得好吗？
   2. Ros fell into a deep sleep.
      罗斯睡着了，睡得很沉。
   3. 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。
3. 眼屎
   the substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes after you have been sleeping

1. N-UNCOUNT 睡眠;睡觉
   Sleep is the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think.
   1. They were exhausted from lack of sleep...
      由于缺乏睡眠，他们非常疲惫。
   2. Try and get some sleep...
      试着睡一会儿。
   3. Be quiet and go to sleep...
      别出声，睡觉吧。
   4. Often he would have bad dreams and cry out in his sleep.
      他常常做噩梦，并且在梦里喊出声来。
2. VERB 睡觉;睡着;入睡
   When you sleep, you rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive.
   1. During the car journey, the baby slept...
      坐车来的路上，宝宝睡着了。
   2. I've not been able to sleep for the last few nights.
      前几个晚上，我一直都无法入睡。
   3. ...a pool surrounded by sleeping sunbathers.
      四周躺着边睡觉边晒日光浴的人们的游泳池
3. N-COUNT 一段睡眠时间;一觉
   A sleep is a period of sleeping.
   1. I think he may be ready for a sleep soon.
      我想他也许很快就要睡一觉了。
4. VERB (大楼、房间等)可供(若干人)住宿，睡得下(若干人)
   If a building or room sleeps a particular number of people, it has beds for that number of people.
   1. The villa sleeps 10 and costs £530 per person for two weeks.
      这座别墅可以住下 10 人，每人两周的费用是 530 英镑。
5. See also: sleeping

There are several verbal expressions in English using the noun sleep which refer to the moment when you start to sleep. When you go to bed at night, you normally go to sleep or fall asleep. When you go to sleep, it is usually a deliberate action. He didn't want to go to sleep. You can fall asleep by accident, or at a time when you should be awake. I've seen doctors fall asleep in the operating theatre. If you have difficulty sleeping, you can say that you cannot get to sleep. Sometimes the fever prevents the child from getting to sleep.
英语中有几个用 sleep 的名词形式表示开始睡觉的动词短语。晚上上床睡觉的时候通常用 go to sleep (上床睡觉)或者 fall asleep (睡着)。go to sleep 通常指一种清醒时有意为之的行为，如：He didn't want to go to sleep (他不想上床睡觉)。fall asleep 可以指无意中睡着，或是在应该清醒的时候睡着，例如：I've seen doctors fall asleep in the operating theatre (我见过医生在手术室里睡着的情形)。假如无法入睡，可以说 cannot get to sleep，如：Sometimes the fever prevents the child from getting to sleep (有时候发烧使孩子无法入睡)。

6. PHRASE 睡着;入睡
   If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
   1. I can't get to sleep with all that singing.
      那些歌声搅得我无法入睡。
7. PHRASE 对…十分担心;为…而睡不着觉
   If you say that you didn't lose any sleep over something, you mean that you did not worry about it at all.
   1. I didn't lose too much sleep over that investigation.
      我并不太担心那个调查。
8. 好好考虑一夜;把…留待第二天再作决定
   If you are trying to make a decision and you say that you will sleep on it, you mean that you will delay making a decision on it until the following day, so you have time to think about it.
9. PHRASE 使(尤指有病或有伤的动物)无痛苦地死去;使长眠
   If a sick or injured animal is put to sleep, it is killed by a vet in a way that does not cause it pain.
   1. I'm going take the dog down to the vet's and have her put to sleep.
      我要把小狗带到兽医那里，让她安乐死。
10. to sleep rough → see: rough

1. Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation
   压力和睡眠不足会使情况恶化。
2. He awoke from his sleep in a cold sweat.
   他从睡梦中醒来，浑身冒着冷汗。
3. If only I could get some sleep, I would be able to cope.
   要是能睡上一会儿，我就能应付了。
4. I must have dropped off to sleep
   我肯定是睡着了。
5. He grew tired, and drifted off into a drugged sleep.
   他累了，在药物的作用下迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
6. I was falling apart. I wasn't getting any sleep.
   我要崩溃了，我一直都没合眼。
7. I couldn't get back to sleep.
   我再也睡不着了。
8. If your child is really sick and needs sleep and quiet, let him be.
   如果孩子真的病了，需要睡眠和静养的话，就不要去打扰他。
9. I went to sleep, and at two o'clock in the morning I woke up.
   我睡着了，凌晨两点的时候醒了过来。
10. The alarm did go off but all I did was yawn, turn over and go back to sleep.
    闹钟确实响了，但我只是打了个哈欠，翻个身又接着睡着了。
11. After a good night's sleep, Paul said he was raring to go.
    睡了一夜好觉后，保罗说他已经迫不及待了。
12. They were exhausted from lack of sleep
    由于缺乏睡眠，他们非常疲惫。
13. Try and get some sleep
    试着睡一会儿。
14. Be quiet and go to sleep
    别出声，睡觉吧。
15. During the car journey, the baby slept
    坐车来的路上，宝宝睡着了。
16. I've not been able to sleep for the last few nights.
    前几个晚上，我一直都无法入睡。
17. I think he may be ready for a sleep soon.
    我想他也许很快就要睡一觉了。
18. I can't get to sleep with all that singing.
    那些歌声搅得我无法入睡。
19. I didn't lose too much sleep over that investigation.
    我并不太担心那个调查。
20. I'm going take the dog down to the vet's and have her put to sleep.
    我要把小狗带到兽医那里，让她安乐死。
21. He lay in the darkness, pretending to sleep.
    他躺在黑暗中，假装睡觉。
22. I'm used to having my sleep interrupted
    我习惯了睡觉时被吵醒。
23. Good health depends upon good food, exercise, and getting enough sleep.
    健康依赖于良好的食物、运动和充足的睡眠。
24. Nature seems to be wakened from a dead sleep.
    大自然似乎从沉睡中被唤醒了。
25. I had a nightmare last night, and lost sleep.
    昨夜我作了个恶梦，失眠了。
26. I slept my first peaceful sleep in three weeks.
    三个星期以来我第一次睡了一个安稳觉。
27. I heard you talk in your sleep last night.
    昨晚我听见你说梦话。
28. When I read this article, thoughts thronged my mind and I couldn't sleep.
    读了这篇文章后，我浮想联翩，夜不能寐。
29. I wish you a good night's sleep.
    祝你睡一夜好觉。

sleep around

1. 到处跟人睡觉；乱搞男女关系
   to have sex with a lot of different people
   1. to sleep well/deeply/soundly/badly
      睡得好；沉睡；酣睡；睡得不好
   2. I couldn't sleep because of the noise.
      嘈杂声吵得我睡不着。
   3. I had to sleep on the sofa.
      我只得睡在沙发上。
   4. He slept solidly for ten hours.
      他整整睡了十个小时。
   5. I slept at my sister's house last night (= stayed the night there) .
      昨晚我住在妹妹家了。
   6. 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。
   7. She only sleeps for four hours a night.
      她每天晚上只睡四个小时。
   8. We sometimes sleep late at the weekends (= until late in the morning) .
      周末我们有时候睡懒觉。
   9. I put the sleeping baby down gently.
      我把睡着的宝宝轻轻放下。
   10. What are our sleeping arrangements here (= where shall we sleep) ?
       我们在这儿睡觉是怎么安排的？

sleep in

1. 迟起；睡过头；睡懒觉
   to sleep until after the time you usually get up in the morning

sleep sth↔off

1. 靠睡觉来消除；睡一觉熬过酒劲
   to get better after sth, especially drinking too much alcohol, by sleeping
   1. Did you have a good sleep?
      睡得好吗？
   2. Ros fell into a deep sleep.
      罗斯睡着了，睡得很沉。
   3. 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。

sleep on sth

1. 把…留待第二天决定；把…拖延到第二天再说
   to delay making a decision about sth until the next day, so that you have time to think about it

sleep over

1. 在别人家里过夜
   to stay the night at sb else's home

sleep together

sleep with sb

1. 和某人（尤指非配偶）发生性关系
   to have sex with sb, especially sb you are not married to

v.

let sleeping dogs lie

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

sleep like a log/baby

• 沉睡；酣睡
  to sleep very well

sleep tight

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

live/sleep rough

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

not get/have a wink of sleep

not sleep a wink

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

n.

be able to do sth in your sleep

• 闭着眼睛也能做
  to be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before

go to sleep

• （身体某部位）麻木，发麻
  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

not lose sleep/lose no sleep over sth

• 不大为某事操心
  to not worry much about sth
  1. It's not worth losing sleep over.
     那件事不值得焦虑。

put sb to sleep

• （用药物）麻醉
  to make sb unconscious before an operation by using drugs, (called an anaesthetic )

put sth to sleep

• （用药物）使长眠，无痛苦地杀死（生病或受伤的动物）
  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 .

not get/have a wink of sleep

not sleep a wink

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

noun

1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
   1. she was laid to rest beside her husband
   2. they had to put their family pet to sleep

   Synonym:    resteternal resteternal sleepquietus

2. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
   1. he didn't get enough sleep last night
   2. calm as a child in dreamless slumber

   Synonym:    slumber

3. a torpid state resembling deep sleep

   Synonym:    sopor

4. a period of time spent sleeping
   1. he felt better after a little sleep
   2. there wasn't time for a nap

   Synonym:    nap

verb

1. be asleep

   Synonym:    kipslumberlog Z'scatch some Z's

2. be able to accommodate for sleeping
   1. This tent sleeps six people