sleep /sli:p/ I. n.[u]1. 睡,睡眠 (与不定冠词用指“睡眠时间”):get to sleep 设法睡着;go to sleep 入睡;fall into a deep sleep 酣睡;have a short sleep 睡一小会儿 He didn’t get much sleep.他只睡一会儿。He talks in his sleep. 他说梦话。 2. 麻木,死亡: the last sleep 死亡 My foot has gone to sleep. 我的脚麻木了。‖II. vi. & vt. (slept /slept/, slept) 1. 睡,睡着: sleep well 睡得好;sleep like a log 熟睡;sleep a sound sleep睡得极酣 2. 用于短语动词sleep off 睡掉(疾病、醉病等)He’s probably still in bed, sleeping off his hangover.他很可能还在床上,等醒酒呢。 sleep through……闹不醒:Don’t worry about Jim - he can sleep through anything.不要担心吉姆,什么/打雷都不能把他闹醒。
sleepless adj.失眠的,不眠的
sleepy adj.想睡的,瞌睡的