英语词汇“sleep”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词

sleep

例句

verb | noun

sleepsleep1 /slip/ verb (past tense and past participle slept /slept/) ► sleep

to rest your mind and body with your eyes closed:

Most people sleep for about eight hours.

She looked as if she had slept well.

➔ When saying that someone starts to sleep, use fall asleep or go to sleep. Don't say: I usually sleep at 10:00. Say: I usually go to sleep at 10:00.

► be asleep

to be sleeping now:

The baby is asleep - don't wake her up.

➔ GRAMMAR: You cannot use asleep before a noun. Don't say: an asleep boy. Say: The boy is asleep.

► fall asleep also go to sleep

to start to sleep:

I was so tired that I fell asleep watching TV.

He lay down and went to sleep.

➔ If you want someone to start to sleep, don't say: Fall asleep! Say: Go to sleep!

► nap also take a nap

to sleep for a short time during the day:

I closed my eyes and napped for a few minutes on the airplane.

If you are tired, why don't you go upstairs and take a nap?

► doze

to sleep lightly for a short time, often waking up and going back to sleep again, especially when you are not in your bed:

Grandpa was dozing by the fire.

➔ You use doze off to say that someone starts to doze: I dozed off in my chair while we were watching TV.

► snooze (informal)

snooze means the same as nap but sounds much more informal:

Maria was snoozing on the couch when the doorbell rang.

► oversleep

to sleep for longer than you intended so that you wake up late in the morning:

He overslept and missed his first class.

► hibernate

if an animal hibernates, it sleeps for the whole winter:

Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves.

ANTONYMS ➔ see wake (1)

verb | noun

sleepsleep2 /slip/ noun ► sleep

the state of resting your mind and body with your eyes closed, usually at night:

A noise in the street woke her from a deep sleep.

Grandpa died peacefully in his sleep.

It's late - why don't you go home and get some sleep?

➔ A deep sleep is when you sleep very well and do not wake up easily. A light sleep is when you wake easily.

► nap

a short sleep during the day:

You will feel much better after you take a nap.

I put the baby in his crib for a nap.

► doze

a sleep that lasts for a short time, during which you wake up easily. You use doze especially when you are not in your bed:

It was hot in the classroom, and I kept slipping into a doze.

► snooze (informal)

snooze means the same as nap but sounds much more informal:

Maya is having a little snooze in the back of the car.

► slumber (formal)

slumber means the same as sleep but is a literary or formal word:

The princess was lying deep in slumber on the bed.

► hibernation

a long sleep for the whole winter, that some animals do in order to stay alive:

During hibernation, an animal's body temperature drops and breathing slows down.

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