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单词 oversleeping
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oversleepingn.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsliːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈslipɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oversleep v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < oversleep v. + -ing suffix1.
The action or habit of sleeping longer or later than one intended; an instance of this.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > action, fact, or state of sleeping or falling asleep > other spec.
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1852 Ladies' Repository Aug. 287/1 There was no fear of oversleeping, for long before daylight the hum and bustle began.
1855 F. Douglass My Bondage & my Freedom (1857) 102 More slaves are whipped for oversleeping than for any other fault.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 31 Oct. 3/2 What with your smashings, and your over-sleepings, and burning the dinner on Sunday, and all.
1912 R. Brooke Let. 25 Feb. in E. Marsh Rupert Brooke (1918) iv. 70 My cure consists in perpetual overeating and oversleeping.
1992 Today Dec. (BNC) Stress and worry are the main causes, but fear of oversleeping in the morning..can lead to restless nights.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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