| 单词 | to count sheep |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto count sheep d. to count sheep: as a soporific, to count imaginary sheep jumping over an obstacle one by one. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > go to sleep or fall asleep > count sheep to count sheep1920 1854 S. Smith Way down East xi. 273 He shut his eyes with all his might, and tried to think of sheep jumping over a wall.] 1920 E. O'Neill Beyond Horizon iii. i. 128 I couldn't get to sleep to save my soul. I counted ten million sheep if I counted one. a1922 T. S. Eliot Waste Land Drafts (1971) 27 When restless nights distract her brain from sleep She may as well write poetry, as count sheep. 1977 H. Pitcher When Miss Emmie was in Russia x. 75 Nanny..was trying her hardest to persuade Irina to go to sleep. Did you know that if you count sheep, it is watching the sheep jump that sends you off? < as lemmas |
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