释义
[ uh -sleep ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈslip / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.
into the state of death.
adjective sleeping: He is asleep.
dormant; inactive.
(of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of asleep before 1000; Middle English o slæpe, aslepe, Old English on slǣpe; see a-1 , sleep
OTHER WORDS FROM asleep half-a·sleep, adjective qua·si-a·sleep, adjective, adverb Words nearby asleep Ask-Upmark kidney, ASL, ASLA, aslant, Aslaug, asleep , asleep at the switch, ASLEF, AS level, ASLIB, as likely as not
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Example sentences from the Web for asleep Inside, it seemed hopeless, for every chair in sight was occupied, and a dozen men were asleep on the floor.
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In 2012, George Galloway claimed that having sex with a woman while she is asleep is not considered rape.
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Because I have real life to take care of once our two kids are asleep (between 8PM and 8:30PM most nights).
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Fall asleep listening to a favourite love song as if you were singing it to yourself.
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If you really want to maximize your recovery time in bed, whether you are asleep or not, pick up a set of Earthing sheets.
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Her brother, thinking that she was not asleep , went to the foot of her bed.
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Floyd is still holding Cecil in his arms, now asleep , but he will not relinquish his precious burden.
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He was breathing heavily, as if asleep , and she dared not speak.
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Very different from the Texans, whose camp had so easily been invaded, the Mexicans were not asleep , but perfectly awake.
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And if the little animal should be surprised while asleep , it can escape in any direction without losing even a moment.
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British Dictionary definitions for asleep adjective (postpositive) in or into a state of sleep
in or into a dormant or inactive state
(of limbs, esp when the blood supply to them has been restricted) numb; lacking sensation
euphemistic dead
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Idioms and Phrases with asleep In addition to the idiom beginning with asleep
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Words related to asleep dormant, comatose, dreaming, inactive, inert, out cold, out, resting, sleeping, somnolent, conked, crashed, dozing, flaked out, hibernating, napping, out like a light, out of it, reposing, sacked out
Medical definitions for asleep adj. In a state of sleep; sleeping.
Numb, as of a limb.
Dead.
adv. In or into a state of sleep.
In or into a state of apathy or indifference.
Into the sleep of the dead.
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