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单词 sleep-out
释义

sleep-out

[ sleep-out ]
/ ˈslipˌaʊt /

adjective

live-out.

noun

a person who lives elsewhere than at the place of employment.
an act or instance of sleeping outdoors.

Origin of sleep-out

First recorded in 1910–15; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep out

Words nearby sleep-out

sleepless, sleep like a log, sleep movement, sleep off, sleep on something, sleep-out, sleepover, sleep paralysis, sleep shade, sleepshirt, sleep sofa
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British Dictionary definitions for sleep-out

sleep out

verb (intr, adverb)

(esp of a tramp) to sleep in the open air
to sleep away from the place of work

noun sleep-out

Australian and NZ an area of a veranda that has been glassed in or partitioned off so that it may be used as a bedroom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with sleep-out

sleep out

1

Sleep at home, as opposed to one's place of employment, as in We have a full-time nurse for her, but she sleeps out. [Mid-1800s]

2

Sleep away from one's own home, as in She's not here; she's sleeping out.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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