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sleep off
sleep off vb (tr, adverb) informal to lose by sleeping: to sleep off a hangover. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | sleep off - get rid of by sleeping; "sleep off a hangover"lose - fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat" |
Translationssleep (sliːp) – past tense, past participle slept (slept) – verb to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness. Goodnight – sleep well!; I can't sleep – my mind is too active. 睡覺 睡眠 noun (a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness. It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night. 睡眠 睡眠ˈsleeper noun1. a person who sleeps. Nothing occurred to disturb the sleepers. 睡眠者 睡眠者2. a berth or compartment for sleeping, on a railway train. I'd like to book a sleeper on the London train. 火車上的臥鋪或臥艙 卧铺ˈsleepless adjective without sleep. He spent a sleepless night worrying about the situation. 徹夜未眠的，失眠的 不眠的，失眠的 ˈsleepy adjective1. inclined to sleep; drowsy. I feel very sleepy after that long walk. 想睡的 瞌睡的2. not (seeming to be) alert. She always has a sleepy expression. (看起來)睏倦的 困倦的3. (of places etc) very quiet; lacking entertainment and excitement. a sleepy town. 寂靜的，死氣沉沉的 寂静的ˈsleepily adverb 昏昏欲睡地，睏倦地，死氣沉沉地 困倦地，想睡地 ˈsleepiness noun 昏昏欲睡，死氣沉沉 困倦，想睡 ˈsleeping-bag noun a kind of large warm bag for sleeping in, used by campers etc. 睡袋 睡袋ˈsleeping-pill / ˈsleeping-tablet nouns a kind of pill that can be taken to make one sleep. She tried to commit suicide by swallowing an overdose of sleeping-pills. 安眠藥 安眠药片ˈsleepwalk verb to walk about while asleep. She was sleepwalking again last night. 夢遊 梦游ˈsleepwalker noun 夢遊者 梦游者put to sleep1. to cause (a person or animal) to become unconscious by means of an anaesthetic; to anaesthetize. The doctor will give you an injection to put you to sleep. 麻醉 使麻醉2. to kill (an animal) painlessly, usually by the injection of a drug. As she was so old and ill my cat had to be put to sleep. (將動物)安樂死 安逸死（以人道方法杀死动物） sleep like a log/top to sleep very well and soundly. 沉睡 熟睡sleep off to recover from (something) by sleeping. She's in bed sleeping off the effects of the party. 睡一覺消除(疲勞等) 以睡眠消除...sleep on to put off making a decision about (something) overnight. I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow. 徹夜苦思 彻夜苦思sleep off
sleep offTo reduce or rid oneself of some unpleasant condition by getting extra sleep. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sleep" and "off." He drank a bit too much, but he'll be fine—he just needs to sleep it off. I think I'll head home early and try to sleep off this head cold.See also: off, sleepsleep something offto sleep while the effects of liquor or drugs pass away. John drank too much and went home to sleep it off. Bill is at home sleeping off the effects of the drug they gave him.See also: off, sleepsleep offv. To get rid of something while sleeping: She went home to sleep off her headache. He has a hangover—let him sleep it off.See also: off, sleepsleep it off tv. to sleep while the effects of drugs or alcohol wear off. I’m polluted, I guesh. Have to get home and sleep it off. See also: off, sleepEncyclopediaSeesleepsleep off
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