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单词 sleep-out
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Definition of sleep-out in English:

sleep-out

nounˈsliːpaʊtˈslipˌaʊt
  • 1An occasion of sleeping outdoors.

    the annual children's bonfire and sleep-out
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bertie dropped in on the 48-hour sleepout under the Bank of Ireland porticoes at College Green to chat to the teenagers and wish them well.
    • William led the sleepout outside Leinster House in Dublin.
    • The hostel and resources manager said: ‘The sleepout is not just about one night.’
    • The day after the sleepout, November 15th, according to Lewis, the city offered the solid waste workers a hazardous duty retirement option.
    1. 1.1NZ, Australian A veranda, porch, or outbuilding providing sleeping accommodation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Senior Sergeant Dennis Murphy said the officers burst through the doors of a sleepout at the rear of the property to find the suspected lab.
      • She had to cook for the family and the hired farm worker who lived in the sleepout but had all his meals provided.
      • To find that I have three painters camped in my sleepout and on my verandah.
 
 

Definition of sleep-out in US English:

sleep-out

nounˈslipˌaʊtˈslēpˌout
  • An occasion of sleeping outdoors.

    the annual children's bonfire and sleep-out
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Bertie dropped in on the 48-hour sleepout under the Bank of Ireland porticoes at College Green to chat to the teenagers and wish them well.
    • The hostel and resources manager said: ‘The sleepout is not just about one night.’
    • William led the sleepout outside Leinster House in Dublin.
    • The day after the sleepout, November 15th, according to Lewis, the city offered the solid waste workers a hazardous duty retirement option.
 
 
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