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单词 sleep
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sleepnoun

uk/sliːp/us/sliːp/

sleep noun (NOT AWAKE)

B1 [ U ] the resting state in which the body is not active and the mind is unconscious:

I must get some sleep - I'm exhausted.
See also
sleepwalker
get/go to sleep

B1 to succeed in sleeping:

I couldn't get to sleep at all last night I was so worried.
You'll find that your baby usually goes to sleep after a feed.

B1 [ C ] a period of sleeping:

UK You must be tired after all that driving - why don't you have a little sleep?
He fell into a deep sleep.
You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.

More examples

  • Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope.
  • She fell into a lovely deep sleep.
  • I'm not feeling very alert today - not enough sleep last night!
  • It was so hot that I didn't get off to sleep till three o'clock.
  • She grinds her teeth in her sleep.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping

  • beauty
  • bed
  • bunk
  • bye-byes
  • catnap
  • conk
  • delayed sleep phase pattern
  • disco nap
  • hit
  • kip
  • sleep over
  • sleeper
  • sleepyhead
  • slept
  • sound
  • soundly
  • tuck
  • tuck sb in
  • turn
  • turn in

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sleep noun (SUBSTANCE)

[ U ] informal a yellowish substance sometimes found in the corners of the eyes after sleeping

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production

  • beaded
  • bogy
  • bucket
  • discharge
  • dribble
  • expectorate
  • gob
  • jism
  • lacteal
  • lymphatic
  • mucus
  • perspiration
  • phlegm
  • pus
  • snot
  • sperm
  • spermatozoon
  • spit
  • spunk
  • sweat buckets idiom

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Idiom(s)

could do sth in your sleep
go back to sleep!
go to sleep
put sth to sleep

sleepverb

uk/sliːp/us/sliːp/slept, slept

A1 [ I ] to be in the state of rest when your eyes are closed, your body is not active, and your mind is unconscious:

I couldn't sleep because of all the noise next door.
I slept late on Sunday morning.
How can Jayne sleep at night with all those worries on her mind!
We had dinner with Ann and Charles and slept the night there (= at their home).
See also
oversleep
sleepout

[ T ] If a vehicle, tent, etc. sleeps a particular number of people, it provides enough space or beds for that number of people to be able to sleep in it:

The tent sleeps four comfortably.
sleep like a log informal

to sleep very well:

I went to bed early and slept like a log.
sleep on sth

C2 to delay making a decision about something important until the next day so that you have time to consider it carefully:

Can I sleep on it, and tell you my decision tomorrow?
sleep rough UK

to sleep outside because you have no home and no money:

Hundreds of kids are sleeping rough on the streets of the capital.

More examples

  • Having a milky drink before bed helps me sleep.
  • My brother and I slept in the same room.
  • He likes to sleep on the right side of the bed.
  • I'm so tired I could sleep in this chair!
  • I slept terribly last night.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping

  • beauty
  • bed
  • bunk
  • bye-byes
  • catnap
  • conk
  • delayed sleep phase pattern
  • disco nap
  • hit
  • kip
  • sleep over
  • sleeper
  • sleepyhead
  • slept
  • sound
  • soundly
  • tuck
  • tuck sb in
  • turn
  • turn in

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Accommodating people
Decisions and deciding
Homelessness
sleeping
adjective uk/ˈsliː.pɪŋ/us/ˈsliː.pɪŋ/

She looked lovingly at the sleeping child.
See also
asleep

Phrasal verb(s)

sleep around
sleep in
sleep sth off
sleep over
sleep through sth
sleep together
sleep with sb
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