英语词汇“somnambulate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you've been known to raid the cookie jar in the middle of the night, down a few cookies, then climb back into bed without remembering a thing, then you somnambulate — you walk in your sleep.

When you somnambulate, your body's on autopilot. Your eyes are open and you look like you're awake, but you’re really sleeping. Somnambulate is a wonderful word, and you may recognize the Latin roots: somnus, "sleep," as in somniferous, “something putting you to sleep,” somnolent, “sleepy, or making you sleepy,” and Sominex, the brand name of a sleeping pill. Ambulare means "to walk," as in amble, “to stroll,” and "ambulance" the vehicle that gets you to the hospital.

WORD FAMILY

somnambulate: somnambulated, somnambulates, somnambulating, somnambulation

USAGE EXAMPLES

Young men somnambulated toward photographers in board shorts and leis — their face a waxy glow and fake blood dripping from the corners of their mouth.

Washington Post(Jul 15, 2015)

"I'm a somnambulist, only I somnambulate faster than most people."

Turley, Charles, Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate(2010)

I had an uncle that somnambulated, and he used to hide the sheets in an old carriage in the barn.

George, Vesper L., Teddy: Her Book—A Story of Sweet Si...(2010)

v walk in one's sleep

Syn|Hyper

sleepwalk

walk

use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

单词	somnambulate
释义	somnambulate (once / 437753 pages) v If you've been known to raid the cookie jar in the middle of the night, down a few cookies, then climb back into bed without remembering a thing, then you somnambulate — you walk in your sleep. When you somnambulate, your body's on autopilot. Your eyes are open and you look like you're awake, but you’re really sleeping. Somnambulate is a wonderful word, and you may recognize the Latin roots: somnus, "sleep," as in somniferous, “something putting you to sleep,” somnolent, “sleepy, or making you sleepy,” and Sominex, the brand name of a sleeping pill. Ambulare means "to walk," as in amble, “to stroll,” and "ambulance" the vehicle that gets you to the hospital. WORD FAMILY somnambulate: somnambulated, somnambulates, somnambulating, somnambulation USAGE EXAMPLES Young men somnambulated toward photographers in board shorts and leis — their face a waxy glow and fake blood dripping from the corners of their mouth. Washington Post(Jul 15, 2015) "I'm a somnambulist, only I somnambulate faster than most people." Turley, Charles, Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate(2010) I had an uncle that somnambulated, and he used to hide the sheets in an old carriage in the barn. George, Vesper L., Teddy: Her Book—A Story of Sweet Si...(2010) v walk in one's sleep Syn\|Hyper sleepwalk walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
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