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sleep
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- Conjugation :
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slept
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sleeping
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sleep
[sliːp]
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1.
noun
[u]
睡眠
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2.
noun
[c]
(nap) 睡觉
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3.
vi.
(be asleep) 睡
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4.
vi.
(fall asleep) 入睡
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5.
vi.
(spend the night) 过夜
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6.
vt.
the house sleeps 4 这个房子可供4个人睡
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to go to sleep
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去睡觉
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to have a good night's sleep
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睡个好觉
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to put a cat/dog {etc} to sleep
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把猫/狗{等}人道地杀死
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I didn't lose any sleep over it
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[fig] 我并没有为这事忧虑过
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- sleep
[sliːp]
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1.
vi.
睡，睡眠；睡着，入睡
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2.
vt.
可供……睡觉，能睡下
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This tent sleeps six people.
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这顶帐篷能睡六个人。
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3.
vi.
安息，死去
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4.
vt.
睡出……的睡相
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5.
vi.
[Spoken]
发生性关系
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6.
vi.
住宿
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7.
n.[u]
睡，睡眠
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He didn't get enough sleep last night.
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他昨天晚上睡眠不足。
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8.
n.[u]
昏迷，昏睡
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9.
n.[c]
一段时间的睡眠，睡觉
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He felt better after a little sleep.
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稍事休息后，他感觉好一些了。
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10.
n.[u]
死亡
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They had to put their family pet to sleep.
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他们必须让宠物睡着。
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11.
n.[u]
眼屎
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sleep
[sliːp]
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1.
n
a periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased - See also paradoxical sleep
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2.
n
the nontechnical name for nyctitropism
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3.
n
[Botany]
a period spent sleeping
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4.
n
a state of quiescence or dormancy
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5.
n
a poetic or euphemistic word for death
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6.
n
[Spoken]
the dried mucoid particles often found in the corners of the eyes after sleeping
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to be in or as in the state of sleep
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8.
vi.
[intr]
(of plants) to show nyctitropism
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to be inactive or quiescent
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to have sleeping accommodation for (a certain number)
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the boat could sleep six
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11.
vt.
[tr; foll by away]
to pass (time) sleeping
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12.
vi.
[intr]
to fail to pay attention
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13.
vi.
[intr]
[poetic or euphemistic]
to be dead
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14.
vi.
See also sleep around sleep in sleep off sleep out sleep through sleep with
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15.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English slæpan; related to Old Frisian slepa, Old Saxon slapan, Old High German slafan, German schlaff limp
Examples
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to average six hours of sleep a night
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每晚平均睡6小时
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Sleep was a balm to his troubles.
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睡眠对他的苦恼是个慰藉。
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a dreamless sleep
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无梦的睡眠
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forgetful sleep
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使废寝
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to hum a child to sleep
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哼歌使孩子入睡
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