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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 睡觉
[shuìjiào]
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1.
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进入睡眠状态。
Examples
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病人吃了药,睡觉安顿多了。
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The patient slept much better after taking the medicine.
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这孩子即便睡觉也不安生。
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The kid won't keep still, not even in sleep.
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哼着歌儿哄孩子睡觉
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croon the baby to sleep
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他睡觉很惊醒,有点响动都知道。
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He's a very light sleeper; any little noise disturbs him.
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我累了,想去睡觉了。
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I'm tired and I want to go to sleep.
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她睡觉轻。
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She is a light sleeper.
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小猫在沙发上蜷作一团睡觉。
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The kitten was sleeping curled up on the sofa.
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他喜欢蜷伏着睡觉。
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He likes to sleep with his knees drawn up. or He likes to sleep curled up on his side.
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他忙得甚至好几夜没睡觉。
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He was so busy that he didn't even go to bed for several nights.
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nciku Note
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睡眠 and 睡觉 shuìmián and shuìjiào
睡眠 is a noun and is more formal; 睡觉 is a verb-object phrase and is much more-commonlyused. (1) 人每天的睡眠时间应该是八个小时左右。 (2) 和牛奶有助于睡眠。 (3) 他睡眠质量一直不太好,经常失眠。 (4) 他睡觉时爱说梦话。 (5) 他在火车上睡了一觉。
“睡眠”是名词,有书面语意味;“睡觉”是动宾短语,是口语中常用的。
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