the natural resting state of unconsciousness of the body
rest in sleep
have enough beds for a number of people
"he didn't get enough sleep last night"
"calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
"he felt better after a little sleep"
"there wasn't time for a nap"
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
"they had to put their family pet to sleep"
"This tent sleeps six people"
You look tired, are you getting enough sleep?
出自: I. Murdoch
He..went to bed, but did not sleep for a long time.
出自: G. Gissing
I slept..at this..inn at Chedsholme.
出自: W. F. Harvey
Gertrude would sleep late, rising at noon.
出自: H. Carpenter
自从她到处跟别人睡觉,她的朋友就不和她好了。
She finally got married and stopped sleeping around.
她终于结婚了,不再与男性乱交了。 sleep sb ⇔ around
She slept around with a lot of people before she got married.
她在结婚前和很多人有过两性关系。
我最后一次进卧室去看时,他还在睡觉。 sleep sth ⇔ away
Are you going to sleep the whole morning away?
你打算把整个上午睡过去吗?
Tom often sleeps away the hours.
汤姆常以睡觉来消磨时间。 sleep sth ⇔ away
Go and have a good rest, you might be able to sleep your troubles away.
去好好休息一下,你也许能以睡眠消除烦恼。
他睡了一觉,把前一天晚上在聚会上喝酒后所带来的不舒服感觉都消除了。
George had too much drinks last night and is now sleeping off the effects.
乔治昨晚喝酒过度,现在正在睡觉醒酒。
You'd better sleep off your fatigue after working.
你最好用睡觉来消除工作的疲劳。
She is in bed sleeping off the effects of the party.
她躺在床上睡大觉,消除晚会的疲劳。
I have a slight infection, but I think I'll manage to sleep it off.
我有点儿不舒服,我想睡一会儿我就会好的。
我们问朱迪是否愿意加入我们的俱乐部,她回答说要考虑一下再决定。
那狠心的老板让那个男孩睡在外面。 sleep out
It's so hot tonight, can't we sleep out in the garden?
今晚这么热,我们难道不能出去在花园里睡吗?
They planned to sleep out during their journey.
他们准备在途中露宿。
There were all kinds of reasons why they slept out.
他们完全有理由睡在户外。
The inspector went round asking why the men slept out in this weather.
检察官巡视了一周,并问那些男人为何在这样的天气里还在外面露宿。
The children love sleeping out in tents when we go camping.
我们野营时,孩子们喜欢睡在帐篷里。 sleep out
Their children are always going to parties and seem to sleep out nearly every night.
他们的孩子们总去参加晚会,几乎每天夜晚都在外借宿。 sleep sth ⇔ out
Sometimes he feels that he would like to sleep out the rest of his days without having to work or think any more.
有时他觉得自己很想一睡了之,再不用干活或想任何事。
战争开始时我还是一个小孩子,没多久就习惯了在猛烈的轰炸中酣睡。
误 He slept at ten last night.
正 He went to sleep at ten last night.
析 sleep是个延续性动词,通常不与表示某一具体时间的状语连用。