中學英語詞彙是英語的常用詞。
熟練掌握中學詞彙,就能流利說英語。
今天我們來認真學習sleep, asleep和sleepy的用法。
01sleep, asleep和sleepy
sleep
睡;睡覺(名詞;動詞)
Go to sleep now, it's late.
去睡覺吧,很晚了。
The children slept soundly in their beds.
孩子們在床上睡得很香。
People tend to need less sleep as they get older.
人老了,需要的睡眠就少了。
asleep
睡著的(a開頭的形容詞,不做前置定語)
I'll be asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.
頭一碰到枕頭我就能睡著。
The baby fell asleep in her mother's arms.
嬰兒在她母親的懷裡睡著了。
sleepy
睏倦的;瞌睡的;安靜的;冷清的
The medicine made him sleepy.
這藥使他昏昏欲睡。
She was so sleepy that she ran into a lamppost.
她太困了,撞到了一根燈柱上。
02常用短語表達
sleep tight
睡個好覺
Good night, sleep tight!
晚安,睡個好覺!
Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite may be a centuries-old saying but it is more pertinent today than you might imagine.
「睡個好覺,別讓臭蟲咬了」也許是一句古老的諺語,但在現在用它比你想像的更合適。
sleep it off
睡一覺就好了; 睡一覺忘了煩惱
Let's leave him to sleep it off.
還是讓他自己睡一覺就好了。
Go someplace and sleep it off.
找個地方睡一覺忘了它。
sleep like a baby
睡得香
He was tired and his legs hurt, but he slept like a baby.
他累了,腿也疼了,但他睡得很香。
sleep like a log
熟睡;睡得很沉
I slept like a log until morning.
我一覺睡到早上。
I went to bed early and slept like a log.
我睡得很早,睡得很香。
sleep on it
好好考慮;留待第二天再作決定
Could I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow?
我可以再考慮一下,明天再告訴你嗎?
I don't know whether I agree to do it. I'll sleep on it.
我不知道我是否同意這麼做。我會考慮的。
sleep rough
露宿(街頭)
When we ran out of money, we slept rough for a week.
當我們沒錢時,我們流落街頭了一個星期。
I was forced to sleep rough that night in a disused warehouse.
那天晚上我被迫在一個廢棄的倉庫裡露宿了一晚。
sleep with one eye open
警覺地
You'd better start sleeping with one eye open, because I'll get my revenge.
你最好睡覺時也睜一隻眼,因為我會來報仇的。
those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas
近墨者黑。
you make your bed, you sleep in it.
自己的事,自己處理。
sleep around
鬼混;風流;四處留情
She slept around a lot of people before she got married.
她結婚前和很多人睡過。
If you sleep around, you increase your risk of getting AIDS.
如果你到處鬼混,得愛滋病的風險會更大。
beauty sleep 美容覺
fall asleep
入睡;睡著;進入夢鄉
The film was so boring I fell asleep.
這部電影太無聊了,我都睡著了。
He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
他太累了,頭一碰枕頭就睡著了。
fast asleep 熟睡的;酣睡的
Mum is fast asleep in her chair.
媽媽在椅子上睡著了。
The children lay on the bed, fully clothed and fast asleep.
孩子們躺在床上,衣服也沒脫,睡得可香了。
half asleep
半睡半醒;朦朧
He was still half asleep when he arrived at work.
他到公司時還睡眼惺忪。
He went on and on until we were all half asleep.
他不停地說,說到我們都半睡半醒了。
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