n (1)睡眠(觉)(state of unconsciousness which is a natural way of resting)[U]：forget～and food 废寝忘食;go to/get to～睡着/入睡;do not have/get enough～睡眠不足;I didn't get much～last night. 昨晚我没有睡多久。induce～催眠;S～fell upon me. 我的睡意来了。S～and appetites improved. 睡眠改善，食欲增加。walk/talk in one's～梦游/说梦话;awake from～从睡梦中醒来;startle sb out of his～惊醒某人;put/send a child to～使孩子入睡;read/sing/rock a child to～读书/唱歌/摇动哄小孩入睡;cry/sob oneself to～哭/抽泣着睡着了;He didn't get a wink of～all night. 他整夜未合眼睡一下。winter～冬眠;

(2)睡眠时间(period of sleep)[U，a～]：a cat's～打盹;have a deep/heavy/profound/sound～熟/熟/酣/酣睡;have a good/restful/restless～好好睡一觉/睡个安宁觉/睡得不安宁;have/get a good night's～睡一夜好觉;

lose sleep about/over sth 为某事而忧虑(操心)：She lost～over her son's health. 她为儿子的健康日夜焦虑。

→′sleepless adj 失眠的;′sleeplessly adv 失眠地;′sleeplessness n 失眠;′sleepy adj 困的，欲睡的;′sleepily adv 欲睡地;′sleepiness n 困乏，昏昏欲睡;′sleepwalker n 梦游者;′sleepwalking n 梦游;

v(1)睡觉(着)(in a state of sleep)[I，I+adv，I+n/prep]：The baby is～ing. 小宝宝在睡觉。～badly/well/heavily/lightly/soundly 睡得不好/很好/熟/轻/香;～around 与多人乱搞男女关系;～together/with sb 发生性关系(通奸);The baby is～ing away quietly. 那婴儿一直安静地睡着。Don't wake him up;let him～on for another hour. 别叫醒他，让他再睡一个小时。～late in the morning 早上睡懒觉;not～a wink 一点儿也没有睡;I usually～(for)eight hours a day. 我通常每天睡八小时。～in the open air 在露天地睡;～like a log/top 睡得很死;～through the alarm clock 睡得很熟，闹钟响都没听见;S～ing Beauty 睡美人;

(2)过夜(past the night)[I+prep]：I shall～in London tonight. 今晚我将在伦敦过夜。He slept over at his friend's home. 他在朋友家里过夜。

(3)死(be dead)[I+prep]：～in the grave 长眠于墓中;He～s with his ancestors in this graveyard. 他与祖先长眠于这块墓地。

(4)睡(take a particular kind of sleep)[T+n]：He slept a sound～.他睡得很好。～one's last～ 死亡;～the～of the just 问心无愧能睡安稳觉;

(5)提供住宿(provide sleeping space for)[T+n，无pass]：This boat (inn)～s six persons/20 people. 这条船(小旅店)可供6/20个人住宿。

sleep away (v adv)以睡眠消磨(除)(vt)：～away the hours 以睡眠消磨时间;～away business cares 借睡眠消除生意上的烦恼;

sleep off (v adv)借睡眠消除(vt)：～off one's headache/one's fatigue 借睡眠消除头疼/疲劳;

sleep on/over (v prep)把某事留待第二天解决(vt)(无pass)：～on a decision 推迟一天作决定;I'll～on your proposal and give you my answer in the morning. 今晚我考虑一下你的建议，明早答复你。

→′sleeper n 睡眠者;卧铺车;′sleeping-bag n 睡袋;′sleeping-car n 卧铺车厢;′sleeping-pill n 安眠药片;

【辨异】sleeping与asleep的区别见ASLEEP。