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sleep

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verb

/ˈsliːp/ sleeps; slept /ˈslɛpt/; sleeping

[no obj] :to rest your mind and body by closing your eyes and becoming unconscious

I couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long.

I usually try to sleep for at least eight hours every night.

Did you sleep soundly/well last night?

I slept badly/poorly.

We were sleeping peacefully when a sudden loud noise woke us up.

I can never sleep on airplanes.

He has trouble sleeping. [=finds it difficult to fall asleep] - sometimes used figuratively

New York is the city that never sleeps. [=a city that is full of activity all night]

[+ obj] :to have enough space for (a specified number of people) to sleep in it

The tent sleeps five adults.

let sleeping dogs lie

xem dog

sleep around

[phrasal verb] informal + disapproving :to have sex with many different people

I heard he sleeps around.

sleep away

[phrasal verb]

sleep away (something) or sleep (something) away chiefly US :to spend (a period of time) sleeping

Don't sleep your day away.

sleep a wink

informal :to sleep for even a very brief time - used in negative statements

I didn't/couldn't sleep a wink [=didn't/couldn't sleep at all] last night.

sleep in

[phrasal verb] informal :to sleep past the time when you usually get up

On Sundays, we always sleep in.

sleep like a baby/log

informal :to sleep very well

After a long day of skiing, I slept like a baby/log last night.

sleep off

[phrasal verb]

sleep (something) off or sleep off (something) informal :to sleep until the effects of alcohol, medication, etc., are no longer felt

She was sleeping off the anesthesia.

He had too much to drink, and I'm letting him sleep it off.

sleep on it

informal :to think more about something overnight and make a decision about it later

You've heard my offer. Why don't you sleep on it and let me know what you decide.

sleep over

[phrasal verb]

to stay overnight at another person's house

My mother said that you could sleep over on Saturday. - see also sleepover

sleep through

[phrasal verb]

sleep through (something) :to sleep without being awakened by (something, such as a loud noise)

She slept (right) through the thunderstorm.

sleep tight

to sleep deeply and well

Good night. Sleep tight.

sleep together

[phrasal verb] informal :to have sex with each other

She found out that her husband and his secretary were sleeping together.

sleep with

[phrasal verb]

sleep with (someone) informal :to have sex with (someone)

She found out that her husband was sleeping with his secretary.

noun

[noncount] :the natural state of rest during which your eyes are closed and you become unconscious

I just need to get some sleep.

How much sleep did you get last night?

He was diagnosed with a sleep disorder. [=a medical problem that prevents him from sleeping normally]

Her roommate talks/walks in her sleep.

The baby cried himself to sleep. [=cried until he fell asleep]

She sang the baby to sleep. [=she sang to the baby until it fell asleep] - see also rem sleep

[singular] :a period of sleep especially of a particular kind

The noise woke her from a deep/light sleep.

Sometimes all you need to feel better is a good night's sleep. [=a full night of sleep]

(Brit) I think I'll go to my bedroom and have a sleep.

[noncount] informal :the dry substance that sometimes forms in the corners of your eyes while you are sleeping

He woke up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.

get to sleep

to succeed in beginning to sleep :to fall asleep

It took me almost an hour to get to sleep last night.

I woke up in the middle of the night, but I eventually got back to sleep. [=started sleeping again]

go to sleep

to begin sleeping

She lay down on the couch and went (right) to sleep.

Tell the kids it's time to go to sleep. [=go to bed]

After the party, I just wanted to go to sleep.

If a part of your body (such as a foot or leg) goes to sleep, it is not able to feel anything for a brief time, usually because you have kept it in an awkward position for too long.

I have to move because my foot is going to sleep.

in your sleep

If you can do something in your sleep, you can do it very easily because you have done it many times before.

She could bake those cookies in her sleep.

I can drive that route in my sleep.

lose sleep over

to worry about (something) so much that you cannot sleep - usually used in negative statements

I'm disappointed about their decision, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

I wouldn't lose sleep over it if I were you.

put to sleep

put (an animal) to sleep :to give (a sick or injured animal) drugs that will make it die without pain

We had to put my cat to sleep last week.

put (someone) to sleep

a informal :to use a drug to make (someone) unconscious before a medical operation :to give (someone) anesthesia before a medical operation

The doctor put the patient to sleep.

to get (someone) ready to sleep for the night

Did you put the kids to sleep? [=did you put the kids to bed?]

to make someone fall asleep from boredom

That movie practically put me to sleep.

Her lectures used to put him to sleep.

* Các từ tương tự:
sleepaway, sleeper, sleeping bag, sleeping car, sleeping partner, sleeping pill, sleeping sickness, sleepless, sleepover