sleep/sliːp/

n. the rest in which your eyes are closed and your mind and body are not active

v. rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active

➭pt. & pp. slept/slept/

n. [U; S] 睡觉：The baby didn't get much sleep last night. 婴儿昨晚没睡好。

◇She often talks in her sleep. 她常说梦话。

◇Did you have a good sleep? 你睡得好吗？

v. [I] 睡觉：Did you sleep well last night? 你昨晚睡得好吗？

◇He often sleeps late at the weekends. 他周末常睡懒觉。

◇Tom is sleeping(更常用的表达为Tom is asleep). 汤姆正在睡觉。

get to sleep [常用于否定句] 睡着，入睡：I couldn't get to sleep until 11. 我到11点才睡着。

go to sleep 睡着，入睡；睡觉：He lay down on the couch and went to sleep. 他躺在沙发上，就这么睡着了。

◇Go to sleep. It's 12 o'clock. 睡觉了，都12点了。

sleep

asleep

sleepy

音组-eep/-iːp/

deep; jeep; keep; sheep; steep; weep

常犯错误

✗ He works hard and often sleeps late.

✓ He works hard and often goes to bed late.

[✌sleep late是“睡懒觉”的意思，不是“到很晚才开始睡”]

辨析go to bed; go to sleep

常犯错误

✗ Paul sleeps.

✓ Paul is asleep. 保罗在睡觉。

[✌表示“在睡觉”还可用be sleeping，但不如be asleep常用]

谚语Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惊醒睡着的狗（或：勿惹是生非）。