【sleep音标】 英[sli:p] 美[sli:p]
【单词释义】 sleep是什么意思：
vi.睡，睡觉；睡眠状态
vt.为…提供床位；提供住宿；以睡觉打发日子
n.[U]睡觉；睡眠；[sing.] 睡眠时间；一觉
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] sleeps
[单词现在分词] sleeping
[单词过去式] slept
[单词过去分词] slept
【sleep形近词/近似词】
asleep adj.睡着的
sheep n.羊，绵羊
sweep v.打扫，清理；扫视过；掠过；卷走 n.打扫；清扫；挥动；全胜
steep adj.陡峭的，险峻的 v.浸泡 n.悬崖，陡坡；浸泡液
cheep n. 吱吱的叫声 v. 吱吱地叫
【单词例句】
◇ The angel offered him something to eat and drink, but he did not take it, wanting only to rest a little. He lay down to sleep, covering his face with a cloth.
天使请国王吃点肉、喝点酒，国王甚么也没吃，说只想休息一下。他躺下，将一块手帕遮在脸上睡了。
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ That night, both of them couldn’t sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn’t take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can’t carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her, “I love you.”
那天晚上，两个老人都睡不着，各自在自己的床上辗转反侧，辗转反侧。挣扎了几个小时后，老夫人的丈夫终于忍耐不住，他发觉他仍然深爱着老夫人。他的生活不能没有老夫人，他要她回来，他要亲口告诉她，“我很抱歉；”他要亲口告诉她，“我爱你。”
---- Life Together
◇ Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. Research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite and better sleep patterns.
认识到原谅的好处。研究表明，原谅他人的人精力更好，胃口不错，起居有序。
◇ And it's not just your own microbial life you're sleeping with. In addition to the fungi and bacteria that come from your sweat, sputum, skin cells, and vaginal and anal excretions, you also share your bed with foreign microbes.
和你一起睡觉的不光是你身上的微生物。除了你的汗液、唾液、皮肤细胞、私处和肛门分泌物中的真菌和细菌，你还和外来微生物共享你的床。
---- How often you should wash your bed sheets?
◇ Circadian rhythms are our internal clocks that tell our bodies when to get up, eat and sleep throughout 24-hour cycles. Many studies have found that work which syncs with our circadian rhythms results in greater productivity and less fatigue. Even space agency Nasa has monitored circadian rhythms to improve astronauts' productivity and health.
生物昼夜节律是人体的生物钟，告诉我们的身体在一天中何时起床、吃饭和睡觉。很多研究发现，工作时间与昼夜节律吻合能提高工作效率，减少疲劳。连美国航天局也在监控宇航员的昼夜节律，以提高工作效率，改善健康状况。
---- Is this the best time to be productive?
◇ That's because when you wake up, your endocrine system begins to release alertness hormones to get you ready for the day. By going back to sleep, you're slowing down this process. Plus, nine minutes doesn't give your body time to get the restorative, deep sleep it needs.
这是因为睡醒后，人体内分泌系统开始分泌清醒激素，唤醒身体。睡回笼觉会减慢这一过程。另外，9分钟的时间根本不够进入让人精神焕发的深度睡眠。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ Sydney-based sleep coach Elina Winnel from My Sleep Coach said that people need to avoid falling asleep in the curled-up foetal position because of how detrimental it can be.
就职于悉尼“我的睡眠教练”机构的睡眠教练伊琳娜-温内尔说，人们应避免如婴儿般蜷缩入睡，这对健康有害。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Even if you and your partner spend the night at each other's places all the time, your family's standards can be a different story, making sleeping arrangements a potentially fraught topic. Winter recommends treading carefully.
即使你和伴侣经常在对方的住所里过夜，但是在父母家里过夜则是另一回事，可能会带来一些烦恼。温特建议对这件事要小心斟酌。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ It makes you wonder what he or she is really up to - and wondering is what keeps you from getting a decent night's sleep.
你还会为了某些没搞明白的事弄得夜不能昧。
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ Upon this bed the Princess was to pass the night.The next morning she was asked how she had slept.
这位公主夜里就睡在这些东西上面。 早晨大家问她昨晚睡得怎样。
---- The Real Princess