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sleeps

/sliːps/

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verb

睡觉，入睡。

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

Examples :

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

你每天应该睡够八个小时。

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verb

空转，睡眠。

(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

Examples :

"The well-thrown yo-yo sleeps at the end of its string before I give it a tug to bring it back up. "

那个抛得好的溜溜球在线的末端空转着，等我拉一下把它带回来。

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verb

空转

To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

Examples :

"He expertly sleeps the yo-yo, letting it spin perfectly at the end of its string before performing a trick. "

他熟练地让溜溜球空转，让它在绳子的末端完美地旋转，然后才开始表演花式。

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verb

提供住宿，供...睡觉

To accommodate in beds.

Examples :

"This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."

这辆旅行房车可以舒适地容纳四个人睡觉。

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verb

睡觉，睡眠。

To be slumbering in (a state).

Examples :

"to sleep a dreamless sleep"

睡一个无梦的觉

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verb

疏忽，懈怠，麻痹大意。

To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

Examples :

"The security guard sleeps on the job, often missing important events on the cameras. "

保安工作的时候经常打瞌睡，疏忽职守，所以经常错过监控里发生的重要事情。

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verb

安息，长眠

To be dead; to lie in the grave.

Examples :

"He now sleeps peacefully in the family plot, next to his wife. "

现在他和他妻子一起，在家族墓地里平静地安息长眠。

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verb

睡觉，睡眠，入睡。

To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

Examples :

"a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps"

问题暂时搁置；法律暂时失效。

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verb

睡觉，入睡

To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

Examples :

"After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."

连接尝试失败后，程序会暂停 5 秒，然后再试一次。

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verb

冬眠

To place into a state of hibernation.

Examples :

"The bear sleeps deeply through the winter, conserving energy until spring arrives. "

熊在整个冬天都深度冬眠，节省能量直到春天来临。

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noun

睡眠，觉。

The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

Examples :

"I really need some sleep."

我真的需要睡一觉了。

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noun

睡眠，睡觉。

An act or instance of sleeping.

Examples :

"I’m just going to have a quick sleep."

我先小睡一会儿。

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noun

一宿，一夜。

(metonymically) A night.

Examples :

"There are only three sleeps till Christmas!"

距离圣诞节只有三宿了！

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noun

眼屎，眼眵 (yǎn chī)。

Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

Examples :

"Wipe the sleep from your eyes."

擦掉你眼角的眼屎吧。

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noun

睡眠运动

A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.

Examples :

"The mimosa plant exhibits sleeps every evening, its delicate leaflets folding together as if closing for the night. "

含羞草每天傍晚都会呈现睡眠运动，它那纤细的叶片会合拢在一起，仿佛正要闭合入睡。

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noun

冬眠

The hibernation of animals.

Examples :

"The bear's deep sleeps lasted for several months during the winter. "

熊在冬天进入深度冬眠，持续了好几个月。

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