英语词汇：sleep的有关短语

今天我们要学习的短语跟睡觉有关。说到睡觉，我们最熟悉的短语就是sleep。可是，这个单词的各种搭配，你真的会用吗?

今天我们就来总结一下跟睡觉和sleep有关的各种表达。

Sleep over

To sleep in another person's home as their guest.

睡在别人家

例句：

My son is sleeping over at his friend's house tonight.

我儿子今晚在朋友家睡。

所以，sleep over不是“睡过头”，而是“在别人家过夜”。

如果要表达“睡过头”，可以说：oversleep

例句：

I forgot to set my alarm and I overslept.

我忘了设置闹钟所以睡过头了。

Sleep around

To engage in sexual intercourse with many different partners.

指某人在sex方面的伴侣比较多

例句：

Apparently they have an open relationship and don't mind when the other person sleeps around.

很明显，他们的关系很开放，不在意对方有其他伴侣。

Sleep through

To sleep the entire night without waking. 整晚都没有醒

To remain asleep while something happens.虽然发生了某事，但是仍然没有醒

例句：

Our first baby was nearly nine months old before she finally started sleeping through.

我们第一个孩子九个月大之后，她才睡了第一个好觉。

Take a nap/Catch a snooze

To sleep or take a nap, especially of a short duration.

小憩/打盹

例句：

I prefer getting the bus to work in the morning rather than driving, because it gives me a chance to catch a snooze on the way.

早晨上班我喜欢坐巴士而不是开车，因为这样我就有机会打个盹。

Doze off

To fall asleep, typically unexpectedly or for just a short period of time.

打瞌睡，通常指很短的时间

例句：

I must have dozed off there for a few minutes. What did I miss?

我刚才可能睡着了几分钟，我错过了什么?

Twenty winks

A very brief nap or a short sleep.

打盹或者很短的睡眠

例句：

I'm going to go grab a quick twenty winks before everyone starts arriving for the dinner party.

在客人来晚宴之前，我要先去打个盹儿。