asleep

asleep

英 [ə'sliːp]
　　美 [ə'slip]

adj. 睡著的；麻木的；長眠的
　　adv. 熟睡地；進入睡眠狀態

adj.(形容詞)asleep的基本含義是“睡著”,泛指已經進入瞭睡眠的狀態。引申可表示“麻木的”“平靜的”“靜止的”; 也可表示“玩忽職守的”。asleep是表語形容詞,偶爾用作定語時須後置,帶有修飾語時也可前置。asleep不用於比較等級。asleep可用fast, sound, much或very much等狀語修飾,但不可用very修飾。asleep在句中也可用作賓語補足語。

中文詞源：

asleep 睡著的

來自短語on sleep.

例句：

1. He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew.
他已經在略帶黴味的床上睡著瞭。

2. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
他剛過午夜就睡著瞭，睡得還算安穩。

3. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
弗朗西絲卡修女走進小教堂，坐下來，很快就睡著瞭。

4. His eyes were shut and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
他眼睛閉著，似乎睡著瞭。

5. Sam snuggled down in his pillow and fell asleep.
薩姆舒服地枕著枕頭進入瞭夢鄉。