asleep

[ə'sli:p]

adj.睡着的, 已死的, 不活跃的, 麻木的
adv.睡着, 进入静止状态

例句与用法：

He soon fell asleep with weariness.

他疲倦地很快就睡着了。

Some people grind their teeth while they are asleep.

有些人睡觉时磨牙齿。

The lion lay asleep in its den.

狮子躺在洞里睡觉。

The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten years.

这女巫使公主中了巫术，沉睡了十年。

Her husband was sound asleep.

她丈夫睡得很熟。

详细释义：

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1. 睡着的

He seems to be fast asleep.

他好像睡得很熟。

2. 已死的

3. (手, 脚等)麻木的

When I woke my left arm was asleep.

我醒来时我的左臂麻木了。

4. 静止的, 不活泼的

Her mind was asleep.

她的头脑停顿了。

5. 缺乏警惕的

She is asleep to the danger.

她对危险缺乏警觉。

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1. 进入睡眠状态

The fat guy dropped asleep shortly after the film began.

电影开始不久, 那个胖子就睡着了。

2. 进入静止状态

Their anxieties were put asleep.

他们的焦虑平息了。