sleep /sliːp/► SEE ALLbe able to do sth in your sleepgo to sleepnot lose any sleep over sb/sthlose no sleep over sb/sthnot sleep a winknot get a wink of sleepput sb/sth to sleepsleep like a log/topsleep on itsleep tight!get your beauty sleeplive/sleep rough ●be able to do sth in your ˈsleep (informal) be able to do sth very easily because you have done it many times before（因做过很多次而）闭着眼睛也会做；轻车熟路◆He’d done the journey so many times that he almost felt as if he could do it in his sleep. 这条线路他走了好多次了，他觉得自己就是闭着眼睛也能走到。●ˌgo to ˈsleep (informal) (of your leg, arm, hand, etc.身体某部位) be unable to feel anything in your leg, etc. because it has been in a particular position for a long time（因保持某个姿势过久而）麻木，发麻●not lose any sleep over sb/sth●lose no sleep over sb/sth (informal) not worry a lot about sb/sth不会为担心…而失眠；不太担心◆The business does have problems at present but it’s nothing I’m going to lose any sleep over. 目前生意确实有问题，但是我不会担心得睡不着觉。●not sleep a ˈwink●not get a ˈwink of sleepnot sleep at all没合过眼◆I didn’t sleep a wink last night because I was worrying about my driving test. 因为担心驾照考试，我昨晚一夜都没合眼。●put sb/sth to ˈsleep1.give sb drugs (= an anaesthetic) before an operation to make them unconscious（用药物）麻醉◆Before the operation we’ll put you to sleep, so don’t worry, you won’t feel a thing. 手术前我们会先给你施行麻醉，所以不要担心，一点都不痛。2.kill a sick or injured animal by giving it drugs so that it dies without pain（用药物）使长眠，无痛苦地杀死（生病或受伤的动物）◆She took her old dog to the vet and he put it to sleep. 她带那条老狗到兽医那里，兽医给它施行了安乐死。●sleep like a ˈlog/ˈtop ( sleep like a ˈbaby) (informal) sleep very well; sleep without waking睡得很熟◆After our long walk yesterday, I slept like a log. 由于昨天走了那么长的路，我睡得很死。●ˈsleep on itnot make a decision until the following day so that you can have more time to think about it把某事留待第二天决定◆If you aren’t sure what to do, sleep on it and give us your decision tomorrow. 如果你拿不定主意该怎么做，先考虑考虑，明天再告诉我们你的决定。●sleep ˈtight! (informal, spoken) used especially to children before they go to bed to say that you hope they sleep well（尤用于睡觉前对小孩子说）睡个好觉◆Good night, Pat, sleep tight! 晚安，帕特，睡个好觉！●get your ˈbeauty sleep (humorous) go to bed early so that you wake up feeling healthy and looking attractive睡美容觉（早睡第二天醒来精神好）◆Look how late it is! I won’t get my beauty sleep tonight.看看多晚了！今晚我又不能睡美容觉了。●live/sleep ˈroughlive or sleep outside in the streets because you have no home or money（因无家可归或贫穷）露宿街头◆Hundreds of people are sleeping rough on the streets of the city.城里有数百人都露宿街头。