释义 |
asleep /əˈsliːp/► SEE ALLasleep at the wheelsound asleep ●asleep at the ˈwheel (especially BrE) (NAmE usually asleep at the ˈswitch) (informal) not paying attention to possible problems 未注意潜在问题;玩忽职守◆The agency has been asleep at the wheel and has failed to enforce regulations. 这个机构玩忽职守,未能执行规定。 NOTE This refers to someone falling asleep while driving a car or while operating a control on a train track. 这个习语原指有人在开车或铁路扳道值勤时睡觉。 ●sound aˈsleepdeeply and peacefully asleep 睡得酣甜的;熟睡的◆He had fallen sound asleep in the chair by the fire.他坐在火炉边的椅子上酣然入睡。◆The children are sound asleep upstairs.孩子们正在楼上沉睡。 |