似乎越来越多的人睡不好,各类睡眠问题困扰着我们。今天就来聊聊睡眠。
We spend at least a third of our lives sleeping: 人生至少三分之一的时间都在睡眠中
Sleep: 睡眠、睡觉,既是动词也是名词
Nap: 午睡、小睡、眯一会儿
Beauty sleep: 美容觉
Sleep quality/quality of sleep:睡眠质量, 前者更口语
Sleep problems/issues: 睡眠问题
睡得香
To have a good sleep or sound sleep: 睡得好、睡得香
I had a good sleep last night: 我昨晚睡得很好
Did you have a good sleep last night? 你昨晚睡得好吗?
To sleep like a baby/log/rock: 这几个比喻都是形容睡得很沉、很好
I slept like a baby last night. Didn't wake up at all: 我昨晚睡得特别好,一点都没醒
睡不好、失眠
To not have a good sleep or sound sleep: 睡不好
I didn't have a good sleep last night: 我昨晚没睡好
I didn't sleep well: 我昨晚没睡好,但注意这里要用副词well来修饰动词sleep
Sleep deprivation: 睡眠不足
I have been sleep-deprived lately: 我最近睡眠不足、缺觉
Insomnia: 失眠症(较长期的)
I have/suffer from insomnia:我有失眠症
如果不是持续性的病症,而是偶发的失眠,可以说:I didn't sleep well或者 I couldn't sleep last night.
I hardly got any sleep: 我几乎没睡
What keeps you up at night? 什么让你睡不着?也常用来概括让你担心、焦虑的事情
睡不着,不如学几句俚语
Sleep on it: 很形象地用睡一晚来比喻不立即决定,而需要想一想、考虑一下。不过通常是比较短的时间,比如几天
Don't lose sleep over it: 想开点、没关系的、不要因此失眠
Cry oneself to sleep: 比喻非常伤心,以泪洗面
I can do it in my sleep: 很简单,闭着眼睛就能做。也可以说I can do it with my eyes closed.
Sleeping partner: 不参与实际经营的合伙人或隐名合伙人
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