slumber
发音
英 [ˈslʌmbə(r)]
美 [ˈslʌmbɚ]
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- v.
- 微睡，睡眠
- 蛰伏，处于静止状态
- （用睡眠）消磨（时间）
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- n.
- 微睡，安眠，熟睡
- 蛰伏
单词词源
slumber 睡觉，睡眠
来自中古英语 slumeren, 来自 slumen, 打盹，-er,表反复， 来自古英语 sluma, 小睡， 来自 Proto-Germanic*slum,松散的，无力的，来自 PIE*sleu,松散的，无力的，词源同 slow,sleep. 插入字母 b,比较 number,numerate.
双语例句
- 1. But how does slumber present us with answers ?
- 但睡眠是如何把答案呈现给我们的呢？
- 2. The products claim that a flat , featureless , continuous sound somehow encourages slumber .
- 这个产品宣称以平和，连续的声音鼓励睡眠。
- 3. Light regulates the body 's biological clock-priming an individual 's metabolism for predictable events such as meals and slumber .
- 光亮调节着人体的生物钟为进食、睡眠等可预料生理活动的新陈代谢做好准备。
- 4. For instance , a two-hour nap may leave you feeling disoriented and groggy , and even disrupt your nighttime slumber .
- 比如一个两小时的午睡会使你晕头转向，昏昏沉沉，甚至扰乱你晚上的睡眠。
- 5. Far from trying to rouse us from slumber , its role is now to offer us a cup of warm milk before bed .
- 并不是要把我们从睡眠中唤醒，它现在的作用像是我们睡前喝的那一杯热牛奶。