oversleep是动词,意思是睡过头,指睡得太久而错过了应该做的事情。
oversleep的翻译是“睡过头”,也可以说成“超时睡眠”、“睡眠过度”等。在英式英语中,还可以用“sleep in”来表达这个意思。
oversleep的音标为/ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/,读作oh-ver-sleep。
怎么读(音标)
oversleep的音标为/ˌoʊvərˈsliːp/,读作oh-ver-sleep。
用法
oversleep通常用作不及物动词,表示自己睡得太久而错过了原本安排好的事情。它也可以用作及物动词,表示某人让另一个人或者自己睡得太久而错过了某件事情。
:
- I always oversleep on weekends and miss my morning workout.
(我每个周末都会睡过头,错过早晨锻炼。)
- She overslept and missed her flight.
(她睡过头了,错过了她的航班。)
例句1-5句且中英对照
1. If you don't set an alarm, you might oversleep and be late for work.(如果你不设置闹钟,可能会睡过头而迟到上班。)
2. I overslept this morning and missed my breakfast appointment.(我今天早上睡过头了,错过了和朋友吃早餐的约定。)
3. My sister always oversleeps on weekends and wakes up past noon.(我妹妹每个周末都会睡过头,直到中午才起床。)
4. He overslept and didn't hear his phone ringing.(他睡过头了,没听到手机响。)
5. The students were exhausted from oversleeping every night to study for their exams.(学生们因为每晚睡得太晚复习考试而精疲力尽。)
同义词及用法
1. Sleep in:在英式英语中,可以用作oversleep的同义词,表示“睡过头”。:I always sleep in on weekends.
2. Oversnooze:这个词是由over和snooze(小憩)组合而成,意思也是“睡过头”。:I accidentally oversnoozed this morning.
3. Miss the alarm:指错过闹钟而睡过头。:I missed the alarm and woke up late.
4. Be late for something:表示因为睡过头而迟到某件事情。:She was late for her meeting because she overslept.
5. Sleep through something:表示因为太疲劳或者太沉沉的睡眠而错过某件事情。:He slept through his alarm and missed his flight.
编辑总结
oversleep是指睡得太久而错过了原本安排好的事情,常用作不及物动词。它的同义词有sleep in、oversnooze等,也可以用miss the alarm、be late for something等表达类似的意思。在写作中,我们可以使用一些形象生动的词语来替换oversleep,比如“doze off”、“nod off”、“drop off”等。总之,我们要避免oversleep,保证充足的睡眠时间,并且合理安排时间表,以免错过重要的事情。