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slum·ber /ˈslʌmbə(r)/ vi. | vt. | n. 〈书〉
I ❶ vi.
1. 睡眠；微睡，小睡
slumber peacefully 安睡
slumber over one's newspaper 看报看得打瞌睡
2. 静止，不活跃
Vesuvius is slumbering. 维苏威火山正在休眠。
Europe slumbered through the Dark Ages. 欧洲在黑暗的中世纪时处于蒙昧时代。
3. 麻痹，麻木
❷ vt.
用睡眠打发；用睡眠消除(away)
slumber the afternoon away 睡掉一下午
slumber cares away 用睡眠消除忧虑
II n.
1. 睡眠；微睡，小睡
a broken slumber 断断续续的睡眠
a heavy slumber 鼾睡
fall into a slumber 入睡
His slumbers were interrupted by a knock. 他在睡梦中被敲门声惊醒。
2. 静止状态；不活跃状态
3. 麻痹状态，麻木状态
[< ME slumern, 反复动词 < OE slūma sleep; 与 MHG slummeren, D sluimeren 有关] |