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单词 sleep-in
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Definition of sleep-in in English:

sleep-in

adjective
  • attributive (of a domestic employee) resident in an employer's house.

    (家庭雇工)住在雇主家的

    a sleep-in babysitter

    住在主人家的保姆。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The former included a second carer for 6 hours a day in addition to 24-hour care by one carer, with sleep-in care for 10 hours.
    • We are looking for a full time sleep-in domestic worker.
    • A night awake carer would be paid for the full 10 hours overnight care whereas a sleep-in carer would be paid for 6 of those hours.
    • A recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the claim of a sleep-in worker for such sleep-in time to be considered working time.
noun
  • 1An instance of remaining asleep or in bed longer than usual in the morning.

    晚起,赖床

    a well-deserved sleep-in

    理所当然的晚起。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I look at my clock and see that everyone had let me sleep in.
    • Sleeping in is what I look forward to on the weekends.
    • Are you ready to give up sleeping in on weekend mornings?
    • For some reason, she was sleeping in.
    • That night, for the first time in months, I was able to sleep in.
    • Saturday morning, Jay and I like to sleep in a bit.
    • Today I finally slept in.
    • What could possibly be the most important day of my life, and I sleep in.
    • Tomorrow we are sleeping in and then packing up, doing last minute shopping, and then having our last meal with the Slovaks.
    • I bet local residents thought they were going to get to sleep in this morning!
    • My bedroom is too hot to be able to sleep in!
    • I ended up eating a breakfast of Frosted Flakes cereal and bananas and sleeping in.
    • There were days, late in my last training cycle, when I simply needed to sleep in.
    • I slept in yesterday morning which is extremely odd for me.
    • After the party, they are all sleeping in today.
    • We don't work today, so let's sleep in.
    • We all slept in this morning and ate a leisurely breakfast.
    • You're silent, you never talk, and you sleep in at times.
    • We were so exhausted after the hike that we slept in the next morning.
    • Normally, she'd spend her Saturdays sleeping in.
  • 2A form of protest in which the participants sleep overnight in premises which they have occupied.

    静卧示威

    a student sleep-in began last night

    学生静卧示威昨晚开始。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, a New Yorker, after seeing the sleep-in on the national news, ordered the students two pepperoni pizzas and a cheese pizza from the pizza joint across the street.
    • They were joined by students, who organized a sit-in and a sleep-in at the senate chambers in 2001.
    • I'm glad to have seen some more of the sleep-in footage, though. It was an event that I believe was incredibly successful.
    • The group of friendly housing activists isn't exactly holding a sleep-in on the mayor's couch - but his staff is obviously uncomfortable.
    • An assessment was made of the sleep-in by some 60 students at the college the previous Thursday.
    Synonyms
    demonstration, march, protest march, peace camp, rally, sit-in, human chain, occupation, dirty protest, write-in, non-cooperation

Definition of sleep-in in US English:

sleep-in

adjectiveˈslipˌɪnˈslēpˌin
  • attributive (of a domestic employee) resident in an employer's house.

    (家庭雇工)住在雇主家的

    a sleep-in babysitter

    住在主人家的保姆。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the claim of a sleep-in worker for such sleep-in time to be considered working time.
    • The former included a second carer for 6 hours a day in addition to 24-hour care by one carer, with sleep-in care for 10 hours.
    • A night awake carer would be paid for the full 10 hours overnight care whereas a sleep-in carer would be paid for 6 of those hours.
    • We are looking for a full time sleep-in domestic worker.
nounˈslipˌɪnˈslēpˌin
  • A form of protest in which the participants sleep overnight in premises that they have occupied.

    静卧示威

    a student sleep-in began last night

    学生静卧示威昨晚开始。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An assessment was made of the sleep-in by some 60 students at the college the previous Thursday.
    • I'm glad to have seen some more of the sleep-in footage, though. It was an event that I believe was incredibly successful.
    • The group of friendly housing activists isn't exactly holding a sleep-in on the mayor's couch - but his staff is obviously uncomfortable.
    • Meanwhile, a New Yorker, after seeing the sleep-in on the national news, ordered the students two pepperoni pizzas and a cheese pizza from the pizza joint across the street.
    • They were joined by students, who organized a sit-in and a sleep-in at the senate chambers in 2001.
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