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单词 sleepwalk
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Definition of sleepwalk in English:

sleepwalk

verbˈsliːpwɔːkˈslipˌwɔk
[no object]
  • 1Walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep.

    梦游,梦行

    apparently, people who sleepwalk often make for the wardrobe
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was the first time even the back room was full, and though that may be what every owner wants, two waiters sleepwalked through our room with eyes wide shut, ignoring everyone to their left and right.
    • He claimed he had sleepwalked in the past, particularly when he had been drinking as he had in the hours before the alleged rapes.
    • Maybe I had fallen asleep during English and sleepwalked my way to the bathroom.
    • However, what if I had sleepwalked and took it from Palestrike's chamber?
    • Deciding that if asked, I could blame my night walk on sleepwalking, I shrugged and strode purposely towards the building.
    • Again from Almodóvar: ‘In the opening scene, you see these women who are walking around blind and sleepwalking.’
    • I'd never sleepwalked before, and highly doubted that I did now.
    • If your child sleepwalks for a long time, talk to your doctor.
    • Then she remembered Del sleepwalked with alarming regularity and shrugged it off.
    • Some people sleepwalk when they're stressed.
    • I don't think a person who is sleepwalking can do tricks on a snowboard like those.
    • During a week-long trial, the defendant told the jury of his family's history of sleepwalking - he, his mother, two aunts and a cousin have all sleepwalked.
    • I sleepwalked around the house in my pajamas, barely talking to my parents.
    • The children were tiny and tucked up in their beds, but they were still at the stage of sleepwalking into my room in the middle of the night, so a few nocturnal noises were par for the course.
    • He told police that he could not remember having sex with the woman, but that he had sleepwalked in the past when very drunk.
    • Have you ever sleepwalked? No, not that i know of.
    • That was more than a bad dream and I have never sleepwalked in my life.
    • Apparently the guy had just sleepwalked ALL the way from his room, SAT down, and fell promptly ASLEEP on the bag of bread.
    Synonyms
    somnambulism, noctambulism
    rare somnambulation, noctambulation, nightwalking
    1. 1.1 Engage in an activity without interest, enthusiasm, or awareness of the possible consequences.
      心不在焉地参与;糊里糊涂地做
      we are sleepwalking into a surveillance society

      我们正糊里糊涂地步入一个到处有监控的社会。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In a familiar Double Indemnity type love triangle the hero sleepwalks into murder.
      • I feel as if I've sleepwalked invisibly through one of the most melancholy days of my life.
      • Johnny Depp must have been doing someone a personal favor when he signed onto this film, because he sleepwalks through his role.
      • Instead he is kind of sleep walking through this period.
      • They showed up for a home date with Miami on December 12 and sleepwalked through a lopsided loss.
      • His latest show carries no particular message and no meaning, as Manson sleepwalks through goth-rock and showbiz clichés.
      • Do you really want to sleep walk through life?
      • We are sleep walking towards a crisis in democracy.
      • Some people live as if they were sleep walking, depressed, and unaware of what is going on around them.
      • It's also an appropriate approach for someone trying to energize a franchise that has sleepwalked through September the past three years.
      • Unfortunately, he did not follow up by resigning, along with the rest of the board who have sleepwalked to disaster.
      • Voters in next month's local council elections were warned today not to "sleep walk" into electing a large number of BNP councillors.
      • Jonathon Milne then lists all the sad chooks, dragging their tails as they sleep walk their way to defeat.
      • We eventually made it back home early, early Thursday morning, and slept walk through work that next day.
      • Nevertheless, most of the world, as if pre-programmed, sleepwalks through the breath-taking events.
      • Julia Roberts is a fine actress, but she sleepwalks her way through this part, imbuing Katherine with little in the way of charm or passion.
      • Arroyo is not highly rated, often accused of sleep walking through a role.
      • Most guys who feel tired all the time suck it up and avoid telling their doctor, assuming everybody sleepwalks through their day.
      • Alec Baldwin and William H. Macy could sleep walk through their respective roles.
      • Nick Love could have sleepwalked his way through this remake, which is exactly what he's done.
nounˈsliːpwɔːkˈslipˌwɔk
  • An instance of sleepwalking.

    the longer a sleepwalk lasts, the nearer the person comes to a state of wakefulness
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At first the route was a struggle, but it quickly came to resemble a sleepwalk.

Derivatives

  • sleepwalker

  • nounˈsliːpˌwɔːkəˈslipˌwɔkər
    • Keep habitual sleepwalkers safe from harm by keeping doors and windows closed and guarded.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was a sleepwalker as a kid, and broke his ankle falling out a second story window.
      • Bedrooms for sleepwalkers should be on the first floor of the home, and windows and doors must be firmly secured.
      • It is important to realize that sleepwalkers are actually sleeping.
      • She, her two older sisters and her nephew had all been sleepwalkers.
      Synonyms
      somnambulist, noctambulist
      rare nightwalker

Rhymes

sheep walk

Definition of sleepwalk in US English:

sleepwalk

verbˈslipˌwɔkˈslēpˌwôk
[no object]
  • Walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep.

    梦游,梦行

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Again from Almodóvar: ‘In the opening scene, you see these women who are walking around blind and sleepwalking.’
    • I don't think a person who is sleepwalking can do tricks on a snowboard like those.
    • Some people sleepwalk when they're stressed.
    • Apparently the guy had just sleepwalked ALL the way from his room, SAT down, and fell promptly ASLEEP on the bag of bread.
    • That was more than a bad dream and I have never sleepwalked in my life.
    • If your child sleepwalks for a long time, talk to your doctor.
    • He claimed he had sleepwalked in the past, particularly when he had been drinking as he had in the hours before the alleged rapes.
    • However, what if I had sleepwalked and took it from Palestrike's chamber?
    • Have you ever sleepwalked? No, not that i know of.
    • I'd never sleepwalked before, and highly doubted that I did now.
    • Deciding that if asked, I could blame my night walk on sleepwalking, I shrugged and strode purposely towards the building.
    • Then she remembered Del sleepwalked with alarming regularity and shrugged it off.
    • Maybe I had fallen asleep during English and sleepwalked my way to the bathroom.
    • It was the first time even the back room was full, and though that may be what every owner wants, two waiters sleepwalked through our room with eyes wide shut, ignoring everyone to their left and right.
    • He told police that he could not remember having sex with the woman, but that he had sleepwalked in the past when very drunk.
    • I sleepwalked around the house in my pajamas, barely talking to my parents.
    • The children were tiny and tucked up in their beds, but they were still at the stage of sleepwalking into my room in the middle of the night, so a few nocturnal noises were par for the course.
    • During a week-long trial, the defendant told the jury of his family's history of sleepwalking - he, his mother, two aunts and a cousin have all sleepwalked.
    Synonyms
    somnambulism, noctambulism
nounˈslipˌwɔkˈslēpˌwôk
  • An instance of walking around while asleep.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At first the route was a struggle, but it quickly came to resemble a sleepwalk.
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