sleepless
gb/slˈipləs/ us/slˈipləs/
B1
Engelsk
~ 9600
Betydninger
0 betydninger
adjective
B1
state
1
not sleeping; without sleep
Not sleeping, or having a time with no sleep.
Brugsmønster:
[someone] is sleepless / a sleepless [night/period]
Typisk fejl:
Learners sometimes confuse "sleepless" with "sleepy." "Sleepless" means you cannot sleep or did not sleep; "sleepy" means you feel like you want to sleep. For example, "I am sleepless" suggests you are unable to sleep, while "I am sleepy" means you are tired and want to go to bed.
Synonymer
awake (Focuses on the state of not being asleep, without implying tiredness or being unable to sleep.)
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insomniac (Stronger and more medical-sounding; often describes someone who regularly cannot sleep, not just one night.)
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restless (Suggests inability to relax or be still, which often causes sleeplessness but can also apply when someone is awake in general.)
Antonymer
asleep (Direct opposite in terms of physical state; someone who is asleep is not sleepless.)
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rested (Describes having had enough sleep, the usual result of not being sleepless.)
Ordforbindelser
sleepless night
|sleepless nights
|lie sleepless
|keep [someone] sleepless
|go sleepless
|leave [someone] sleepless
Temaer
daily life
|health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Eksempler
- After a sleepless night, she struggled to concentrate at work.
- He lay sleepless in bed, worrying about the interview.
- New parents often endure many sleepless nights with their baby.
- The storm kept the whole town sleepless until morning.
- His mind was so busy that he remained sleepless for hours.
Læringseksempler
- I had a sleepless night before the exam.
- She was sleepless because the room was too noisy.
- The baby cried all night and we were sleepless.
- He lay in bed, sleepless and worried.
- Many students are sleepless during exam week.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
sleepless
IPA
GB/slˈipləs/
US/slˈipləs/
Stavelser og tryk
sleep - less (2 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (sleep)
Ordformer
Adjective
- Base: sleepless
Ordfamilie
Udtryk
sleepless night
1/slˈipləs nˈaɪt/
fixed phrase
a night with no sleep
A night when a person cannot sleep or sleeps only a very short time.
Eksempler
- After a sleepless night, he needed a lot of coffee to get through the day.
- She spent another sleepless night worrying about her sick mother.