sleepless
gb/slˈipləs/ us/slˈipləs/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 9600
معنیها
۰ معنی
adjective
B1
state
1
not sleeping; without sleep
Not sleeping, or having a time with no sleep.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is sleepless / a sleepless [night/period]
اشتباه رایج:
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.
هممعنیها
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.)
متضادها
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.)
ترکیبهای رایج
sleepless night
|sleepless nights
|lie sleepless
|keep [someone] sleepless
|go sleepless
|leave [someone] sleepless
موضوعها
daily life
|health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
sleepless
IPA
GB/slˈipləs/
US/slˈipləs/
هجاها و تکیه
sleep - less (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (sleep)
صورتهای واژه
Adjective
- Base: sleepless
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.