sleepless
gb/slˈipləs/ us/slˈipləs/
B1
Anglų
~ 9600
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
adjective
B1
state
1
not sleeping; without sleep
Not sleeping, or having a time with no sleep.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is sleepless / a sleepless [night/period]
Dažna klaida:
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.
Sinonimai
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.)
Antonimai
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.)
Kolokacijos
sleepless night
|sleepless nights
|lie sleepless
|keep [someone] sleepless
|go sleepless
|leave [someone] sleepless
Temos
daily life
|health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
sleepless
IPA
GB/slˈipləs/
US/slˈipləs/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
sleep - less (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (sleep)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: sleepless
Žodžių šeima
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.