shut-eye

英 [ˈʃʌt aɪ]

美 [ˈʃʌt aɪ]

n.  睡眠

牛津词典

noun

• 睡眠
  sleep

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 合眼;睡觉
  Shut-eyeis sleep.
  1. Go home and get some shut-eye.
     回家睡一会儿。

双语例句

• However, too little shut-eye causes more than bleary eyes and big yawns.
  可知，睡眠不足容易导致的症状不只是睡眼朦胧和哈欠连天。
• Well, I'm gonna catch some shut-eye.
  好的，我还是多睡点觉好了。
• We finally got some shut-eye after midnight.
  午夜过后我们总算睡了一会儿。
• But these days there is another cause that makes her almost as evangelical: sleep. In particular, Huffington thinks that shut-eye is now a crucial feminist issue, because many women are so exhausted they cannot function properly.
  近期她的另一项活动几乎可以用福音来形容&允许员工在办公室小憩。赫芬顿认为，睡眠现已成为一个至关重要的女性问题，因为许多女性过于疲劳以致于无法正常工作。
• Married women may be more susceptible to the damaging relationship effects of insufficient shut-eye than their husbands, said a 2011 study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
  国家健康机构2011年的研究发现已婚妇女在睡眠不足的情况下似乎会对丈夫更加怀疑，对关系造成严重危害。
• These towering beasts look like they need a comfy mattress but shut-eye's not a giraffe's biggest concern.
  长得像塔一样的长颈鹿看起来很需要一张舒服的床垫，不过睡觉不是长颈鹿要操心的大事。
• Most sleep experts agree that seven to eight hours of shut-eye per night is optimal for adults.
  大多数睡眠专家都认为，每晚七到八个小时的睡眠对成年人来说是最理想的。
• I should get some shut-eye, then.
  那我就能睡会儿了。
• According to a new study, getting shut-eye before you learn is important, because it will help you store knowledge learned earlier.
  最新研究显示，学习之前小憩一下非常重要，因为这一眨眼的休息能够帮你牢记之前学过的东西。
• Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four or five hours of shut-eye a night.
  虽然睡眠时间短，但他们精力充沛、外向活泼、乐观向上，而不是疲惫而且脾气坏的后进生。他们每晚只睡四到五个小时，却过得快乐健康。