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shut-eye是什么意思

shut-eye

英 ['ʃʌt,ai] 美

n. 睡眠；人事不省

英文词源

shut-eye (n.): colloquial for "sleep," 1899, from shut (v.) + eye (n.). Hans Christian Andersen's "Ole Shut-eye," about a being who makes children sleepy, came out 1842; "The Shut-Eye Train" popular children's poem by Eugene Field, is from 1896.

双语例句

1. Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.: 伯克匆匆地瞥了一眼菜单，然后啪地合上了。

2. I let myself out into the street and pulled the door shut.: 我出门上街并拉上了门。

3. The envelope has been tampered with and then taped shut again.: 信封被人动过手脚，然后又用胶带封上了。

4. "I shut him out of the bedroom," says Maureen.: “我把他关在了卧室外面，”莫琳说。

5. If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'llmiss the show.: 如果一直紧闭双眼，你就要错过精彩的表演了。