1、sleep 意为“睡觉、睡眠”,可做动词,也可做名词。做动词时,sleep强调“睡觉”这一动作,是延续性动词,可与表示时间段的状语连用。 过去式和过去分词都是slept 。
常用短语:go to sleep 去睡觉
Did you sleep well last night? Yes, I had a good sleep last night.
你昨晚睡的好吗?是的,我昨晚睡了一个好觉。
After dinner, I want to go to sleep. 晚餐后,我想去睡觉。
2、sleepy意为“欲睡的、困倦的”,形容词,作表语,虽然很困但是还没入睡,常与be, feel等搭配使用。
固定搭配-feel sleepy 感到困倦
Tom often feels sleepy in English class.汤姆在英语课上常感到困倦。
You look so sleepy and you need a rest now.你看起来很困,需要好好休息一下了。
3、asleep 意为“睡着的”,形容词,在句中常做表语、宾语补足语,指睡觉的状态,“睡着的/入睡的”。 固定搭配-fall asleep意为“入睡”。
fall asleep与go /get to sleep同义,可互换使用,但fall asleep侧重“无意识地入睡、不想入睡而入睡”的含义。如:
He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.
他刚睡着,就有人使劲敲门。
I don't know when I went to sleep /got to sleep /fell asleep last night.
我不知道昨晚什么时候睡着的。