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一、asleep的用法
1. 睡著; 睡熟 (not awake; sleeping)
(1) 作表語。例如：
The baby was sound asleep (= sleeping deeply) upstairs. 嬰兒在樓上睡得很香。
I waited until they were all fast asleep (= sleeping deeply). 我一直等到他們睡熟。
(2) 作賓語補足語。例如：
The police found him asleep in a garage.警察發現他在車庫里睡著了。
(3) 作狀語。例如：
Half asleep, he felt the horse's nose push against his face.睡意朦朧中,他覺得馬的鼻子挨在他的臉上推動。
2. (指四肢)麻木；發麻,；麻痹 ((of limbs) having no feeling; numb)
作表語 。例如：
When I woke my left arm was asleep. 我醒來時我的左臂麻木了。
二、asleep的搭配
1. be / lie / seem asleep。例如：
The baby lay peacefully asleep in its pram. 嬰兒躺在嬰兒車安靜地睡著了。
2. drop / fall asleep。例如：
I fell asleep almost immediately. 我幾乎立刻就睡著了。
3. remain / stay asleep。例如：
Only he has remained asleep, while you have awakened; and who knows which of you is the most fortunate? 只是他仍睡著,而您卻已醒來了，誰知道你們之中哪一個更幸福呢?
4. deeply / fast / heavily / sound asleep。例如：
The children were all sound asleep in bed. 孩子們都在床上熟睡了。
5. almost / half / nearly asleep。例如：
She dragged herself out of bed, still half asleep. 她掙扎著起了床，猶自睡眼惺松。
6. peacefully / still asleep。例如：
“Has he woken up yet?” “No, he's still asleep.” “他醒了嗎?”“沒有,他還在睡。”
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