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

• We finally got some shut-eye after midnight.
  午夜过后我们总算睡了一会儿。
• 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。
• So they told me to go home and get a little shut-eye.
  所以他们让我回来睡一觉。
• Unprocessed turkey and nonfat milk are both high in the amino acid tryptophan, which can be converted to serotonin and melatonin& neurotransmitters that help promote good shut-eye.
  未经加工的火鸡肉和脱脂牛奶均富含色氨酸，它可转化为血清素和褪黑激素，而这些神经传递素可促进良好睡眠。
• Experts recommend adults get at least six or seven hours 'shut-eye a night to stay healthy.
  专家们建议成人每晚的闭眼休息的时间不得少于6或7小时。
• A joint study conducted by Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania found that shut-eye enhances your ability to recall recently learned memories.
  哈佛医学院和宾夕法尼亚大学的一项共同进行的研究发现，睡觉使人能回忆起最近学过的的东西。
• 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。
• I think I'll catch some shut-eye.
  我想我将要抓紧时间眯一会儿。
• 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。
• Go to bed early enough so that waking up when the sun shines through your window still gives you the recommended seven hours of shut-eye.
  尽早上床睡觉，这样当太阳光从窗户里面照射进来的时候，你已经有了7小时的睡眠时间，这也是我们所推荐的睡眠时长。