Noun:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended;he didn't get enough sleep last night
calm as a child in dreamless slumber
a dormant or quiescent state
Verb:
be asleepsleep，doze，nap，slumber这些动词均含“睡”之意。
sleep普通用词，指一般的睡眠。可用作引申指长眠或静止不动。
doze多用于口语中，指轻微的小睡或处于半睡状态。
nap指白天的小睡。
slumber多指人安详地或长时间地睡。
slumber party孩子们的聚会…slumber switch自动关闭电路装置…slumber away以睡觉消磨slumber time diversion睡眠时间代接…sleepover在别人家里过夜的人…leaden slumber沉睡
近义词 nap小睡sleep睡觉kip幼兽皮doze打瞌睡siesta午睡torpor麻木inertia惯性snooze打盹儿drowse打瞌睡catnap打瞌睡lie-down小睡laziness懒惰hibernate冬眠rest剩余的部分stagnation停滞forty winks小睡inactivity不活动catch some Z's俚睡觉
名词91%,动词9%
用作名词Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。用作动词Three girls are stillslumberingpeacefully.3个女孩仍在平静地睡着。