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

• Rather than being tired, bad-tempered under-achievers, they are an energetic, outgoing and optimistic group who can happily and healthily get by on just four or five hours of shut-eye a night.
  虽然睡眠时间短，但他们精力充沛、外向活泼、乐观向上，而不是疲惫而且脾气坏的后进生。他们每晚只睡四到五个小时，却过得快乐健康。
• I think I'll catch some shut-eye.
  我想我将要抓紧时间眯一会儿。
• A shortage of shut-eye can leave you feeling tired, cranky, hungry, and irritable.
  缺乏睡眠会感到疲倦、暴躁、易饿、易怒。
• 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。
• But long hours and less shut-eye can play havoc with your health, causing everything from irritability to illness as our immune system struggles to cope with the overload.
  但长时间不休息会损害你的健康。由于你的免疫系统在超负荷工作，你会感到烦躁甚至会生病。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Most sleep experts agree that seven to eight hours of shut-eye per night is optimal for adults.
  大多数睡眠专家都认为，每晚七到八个小时的睡眠对成年人来说是最理想的。
• I should get some shut-eye, then.
  那我就能睡会儿了。