• adj. 睡著的；麻木的；長眠的
• adv. 熟睡地；進入睡眠狀態

來自短語on sleep.

asleep (adj.)

c. 1200, aslepe, o sl?pe, from Old English on sl?pe (see sleep). The parallel form on sleep continued until c. 1550. Of limbs, "numb through stoppage of circulation," from late 14c. Meaning "inattentive, off guard" is from mid-14c.

1. He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew.

他已經在略帶霉味的床上睡著了。

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2. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.

他剛過午夜就睡著了，睡得還算安穩。

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3. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.

弗朗西絲卡修女走進小教堂，坐下來，很快就睡著了。

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4. His eyes were shut and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

他眼睛閉著，似乎睡著了。

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5. Sam snuggled down in his pillow and fell asleep.

薩姆舒服地枕著枕頭進入了夢鄉。

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