◙ adjective & adverb 1. in or into a state of sleep • 处于睡眠状态的(地),进入睡眠状态的(地) »[as adj.] she had been asleep for over three hours. 她已睡了三个多小时了。 »[as adv.] a man lay asleep. 一名男子躺着睡着了。 not attentive or alert;inactive • 不专心的,不留神的;不积极的,不活跃的 »[as adj.] the competition was not asleep. 比赛相当激烈。 (of a limb) having no feeling;numb • (肢体)无感觉的;麻木的 »[as adj.] his legs were asleep. 他的双腿麻木了。 (poetic/literary)used euphemistically to indicate that someone is dead • [诗文,婉] 长眠
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◘ asleep at the switch 1. [N. Amer. informal] not attentive or alert;inactive • [北美非正式] 不专心的,不留神的;不活跃的