asleep
[ə'slip]
a. 着, 眠, 麻木

ad. 熟

[医] 熟; , 活泼

1. Her husband was sound asleep.
   她丈很熟。
2. The witch put the princess under a spell, and she fell asleep for ten years.
   女巫使巫，沉十。
3. The lion lay asleep in its den.
   狮躺洞里觉。

asleep
[ adj ]

1. in a state of sleep

<adj.all>
were all asleep when the phone rang
fell asleep at the wheel

[ adv ]

1. into a sleeping state

<adv.all>
he fell asleep

2. in the sleep of death

<adv.all>

[ adj ]

1. lacking sensation

<adj.all>
my foot is asleep
numb with cold

2. dead

<adj.all>
he is deceased
our dear departed friend

Asleep \A*sleep"\, a. & adv. [Pref. a- + sleep.]
1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

Fast asleep the giant lay supine. --Dryden.

By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. --Milton.

2. In the sleep of the grave; dead.

Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not,
even as others which have no hope. --1 Thess. iv.
13.

3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. --Udall.

Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as
we call it, asleep. --Bacon.