a full, undisturbed night's sleep
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a full, uninterrupted night's sleep
informalOften used in the negative to describe the lack of such sleep, especially by parents of young children or caregivers. The phrase emphasizes the completeness and restfulness of the sleep.
Tā她
měi每
tiān天
yè夜
lǐ里
qǐ起
lái来
gěi给
hái孩
zi子
wèi喂
nǎi奶
，
huàn换
niào尿
bù布
，
méi没
shuì睡
guò过
yī一
gè个
hú囫
lun囵
jiào觉
。
She gets up every night to feed the baby and change diapers, and hasn't had a full night's sleep.
Zì自
cóng从
jiē接
shǒu手
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā他
jiù就
méi没
shuì睡
guò过
jǐ几
gè个
hú囫
lun囵
jiào觉
。
Since he took on this project, he hasn't had many full nights of sleep.
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Jīn今
wǎn晚
zhōng终
yú于
néng能
shuì睡
ge个
hú囫
lun囵
jiào觉
le了
。
Finally, I can get a full night's sleep tonight.
Duì对
xīn新
shǒu手
fù父
mǔ母
lái来
shuō说
，
shuì睡
ge个
hú囫
lun囵
jiào觉
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shē奢
chǐ侈
。
For new parents, getting a full night's sleep is a luxury.