| 词汇 | slumbering |
| 释义 | slumbering present participle ofslumber slumber verb[ I ] literaryuk /ˈslʌm.bər/ us /ˈslʌm.bɚ/ to sleep睡，睡觉 Synonyms kipUKinformal sleep Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping altered state of consciousness beauty bed bunk bye-byes catch/cop/get some z'sidiom comatose count crash doss doze off drop off sleep sleeping sleepwalk sleepwalking snooze snoozing somnambulate your beauty sleepidiom Examples of slumberingslumbering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The slumbering lowered head half rises up to tell us that an interesting image is hovering before him. It seemed to me as if a slumbering earth had stretched a weary arm over the sea. There is a note of slumbering self-insight in these words. Having got used to slumbering in a quiet corner of world history, we wake up to find ourselves in the centre of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new proposals will again place a smothering pillow over the slumbering face of confidence in the new housing market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg his pardon; someone says that he is still slumbering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would become a slumbering elephant, all trunk and no movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hardly like reviving certain old animosities or mentioning anything which may tend to stir sullen and slumbering emotions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While we are still slumbering in our beds, they are getting the best places on the beach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There they were, slumbering, not only innocuously, but with fruitful and advantageous results to the revenue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a lot of dead wood, but it is slumbering silently there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The slumbering hordes in the tea room wake up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This gave the impression that everything was slumbering, but for two outbursts of activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not like to think that he was not slumbering well. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It touched the heart of the nation, which awoke to the content of the report like a slumbering giant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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