"dead asleep" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 睡得很死
• 睡得很沉

Definition

完全熟睡，很难被唤醒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，形容人睡得非常沉，叫不醒，与“死”无真实含义，只是比喻强调睡得沉。

Examples

He was dead asleep when the phone rang.

电话响时他**睡得很死**。

The baby is dead asleep in her crib.

婴儿在婴儿床里**睡得很沉**。

I was dead asleep when you called last night.

你昨晚打电话时我**睡得很死**。

Don’t bother waking him—he’s dead asleep after that long trip.

别试图叫醒他——他那趟长途旅行后**睡得很沉**。

She was so dead asleep that she didn’t hear the thunderstorm.

她**睡得很死**，连雷阵雨都没听见。

By midnight, everyone in the house was dead asleep.

到了半夜，家里的人都**睡得很死**了。