sleepwalk

sleepwalk — verb

1. to leave your bed and walk about while still in a sleeping state, typically with

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to leave your bed and walk about while still in a sleeping state, typically without any memory of the event the following morning

例句

Bao started to sleepwalk after he began taking the new medication.

use with 'start to' and 'after' to describe when sleepwalking began

Nala's younger brother once sleepwalked into the living room and turned on the television.

同義詞

文法句型

sleepwalk + prepositional phrase (into / around / down)

用法筆記

Subject is most often a child or a person with a sleep disorder. The person typically has no memory of sleepwalking afterward. Frequent in medical and parenting contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I sleepwalked to school this morning.
✅I walked to school half asleep this morning.
💡sleepwalking is an unconscious state that happens during actual sleep, not just when you are very tired.

2. to go through your daily activities in a dull, unthinking way, without paying at

2.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to go through your daily activities in a dull, unthinking way, without paying attention to what is happening around you or thinking about your own goals

例句

After several night shifts, Felipe felt he was sleepwalking through his daily routine.

figurative use: 'sleepwalk through [noun phrase]'

Students who sleepwalk through class rarely remember what the teacher said afterward.

同義詞
  • go through the motions

    more common idiom, implies doing something mechanically without real engagement

  • coast

    suggests moving along with minimal effort, not necessarily in a daze

  • zone out

    less formal, implies temporary inattention rather than a sustained state

反義詞
  • engage

    to participate actively and attentively

  • pay attention

    to focus one's mind on what is happening

文法句型

sleepwalk through + noun phrase (life / day / routine / meeting)

用法筆記

Always figurative. Must be followed by 'through' when the object is stated: sleepwalk through [something]. Common in informal speech about burnout, boredom, or lack of motivation.

常見錯誤

❌He sleepwalked the meeting.
✅He sleepwalked through the meeting.
💡without 'through', the sentence sounds like he literally walked while asleep during the meeting.