to sleep
IPA/tə slˈiːp/
IPA/tə slˈiːp/
to sleep — idiom
1. used after a verb like sing, read, rock, or cry to show that the action brings a
1.慣用語B1
釋義
used after a verb like sing, read, rock, or cry to show that the action brings a person into sleep and continues until they are asleep
例句
Jessica sang her baby daughter to sleep with a soft lullaby.
sing + someone + to sleep
The gentle motion of the boat rocked Mira to sleep within minutes.
rock + someone + to sleep (passive subject)
After three restless hours, Ziad finally hummed his little sister to sleep.
After the long argument, Amira cried herself to sleep on the sofa.
Andrés read his twins to sleep every night with the same picture book.
文法句型
verb + someone + to sleep
verb + oneself + to sleep
用法筆記
Always follows another verb (sing, read, rock, cry, lull, bore, etc.). The person who falls asleep comes before 'to sleep.'
常見錯誤
❌She sang to sleep.
✅She sang the baby to sleep.
💡the person falling asleep must come between the verb and 'to sleep.'
❌I read to sleep my son.
✅I read my son to sleep.
💡the object always comes before 'to sleep,' never after.