“说梦话“用英语怎么说？

【朗读以下例句，并用今日表达造句】

You talked in your sleep last night, but what you said didn't make any sense to me.

I need more time to sleep on it. It's a big decision.

I have to set several alarms for the morning / because I sleep like a log every night!

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talk in one's sleep

或

sleep talk

说梦话

当然也可以说

say sth in your sleep

“说梦话”这种行为英语可以说

talking in your sleep

或者

sleep talking

或者

somniloquy /sɑ:mˈnɪləkwɪ/ (这是学术术语)

“说梦话的人”英文可以说sleep talker

【例句】

You talked in your sleep last night, but what you said didn't make any sense to me.

你昨晚说梦话了，但你说的啥我完全听不懂。

Like other sleep issues common to childhood, such as wetting the bed and sleepwalking, sleep talking usually goes away naturally with age.

就像其他儿童时期常见的睡眠问题，如尿床和梦游，说梦话通常会随着年龄的增长自然消失。

【拓展】

其他睡觉相关的问题还有

sleepwalk v. 梦游

sleepwalking n. 梦游这种行为

= somnambulism /sɑ:mˈnæmbjʊˌlɪzəm/ （学术术语）

wet the bed v. 尿床

bedwetting n. 尿床这种行为

= enuresis /ˌenjʊˈriːsɪs/ （学术术语）

grind one's teeth v.磨牙

teeth grinding n.磨牙

= bruxism /ˈbrʌksɪzəm/ （学术术语）

snore n/v. 打鼾

have a nightmare 做了个噩梦

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sleep on sth 把…留待以后解决

【解释】

If you are trying to make a decision and you say that you will sleep on it, you mean that you will delay making a decision on it until the following day, so you have time to think about it.

【例句】

I need more time to sleep on it. It's a big decision.

我需要更多的时间再考虑一下。这是个重大的决定。

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sleep like a log 睡得很沉/死

也可以说

sleep soundly/deeply/well

或have a sound sleep

【例句】

I have to set several alarms for the morning / because I sleep like a log every night!

我每天早上得调几个闹钟因为我每晚睡得都很死。