四种“睡姿”。go to bed,sleep,sleepy,asleep
(1)go to bed:就寝;上床睡觉。着重指上床准备睡觉的动作,而go to sleep强调“入睡”这个动作,一般说来,是go to bed在前,然后才go/get to sleep或fall asleep。如:
He usually goes to bed at ten o'clock and goes to sleep/falls asleep five minutes afterwords.
他通常十点钟就寝,五分钟后入睡。
(2)sleep:睡;睡觉。动词,强调“睡觉”这一动作,是延续性动词,可与表示时间段的状语连用。如:
I was waiting for the sound of the other shoe!I can't get to sleep.
我在等另一只鞋落地声!我睡不着。
(3)sleepy:困倦的,瞌睡的。如:
I was very sleepy when I was doing my homework.
当我做作业的时候我非常困倦。(https://www.daowen.com)
(4)asleep:睡着的;熟睡的。表示“睡着”的状态,其中asleep不能用very修饰,只能用sound,fast等词修饰。如:
The baby is fast asleep.
孩子睡得很香。
fall asleep与go/get to sleep同义,可互换使用,但fall asleep侧重“熟睡、无意识地入睡、不想入睡而入睡”的含义。如:
He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door.
他刚睡着,就有人使劲敲门。
I don't know when I went to sleep/got to sleep/fell asleep last night.
我不知道昨晚什么时候睡着的。