rem
rem — noun
1. the stage of sleep when your eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
the stage of sleep when your eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
The sleep app showed Nora spent nearly two hours in REM last night.
pattern: spend time in REM
During REM, Hassan's eyelids fluttered while he dreamed about missing the train.
The doctor said babies spend more time in REM than most adults do.
Iris woke up just as the lab monitor showed she had entered REM.
After two strong coffees, Mark had shorter REM on the sleep test.
- REM sleep
the fuller phrase, especially when first naming the sleep stage
文法句型
during REM
be in REM
enter REM
REM sleep
用法筆記
Usually written in capitals and often used after in, during, or enter. People also say REM sleep when they want to make it clear they are naming the sleep stage.
常見錯誤
2. the words rapid eye movement, which the letters REM stand for
the words rapid eye movement, which the letters REM stand for
In biology class, Dewi learned that REM stands for rapid eye movement.
REM stands for rapid eye movement
The article explains that REM is short for rapid eye movement.
REM is short for rapid eye movement
Anna asked what REM meant after reading about the stages of sleep.
The nurse wrote REM on the chart, then spelled out rapid eye movement.
- rapid eye movement
the full phrase written out instead of the short form REM
文法句型
REM stands for rapid eye movement
REM is short for rapid eye movement
用法筆記
Use this sense only when you are explaining the letters themselves. When you mean the sleep stage or the time a sleeper spends there, use sense 1 instead.