somnambulate

IPA/sɒmˈnæm.bjə.leɪt/
IPA/sɑːmˈnæm.bjə.leɪt/

somnambulate — verb

  • somnambulatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • somnambulates3rd person singular
  • somnambulating-ing form
  • somnambulatedpast simple

1. to get up and walk from one place to another while you are still asleep, usually

1.動詞不及物C2
釋義

to get up and walk from one place to another while you are still asleep, usually without knowing that you are doing it

例句

After midnight, Gabriel began to somnambulate through the dark hallway.

formal verb with motion phrase: somnambulate through [place]

The nurse warned João's family not to wake him while he somnambulated.

同義詞

文法句型

somnambulate + prepositional phrase (into / through / back to)

用法筆記

Usually intransitive and much more formal than sleepwalk. Common in medical writing or clinical discussion, often with a motion phrase such as into the hallway or through the house.

常見錯誤

❌I somnambulated home after the late movie.
✅I walked home half asleep after the late movie.
💡somnambulate means walking during actual sleep, not simply feeling very tired.