unsleeping

unsleeping — adjective

  • unsleepingpositive
  • more unsleepingcomparative
  • most unsleepingsuperlative

1. staying awake and on guard the whole time, never stopping to rest, often used to

1.形容詞C2
釋義

staying awake and on guard the whole time, never stopping to rest, often used to describe constant attention or effort.

例句

The lighthouse keeper kept an unsleeping watch over the rocky bay all night.

unsleeping + noun: 'unsleeping watch' for constant guarding

Selim admired the unsleeping care his grandmother gave the newborn lambs.

describes constant, tireless attention to someone

同義詞
  • vigilant

    more common; stresses careful watching for danger

  • wakeful

    plainer; just means not asleep, without the 'tireless duty' tone

  • tireless

    focuses on endless effort rather than staying awake

反義詞
  • drowsy

    near sleep; the opposite of alert and watchful

  • negligent

    failing to watch or care, the opposite of constant guarding

文法句型

unsleeping + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive), as in 'unsleeping watch' or 'unsleeping vigilance'. Rarely placed after 'be'; choose 'wakeful' or 'restless' for that position. Strongly literary in tone.

常見錯誤

❌The baby was unsleeping all night.
✅The baby stayed awake all night.
💡'unsleeping' describes tireless guarding or effort, not simply a person who fails to fall asleep.