rem
rem — 名詞
1. the stage of sleep when your eyes move quickly and most dreaming happens
快速動眼期
做夢時眼睛快速移動的睡眠階段
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.
睡眠 App 顯示 Nora 昨晚有將近兩小時處於快速動眼期。
pattern: spend time in REM
During REM, Hassan's eyelids fluttered while he dreamed about missing the train.
在快速動眼期時，Hassan 的眼皮會顫動，還夢見自己錯過火車。
The doctor said babies spend more time in REM than most adults do.
醫師說，嬰兒處於快速動眼期的時間比大多數成人更長。
Iris woke up just as the lab monitor showed she had entered REM.
Iris 剛醒來時，實驗室螢幕正顯示她已進入快速動眼期。
After two strong coffees, Mark had shorter REM on the sleep test.
喝了兩杯濃咖啡後，Mark 在睡眠檢測中的 REM 時間變短了。
- 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
快速動眼
REM 三個字母代表的完整詞組
the words rapid eye movement, which the letters REM stand for
In biology class, Dewi learned that REM stands for rapid eye movement.
Dewi 在生物課上學到，REM 代表 rapid eye movement，也就是快速動眼。
REM stands for rapid eye movement
The article explains that REM is short for rapid eye movement.
文章解釋說，REM 是 rapid eye movement 的縮寫。
REM is short for rapid eye movement
Anna asked what REM meant after reading about the stages of sleep.
Anna 讀到睡眠分期時，便去查 REM 是什麼意思。
The nurse wrote REM on the chart, then spelled out rapid eye movement.
護理師在病歷上寫下 REM，接著把 rapid eye movement 全寫出來。
- 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.