sleep rough

sleep rough — 慣用語

1. to spend the night outdoors in a public space such as a doorway, park bench, or

1.慣用語B2
釋義

露宿街頭

因無家可歸而睡在戶外公共場所

to spend the night outdoors in a public space such as a doorway, park bench, or railway station, when a person has nowhere to live and lacks money for any form of shelter

例句

Kenji slept rough for two weeks after losing his job and his flat.

Kenji 在失去工作和公寓後，露宿街頭了兩個星期。

simple past: slept rough

A local charity brings hot soup to people sleeping rough in the town centre every evening.

當地一家慈善機構每晚都會送熱湯給鎮中心露宿街頭的人。

present participle: sleeping rough

同義詞
  • sleep on the streets

    the usual American English equivalent; more literal and geographically specific

  • be homeless

    broader in meaning; describes the condition rather than the specific action of sleeping outdoors

反義詞

文法句型

sleep / sleeps / sleeping / slept + rough

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in British English. The equivalent in American English is 'sleep on the streets' or 'live on the streets'. 'Rough' is an adverb here, not an adjective — it modifies the way of sleeping, not the ground.

常見錯誤

❌He slept roughly on the floor.
✅He slept rough on the floor.
💡'rough' is an adverb meaning 'outdoors without shelter', not the adverb 'roughly' meaning 'approximately' or 'in a rough manner'.