toss and turn
toss and turn — 慣用語
1. to keep rolling your body and changing position in bed because you are worried o
輾轉難眠
因煩惱或不適在床上翻來覆去睡不著
to keep rolling your body and changing position in bed because you are worried or uncomfortable and cannot fall asleep
Shanti tossed and turned all night before her first day at the new hospital.
Shanti 在到新醫院上班的前一晚整夜輾轉難眠。
toss and turn + time phrase for a sleepless night
The room was too hot, so Asher tossed and turned until the early morning.
房間太熱了，所以 Asher 翻來覆去到清晨都睡不著。
cause + toss and turn showing discomfort
Worried about the exam results, Sofia lay in bed tossing and turning for hours.
Sofia 擔心考試成績，躺在床上翻來覆去好幾個小時。
After drinking strong coffee at dinner, Bilal tossed and turned half the night.
晚餐喝了濃咖啡之後，Bilal 大半夜都輾轉難眠。
The children tossed and turned in their beds, too excited to sleep before the trip.
孩子們在床上翻來覆去，出發前興奮得睡不著。
- lie awake
focuses on being unable to sleep, without the rolling movement
- twist and turn
less common variant; same restless-in-bed meaning
- sleep soundly
sleep deeply without waking or moving
文法句型
toss and turn (all night)
用法筆記
Almost always describes being in bed; the cause is usually worry, noise, heat, or discomfort. Often paired with a time phrase such as 'all night' or 'for hours'.