与“睡眠问题”相关的英语词汇

 　　你是否遭遇过失眠带来的痛苦？繁忙的生活节奏给很多人造成压力，导致各种睡眠问题，今天就来盘点一下睡眠问题的各种英文说法。

　　1. sleeplessness¹/insomnia² 失眠

　　例句：People who suffer trauma³ may exhibit irritability⁴, sleeplessness, and difficulties concentrating.

　　遭受创伤的人可能表现出易怒、失眠以及很难集中注意力。

　　What’s the best cure for insomnia?

　　诊治失眠最好的药方是什么？

　　2. sleep deprivation⁵ 缺觉、睡眠不足

　　例句：Sleep deprivation or disturbances⁶ may affect the immune system capabilities⁷.

　　睡眠不足或干扰可以影响免疫能力。

　　3. sleep disorder⁸/somnipathy 睡眠失常/障碍

　　例句：The result shows that 19% college students have sleep disorder problem.

　　调查结果显示，19%的大学生有睡眠障碍问题。

　　4. jet lag 时差综合症，由时差造成的疲劳和睡眠障碍

　　例句：On the first night in Chicago, be couldn’t fall asleep because of the jet lag.

　　在芝加哥的头一晚上，由于时差的原因使得他无法入睡。

　　5. night terrors 夜惊

　　例句：Night terrors can be a frightening phenomenon of childhood but they are not dangerous.

　　夜惊是童年期的一种可怕现象，但并无危险。

　　6. teeth grinding (bruxism)磨牙症

　　例句：Have you had any treatment for the teeth grinding?

　　你接受过对磨牙的治疗吗?

　　7. nightmare 噩梦

　　例句：I feel as if I had waken from a nightmare.

　　我觉得好像刚从噩梦中醒来。

　　8. sleepwalking 梦游

　　例句：He claim no memory of what he had done while sleepwalking.

　　他声称自己对在梦游状态时所做的事情毫无记忆。

1 sleeplessness   

n.失眠，警觉

参考例句：

• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness. 现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. 医生们对他的奇异的不眠感到疑惑。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）

2 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

3 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

4 irritability   

n.易怒

参考例句：

• It was the almost furtive restlessness and irritability that had possessed him. 那是一种一直纠缠着他的隐秘的不安和烦恼。
• All organisms have irritability while alive. 所有生物体活着时都有应激性。

5 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。

6 disturbances   

n.骚乱( disturbance的名词复数 )；打扰；困扰；障碍

参考例句：

• The government has set up a commission of inquiry into the disturbances at the prison. 政府成立了一个委员会来调查监狱骚乱事件。
• Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances. 已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

7 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。