At this time, the man downstairs was trying to sleep.
這時樓下人正試圖入睡。
初三英語課文 Unit 4 What were they doing

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trying ['tra???] 詞頻4
adj. 令人難于忍受的;難堪的;令人厭煩的; v. 試圖( try的現(xiàn)在分詞);試驗，嘗試;審訊;
?? try(考驗)+ing(形容詞后綴)→難堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
試圖重返歌壇的已經(jīng)上了年紀的流行音樂歌星
近義：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
downstairs ['da?n'st?rz] 詞頻2
adv. 在樓下;向[往]樓下; adj. 樓下的;
?? downstair樓下的+s表副詞 →在樓下，往樓下
"She rushed downstairs and burst into the kitchen."
她沖下樓闖進廚房。
time [ta?m] 詞頻1
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次; vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準（機械的）速度;撥準（鐘、表）的快慢; vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子; adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期（付款）的; int. [體育]時間到，（一場或一局等的）比賽時限，暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義：clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
sleep [slip] 詞頻1
vi.& link-v. 睡，睡覺; vi. 睡，睡覺;睡眠狀態(tài); vt. 為…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡覺打發(fā)日子; n. 睡眠;
?? s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡覺 船(ship)上的她入睡（sleep）后像只綿羊（sheep）
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum 反義：awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness

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