夜不成寐 meaning in English
lie awake all night; could not sleep all night; disquieted and unable to sleep; not a wink of sleep could one get all night.; remain awake till daybreak; sleep refused to come.; toss all night long
Examples
- At night the noise from the zipping and the unzipping was enough to keep a man awake .
夜阑人静紧松拉链的声音就足以使人夜不成寐。 - Annie : that ' s what she called him on the show , because he can ' t sleep
安妮:在节目里主持人这样称呼他,因为他夜不成寐。 - I ' m going to economize . suddenly in the watches of the night i realized what an expense i was to you
我要节约。在我夜不成寐的时候我突然意识到我耗费了你多少金钱啊。