somnambulate
verb [ I ] medical specialized uk/sɒmˈnæm.bjə.leɪt/ us/sɑːmˈnæm.bjə.leɪt/
梦游
to walk around while sleeping
These patients may somnambulate or become confused or agitated while apparently sleeping. 这些患者可能会梦游,或是看上去睡着了却变得糊涂或激动。
He somnambulated on several occasions and once climbed on to a veranda roof at night. 他梦游过几次,有一次还在晚上爬上了阳台的屋顶。
Synonym: sleepwalk
- More examples
- I thought I must have been somnambulating again.
- I take several naps a day, and much of the rest of the time I feel I'm somnambulating.
- At night sometimes I hear her, somnambulating from room to room.