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Can I say "I oveslept something" or "I overslept doing something"?
I found examples in Cambridge Dictionary with 'oversleep' used without an object: 'I missed the bus because I overslept'
I wonder if I can say 'I overslept + object', for example 'I overslept the meeting' or 'I overslept going to the meeting'.
2020年2月6日 04:14
回答 · 5
No, your suggestions don't work. You would say, "I overslept for the meeting".
You generally can't say "I overslept <something>". The only example I can think of using an object is "I overslept the alarm clock".
2020年2月6日
Overslept cannot take an object. It means that you slept past a deadline. It may have made you late for a meeting, but that needs to be mentioned separately.
I overslept, so I was late for a meeting.
I overslept - I did not hear the alarm clock.
Etc
2020年2月6日
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