doze

英 [dəʊz]      美 [doʊz]
  • vi. 打瞌睡;假寐
  • vt. 打瞌睡度过
  • n. 瞌睡
  • n. (Doze)人名;(法)多兹
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1、想一想那些打瞌睡、睡觉的漫画,往往都会用一个个Z字去形象描绘。
doze 小睡

词源同dizzy, 发晕,眩晕。引申词义小睡。

doze (v.)
1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.
1. In one room, young mothers weave while babies doze in their laps.
在一间屋子里,年轻的母亲们在织布,而她们的孩子就在她们膝上打盹。
2. After lunch I had a doze.
吃过午饭,我小睡了会儿。
3. I had a doze on the train.
我在火车上打了个盹儿。
4. While the adults doze, the young play.
大人们在打瞌睡, 而孩子们在玩耍.
5. He likes ( to have ) a doze after lunch.
他喜欢午饭后打个盹.