doze

pronunciation

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  • vi.
    打盹儿,打瞌睡
    假寐
  • vt.
    打瞌睡度过
  • n.
    瞌睡

Word Origin

doze 小睡

词源同dizzy, 发晕,眩晕。引申词义小睡。

Example

1. High above the pacific , passengers doze on a long flight from asia to america .
太平洋上的高空,亚洲飞往美洲的航班上,长途飞行的乘客打着瞌睡。
2. In fact , to all appearances , they never sleep at all : their eyes stay open , although they appear to doze off from time to time .
事实上,怎么看,他们都从来不睡觉!他们从来不闭眼睛,虽然它们偶尔看起来困倦的像瞌睡。
3. You could even have a short doze straight after work to give you energy for your post work activities .
你甚至可以在完成工作后短暂地打个盹,为工作后的活动补充精力。
4. Is five more minutes of doze time really worth wasting a c-note and spending six months in prison ?
再来5分钟的打盹时间要用一张百元面钞和六个月监禁为代价,真的划算吗?

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