nap
- vi.打盹;小睡(尤指日间)
- n.(日间的)小睡;(某些织物表面的)短绒毛;赛马结果预测;赛马情报
复数： naps 过去式： napped 现在分词： napping 过去分词： napped 第三人称单数： naps
napThese words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.以上各词均含睡觉、入睡之义。
to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active指睡、睡觉、入睡：
Did you sleep well?
你睡得好吗？
I couldn't sleep last night.
我昨天晚上睡不着。
to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed指打瞌睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上：
He was dozing in front of the TV.
他在电视机前打瞌睡。
to sleep for a short time, especially during the day尤指日间的小睡、打盹
( informal ) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed尤指日间的小睡、打盹，通常不是躺在床上：
My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。
( literary ) to sleep指睡眠
to be sleeping lightly or almost asleep指打瞌睡、打盹、假寐：
My mother was sitting on the porch, drowsing in the sun.
我母亲坐在有阳光照射的门廊里打瞌睡。
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N-COUNT (尤指在白天的)打盹，小睡
If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair...
利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
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VERB (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
老年人白天会小睡一会儿，然后晚上只睡5个小时。
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N-SING (地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛
The nap of a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction. -
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PHRASE 被弄得措手不及;猝不及防
If someone is caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.The security services were clearly caught napping.
保安工作明显有漏洞。
noun
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- a card game similar to whist;usually played for stakes
- Synonym: Napoleon
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- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- Synonym: catnap cat sleep forty winks short sleep snooze
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- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
- Synonym: pile
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- a soft or fuzzy surface texture
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- a period of time spent sleeping
- he felt better after a little sleep
- there wasn't time for a nap
- Synonym: sleep
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- take a siesta
- She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
- Synonym: catnap catch a wink
数据来源：WordNet
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A nano nap is a period of sleep which lasts between 15 and 30 seconds .
“打盹儿”指持续时间在15到30秒之间的小睡状态。
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I would be there all day , watch him nap .
我整天在那儿，看他打盹。
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The baby always has an afternoon nap .
婴儿午后总要睡一会儿。
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I might take a little nap .
我可能会打个盹。
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Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair
利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
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An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night .
老年人白天会小睡一会儿，然后晚上只睡5个小时。
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The security services were clearly caught napping .
保安工作明显有漏洞。
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He made a habit of taking a nap after lunch .
他养成了午饭后小睡的习惯。
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Person 1 : I just had the best nap of my life !
刚睡午觉起来，睡得可舒服了！
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while one of her cats would nap on my lap
她家的猫躺在我的膝盖上打着盹
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Don 't bother me while I am taking my nap .
我小睡的时候不要打扰我。
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My brother woke me up while I was napping today .
我今天正打盹时被我弟弟吵醒了。
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The old man napped on the porch .
那位老人在走廊上打盹儿
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If a child refuses to sleep during nap time , are they guilty of resisting a rest ?
（注：Greece与greese谐音）如果一个孩子拒绝在午睡时间睡觉，他们会因拘捕获罪吗？
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When it ’ s my time to go , I ’ ll do it gently-perhaps go to bed , take a nap , and leave peacefully .
到了我该告别的时候，我会温柔地完成这件事情-----也许我会走到床边躺下，打个盹，然后平静地离开。
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It was half pass three . The doctor just lay down to have a nap when he heard a loud knock on the door .
下午三点半钟时，医生刚刚躺下想小睡一会儿，就听到有人大声敲门。
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They just chomp on tundra , nap a few hours and feast again .
它们只是在苔原上大嚼特嚼，睡上几小时，接着再吃。
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Sleepy Bear Syndrome1 refers to the anger occurring after someone accidentally wakes you up during , or on the precipice2 of a nap . Example :
“睡熊综合症”指的是一个人小睡时或快睡着时被人意外吵醒而发怒。
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Napping at work isn 't acceptable in the UK , but in Japan dozing1 anywhere from Parliament to business meetings is allowed . It 's called inemuri , which literally2 means " to be asleep while present " .
上班时打盹在英国是不被接受的行为，但在日本，不管是在国会开会时瞌睡，还是在商务会议中小睡，人们都不会大惊小怪，这被称为“日本眯”，字面意思是“现在就睡一会儿”。
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For example : Every time when Shelly goes on vacation , her Facebook page is filled with geobragging updates , such as " Taking a nap ... in Paris " and " ready to dive in the Maldives " .
每次雪莉去度假，她脸书主页的更新就满满地全是地理位置炫耀，“在巴黎小睡······”、“人在马尔代夫，准备潜水啦”之类的。
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It is there every time my handicapped sons give me a hug . It is there every time my daughter laughs at one of my dumb jokes . It is there in the adoring eyes of my old beagle and my new puppy . It is there in the purring cat that naps on my chest .
对我来说，爱在身患残疾的儿子们给我的每一个拥抱里，在女儿对我的冷笑话给予的微笑里，爱在我的老猎犬和新宠物狗崇拜的目光中，在我胸前小憩喵咪的呼噜声中。
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You want me to go home and take a nap ?
你叫我就这么回家睡觉？
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He said he wanted to take a nap first .
他说他想先睡一下。
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After a short nap , you 'll feel like a new man .
片刻的假寐后，你会感到有如新生一般。
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You 'll take a long nap , and the operation will be over .
你会睡好大一觉，然后手术就完了。
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It was like this when I got up from my nap .
我睡醒之后就是这个样子了。
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Cut out the light . I want to have a nap .
把灯关掉吧，我想休息一会儿。
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I think you need to lie down and take you a little nap .
我想你应该去躺下，睡一会。
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I try to take a little cat nap every Sunday afternoon .
我试着在每个周日的下午小睡一会儿。
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Phase analysis of afternoon naps in college students
大学生昼间短时相睡眠（午睡）的时间分析
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