- [countable]
a short sleep, especially during the day （日间的）小睡，打盹 to take/have a nap 打个盹；小睡一会儿 I had a short nap after lunch. 午饭后我小睡了一会儿。
Synonyms sleepsleepcompare siesta see also catnap, power nap- doze
- nap
- snooze
- sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active:
Did you sleep well? 你睡得好吗？ I couldn’t sleep last night. 我昨天晚上睡不着。
- doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed:
He was dozing in front of the TV. 他在电视机前打瞌睡。
- nap
to sleep for a short time, especially during the day. 尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿 - snooze (informal
) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed: 尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿，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儿。
- to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully
- to doze/snooze gently
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- little
- quick
- …
- have
- take
- [singular]
the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction （某些织物表面的）短绒毛 - [countable] (British English)
advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race 赛马情报；赛马结果预测
Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin. noun sense 2 late Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe ‘nap’, noppen ‘trim the nap from’. noun sense 3 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of napoleon, the original name of the card game.