a rest or sleep taken in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries (尤指在气候炎热的国家的)午睡,午休 to have/take a siesta 睡午觉 I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta. 我上楼去睡午觉。 Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade. 很多人在阴凉处小睡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- short
- afternoon
- …
- have
- take
- time
- for a siesta
Word Originmid 17th cent.: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) ‘sixth hour’.