snooze

英 [snuːz]

美 [snuːz]

v.  (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
n.  小睡

现在分词：snoozing　过去式：snoozed　第三人称单数：snoozes　复数：snoozes　过去分词：snoozed　

BNC.33080 / COCA.21084

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指在白天）小睡，打盹
  to have a short light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed
  1. My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
     我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。

柯林斯词典

• (尤指在白天的)小睡，打盹儿
  Asnoozeis a short, light sleep, especially during the day.
• VERB 小睡;打盹儿
  If yousnooze, you sleep lightly for a short period of time.
  1. Mark snoozed in front of the television...
     马克在电视机前打起盹儿来。
  2. Patients are given an extra 15 minutes to snooze before being woken gently.
     在被轻轻叫醒之前，病人还有 15 分钟的小睡时间。

英英释义

noun

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
  Synonym:napcatnapcat sleepforty winksshort sleep

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  Synonym:drowsedoze

双语例句

• Now, researchers believe they have found out why some people struggle to sleep at night and reach for the snooze button in the morning-their body clocks are set too slow.
  为什么有些人尽量早睡就为了能早起，现在，研究人员认为他们找到了原因，就是因为他们的生物钟被设置得太慢了。
• And even a blind fish can see: you snooze, you lose.
  一条瞎眼鱼都可以预见到：打个盹，你就亏了。
• 'When I was in my 20s, I'd use multiple alarm clocks and snooze away, but now I'm in my mid-60s, so I don't need that much sleep anymore,' he says.
  他还说：在我20多岁的时候，我得用上多个闹钟，可还是会瞌睡过去。但现在我都60多了，所以不再需要那么多的睡眠了。
• A good excuse to hit the snooze button!
  一个按小睡按钮的好的借口！
• This seemed a fair explanation of why we sleep at night, and why we snooze on rainy Sunday afternoons.
  这看起来好像是一个为什么我们夜间睡觉，或下雨的星期日下午打盹的合理解释。
• If you work for an enlightened company, they now provide nap rooms for you to have a snooze, because experts say this can increase productivity, reduce stress and fatigue and lessen the risk of heart disease.
  如果你在一家开明的公司上班，他们都给你提供午睡室，让你在里面睡一会儿，因为专家说这样做可以提高工作效率，减轻压力和疲劳，并降低心脏病的风险。
• It's tempting to hit that snooze button and put off the work week for just a few more minutes.
  点击小睡按钮，把这周的工作多延后几分钟，的确很诱人。
• But if you want to brave the desk snooze, first get your boss on board.
  但是如果你想勇敢的在桌上小睡，首先要把老板也拉下水。
• Now before you yawn, rub your eyes and hit the snooze button, consider the consequences of living in a nation of sleepheads.
  现在在你打哈欠，揉眼睛，准备打盹之前，想一想生活在一个瞌睡虫遍地的国家是怎样的一个情况吧。
• A 90-minute daytime snooze might help the most, the study finds.
  研究发现，白天小睡90分钟对巩固记忆最有效。