naps

英 [næps]

美 [næps]

n.  (日间的)小睡，打盹; (某些织物表面的)短绒毛; 赛马情报; 赛马结果预测
v.  打盹，小睡(尤指日间)
nap的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指在白天的)打盹，小睡
  If you have anap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.
  1. 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。
  2. I might take a little nap.
     我可能会打个盹。
• VERB (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
  If younap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.
  1. 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。
• (地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛
  Thenapof a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction.
• PHRASE 被弄得措手不及;猝不及防
  If someoneis caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
  1. The security services were clearly caught napping.
     保安工作明显有漏洞。

双语例句

• I settled down in the chair and went to sleep. My grandfather naps in his armchair.
  我在椅子里坐下来睡着了。我祖父在扶手椅子上小睡。
• Other scientists have looked at naps from the perspective of learning and memory.
  其他科学家已从学习和记忆角度研究了午觉。
• And you take naps, guys, right in the middle of the day.
  你午睡，伙计们，在一天的正中间。
• She naps everyday after lunch for an hour.
  她每天中午吃过午餐后都要午休一小时。
• My grandfather naps in his armchair.
  我祖父在扶手椅子上小睡。
• We sat down and waiter gave us each a large bib, wet naps and wooden mallets.
  我们一坐下来，服务员就给了我们每人一个大的围兜、湿的手巾和一个木锤子。
• A: Is your father in the habit of having naps?
  你爸爸有午睡的习惯吗？
• While two kittens copy everything their mother does, their brother naps.
  两只小猫模仿妈妈的一举一动时，他们的弟弟却在睡觉。
• Try not to take naps during the day because naps may make you less sleepy at night.
  白天尽量不要小睡，因为小睡可以使你在晚上睡眠减少。
• It has been proven that naps are beneficial and help you function better for the rest of the day.
  已经证明午觉有利于帮助你在一天接下来的时间内有更好的精力。