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

• 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。
• 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。
• If you absolutely must, limit naps to a power nap of 20 minutes.
  如果你真的需要，那就把打盹儿的时间限制在20分钟内。
• LL: I wish my company had places like that for us to take power naps at work.
  我希望我们公司也象那样在我们工作期间给我们睡午觉的地方。
• A: Is your father in the habit of having naps?
  你爸爸有午睡的习惯吗？
• Jack, cut it out& Dad is trying to take some naps.
  杰克，别打闹了&爸爸要午睡一会儿。
• Planned daytime naps are fine, but naps caused by sleepiness will ruin your night-time sleep.
  白天有规律的小憩倒是没什么，但是睡多了到晚上你就该睡不着了。
• My grandfather naps in his armchair.
  我祖父在扶手椅子上小睡。
• Sleep is always the best medicine and some people find that small 20-minute naps can help increase productivity.
  睡觉永远是最好的良药，有些人发现，小睡20分钟的时间有助于提高效率。
• They aren't factoring in naps to the day.
  他们不会考虑到孩子白天需要小睡。