nap

noun

/næp/

[countable] a short sleep, especially during the day（日间的）小睡，打盹 synonym snooze
- 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 sleep
sleepdoze ▪ nap ▪ snoozeThese words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.
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。
It is more usual to say that somebody is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ • The baby was sleeping peacefully. • The baby was asleep peacefully. 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.snooze (informal) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed:
My brother was snoozing on the sofa.我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。
Patterns
- to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully
- to doze/snooze gently
compare siesta see also catnap, power nap
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- little
- quick
- …
verb + nap
- 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.

nap

verb

/næp/

[intransitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they nap	/næp/ /næp/
he / she / it naps	/næps/ /næps/
past simple napped	/næpt/ /næpt/
past participle napped	/næpt/ /næpt/
-ing form napping	/ˈnæpɪŋ/ /ˈnæpɪŋ/

Idioms

to sleep for a short time, especially during the day打盹，小睡（尤指日间）
- I tried to nap on the plane.我试着在飞机上小睡一下。
see also power-nap
Extra Examples
- During the flight you are advised to nap if possible.如果可能的话，建议您在飞行期间小睡一会儿。
- Studies show that napping at work can help keep you alert and refreshed.研究表明，工作时小睡可以帮助您保持警觉和精神焕发。
- Try not to nap during the day.白天尽量不要打盹儿。
Word Originverb Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin.

Idioms

catch somebody napping

to get an advantage over somebody by doing something when they are not expecting it and not ready for it使人措手不及；乘其不备