Brit. informal <英, 非正式>
no obj.
1
- sleep in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed（在简陋的设施或临时搭的床上）凑合着睡, 过夜：
he dossed down on a friend's floor.
他在朋友家的地板上凑合着睡了一夜。
2
- spend time idly消磨时光：
all I've seen her do so far is doss around.
迄今为止, 我看到她所做的一切就是消磨时光。
1
- an instance of sleeping in rough accommodation or on an improvised bed（在简陋的设施或临时搭的床上的）将就的睡眠。
1.1
- archaic a bed in a cheap lodging house〈古〉（廉价宿舍的） 简陋床铺。
2
- an easy task giving the opportunity for idling: they thought being a student was a great doss.他们认为当学生是件清闲的事情。
词源
late 18th cent.: perhaps based on Latin dorsum 'back'.