单词 | snooze |
释义 | snoozen. 1. colloquial. A sleep; a nap, a doze. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light sloomOE wink1362 napa1400 slumber1488 dog's sleep1560 dogsleep1674 (not) a wink of sleep1682 doze1731 snooze1793 snatch1820 forty winks1828 eyeful1860 snoose1912 caulk1917 zizz1941 α. β. 1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 48 Starting from short and broken snoose, Each sought his pond'rous hobnail'd shoes.1869 Daily News 8 Oct. Seals like nothing better than a snoose on the sand.1793 J. Beresford in W. Roberts Looker-on No. 51. 408 That Shuter's self might heave his head From drunken snoozes. 1813 G. Jackson Diary 29 July in Lady Jackson Bath Archives (1873) II. 177 I..had not had my snooze half out, when a courier arrived. 1845 W. H. Maxwell Hints to Soldier I. 51 I question whether I could manage to obtain a snooze. 1886 J. R. Rees Pleasures of Book-worm v. 178 With a warm ejaculation on his tongue, the interrupted sleeper returns to his snooze. 2. slang. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > place to sleep beda1300 bedding1393 libken1567 bedroom1600 snooze1819 pad1914 skipper1925 crash pad1939 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > [noun] restOE bedc995 laira1000 couch1340 littera1400 libbege1567 pad1703 spond1763 fleabag1811 dab1812 snooze1819 downy1846 kip1879 the hay1903 Uncle Ned1925 rack1939 fart sack1943 sack1943 pit1948 uncle1982 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. (at cited word) A snooze sometimes means a lodging; as, where can I get a snooze for this darky, instead of saying a bed. 1839 H. Brandon Dict. Flash or Cant Lang. in W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 165/2 Snooze, a bed. 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 239 Snooze-case, a pillow-slip. Compounds snooze alarm n. an alarm on a bedside clock which may be preset or reset to repeat after a short interval, allowing the sleeper a further nap. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > alarm clock > snooze button snooze alarm1973 snooze button1974 1973 Electr. Wholesaler Sept. 76/1 (advt.) Snooze alarm clock housed in finely tooled aluminium case. 1976 Washington Post 19 Apr. a15/6 (advt.) Multiband clock radio. Digital Numbers. Wake to Music. Extra Snooze Alarm. snooze button n. a button on a clock which sets the snooze alarm. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > alarm clock > snooze button snooze alarm1973 snooze button1974 1974 Sci. Amer. Oct. 63/2 For years, alarm clocks were dull..even those with snooze buttons and fancy dials. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). snoozev. colloquial. 1. intransitive. To sleep; to slumber, to doze. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly napeOE slumberc1220 sloomc1275 wink1412 to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425 to sleep a wink1542 drowse1598 jouka1652 doze1693 snooze1789 snoozle1831 zizz1942 1789 G. Parker Life's Painter xiv. 130 The cull with whom she snooz'd. 1795 H. T. Potter New Dict. Cant & Flash (ed. 2) Snooze, to sleep. 1813 T. Moore Diary VIII. 136 If..I had nothing to do but put on my nightcap and snooze quietly by their side. 1842 C. G. F. Gore Fascination 37 She withdrew, leaving him to snooze beside the fire. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Sept. 2/3 A swarm of literary drones, who go there to lounge, snooze, and gossip. 2. To move slowly, to crawl. ΚΠ 1921 R. D. Paine Comrades of Rolling Ocean xii. 208 I can fire one boiler and keep it snoozing along. Draft additions September 2021 transitive. To activate a snooze function on (an alarm or electronic device) so the alarm repeats after a short interval: cf. snooze n. Compounds. Also: to turn off (messages or notifications) temporarily on a computer, smartphone, app, etc. ΚΠ 1993 R. Williams & S. Cummings Jargon 509 Some of these programs let you snooze the alarm, just like on your alarm clock that wakes you up in the morning. You can snooze the computer alarm for a certain number of minutes. 2004 K. M. Marsh & H. Sprangers Sunrise Sunset (2005) xiv. 103 ‘Jeez,’ Janelle said, snoozing the alarm, ‘that's an obnoxious song so early in the morning.’ 2014 Time 10 Nov. 22/1 Users can ‘snooze’ emails to deal with them at a set time or when the user arrives at a designated location. 2019 Computerworld (Nexis) 19 Mar. Swiping a notification to the left brings up the options for snoozing the alert to a later time or adjusting how and when that specific type of notification is able to interrupt you. Draft additions December 2022 colloquial (originally U.S.). (if or when) you snooze, you lose and variants: failing to pay attention or to act quickly will lead to losing an advantage, benefit, or opportunity. Π 1950 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 7 June 25/5 (advt.) If you snooze you lose so buy now from us. 1975 N.Y. Times 23 Sept. 43/2 I tell 'em they better take my services when they see me. When you snooze, you lose. 2002 M. Bego Bette Midler: Still Divine xx. 299 You have to be on your toes. The entire time you're doing it [sc. performing in a TV sitcom], they're rewriting and they're feeding you lines. If you snooze, you lose. When it's done, you're flying. 2022 @Tyson249365021 19 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 24 June 2022) I had a mate sitting on 700k profit and didn't sell now its worth 350k, you snooze you lose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2022). < n.1793v.1789 |
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