单词 | doze |
释义 | doze1[ dohz ] / doʊz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR doze ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), dozed, doz·ing.to sleep lightly or fitfully. to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed by off): He dozed off during the sermon. to sleep for a short time; nap. to be dull or half asleep. verb (used with object), dozed, doz·ing.to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed by away): He dozed away the afternoon. nouna light or fitful sleep; nap. Origin of doze11640–50; originally (now obsolete) to stupefy, make drowsy; compare Scots, N England dialect dozened,Middle English (Scots ) dosnyt, dosinnit stupefied, dazed; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Swedish dialect dusa doze, slumber, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; cf. daze SYNONYMS FOR doze6 snooze, siesta, catnap, forty winks. SEE SYNONYMS FOR doze ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby dozeDoyle, Sir Arthur Conan, doyley, D'Oyly Carte, do you read me?, doz., doze, dozed, dozen, dozens, dozenth, doze off Definition for doze (2 of 2)doze2 [ dohz ] / doʊz / verb (used with or without object), dozed, doz·ing.Informal. to clear or level with a bulldozer. Origin of doze2First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form of bulldoze Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dozeBritish Dictionary definitions for dozedoze / (dəʊz) / verb (intr)to sleep lightly or intermittently (often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep nouna short sleep Derived forms of dozedozer, nounWord Origin for dozeC17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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