| 单词 | forty winks |
| 释义 | forty winksSEE SYNONYMS FOR forty winks ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a short nap. Origin of forty winksFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby forty winksforty-six, forty-sixth, forty-third, forty-three, forty-two, forty winks, forum, For want of a nail the kingdom was lost, forward, forward bias, forward delivery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forty winks
British Dictionary definitions for forty winksforty winks noun(functioning as singular or plural) informal a short light sleep; nap 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 Idioms and Phrases with forty winksforty winks A brief nap, as in There's just time for forty winks before we have to leave. This expression supposedly was first recorded in 1828 and relies on wink in the sense of “sleep,” a usage dating from the 14th century. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for forty winksforty winks A nap; a short sleep: “If you're feeling drowsy, take forty winks; I'll wake you when our guests arrive.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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