英语词汇“siesta”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

siesta

/sɪˈɛstə

noun

An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate: everyone had a siesta for a few hours...

I go home to my apartment at around 11 or 12 and get about six hours of sleep and a couple of hours for an afternoon siesta.
When I opened my store I was determined that I would have afternoon siestas for about an hour each day.
The main meal is eaten at midday, often followed by a siesta, or afternoon rest during the hottest time of the day, when work is difficult.

Synonyms

afternoon sleep, nap, catnap, doze, drowse, rest

informal snooze, lie-down, forty winks, a bit of shut-eye

British informal kip, zizz

literary slumber

Origin

Mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) 'sixth hour'.

单词	siesta
释义	siesta /sɪˈɛstə / noun An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate: everyone had a siesta for a few hours... I go home to my apartment at around 11 or 12 and get about six hours of sleep and a couple of hours for an afternoon siesta. When I opened my store I was determined that I would have afternoon siestas for about an hour each day. The main meal is eaten at midday, often followed by a siesta, or afternoon rest during the hottest time of the day, when work is difficult. Synonyms afternoon sleep, nap, catnap, doze, drowse, rest informal snooze, lie-down, forty winks, a bit of shut-eye British informal kip, zizz literary slumber Origin Mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) 'sixth hour'. Rhymes arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester
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