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单词 snooze
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snooze

verb
/snuːz/
/snuːz/
[intransitive] (informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they snooze
/snuːz/
/snuːz/
he / she / it snoozes
/ˈsnuːzɪz/
/ˈsnuːzɪz/
past simple snoozed
/snuːzd/
/snuːzd/
past participle snoozed
/snuːzd/
/snuːzd/
-ing form snoozing
/ˈsnuːzɪŋ/
/ˈsnuːzɪŋ/
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  1. to have a short, light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed
    • My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
    • The dog was snoozing with half an eye open.
    • We spent a few hours snoozing in the sun.
    Synonyms sleepsleep
    • doze
    • nap
    • snooze
    These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.
    • sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active:
      • Did you sleep well?
      • I couldn’t sleep last night.
      It is more usual to say that somebody is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ • The baby was sleeping peacefully. • The baby was asleep peacefully.
    • doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed:
      • He was dozing in front of the TV.
    • nap to sleep for a short time, especially during the day.
    • snooze (informal) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed:
      • My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
    Patterns
    • to sleep/​doze lightly/​fitfully
    • to doze/​snooze gently
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

snooze

noun
/snuːz/
/snuːz/
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  1. [countable, usually singular] (informal) a short, light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed
    • I often have a snooze after lunch.
  2. [uncountable]
    (also snooze button [countable])
    a control on a clock or phone that you press when you wake up, so that you can sleep a little longer and be woken up again after a short time
    • I pressed snooze and drifted off again.
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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