| 单词 | nap |
| 释义 | nap (once / 882 pages) 1nv 2n 3n 4n If you’re really tired during the day, go ahead and take a nap, even if you have to hide under your desk. A nap is a brief sleep. Good night. When you take a nap, you rest, usually during the daytime. In some cultures, everybody naps after lunch, while in other places naps are only for young children and elderly people. Sigh. A second meaning of nap is "slightly fuzzy texture," like the nap of a jacket or the nap of a rug. This kind of nap stems from the Middle Low German noppe, "tuft of wool." WORD FAMILYnap: naped, napped, napping, nappy, naps+/nappy: nappies, nappiest USAGE EXAMPLESBy Day 30, I felt reasonably well most of the time, but I still needed daily naps. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Then it’s time for lunch, and nap time. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Aboudi did not nap regularly and seemed to consume a lot of sugar — he drank soda, sometimes for breakfast — so should they offer advice? New York Times(Jun 30, 2016) 1 1n sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Syn|Hypo|Hyper cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze siesta a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) zizza nap sleeping the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate 2n a period of time spent sleeping there wasn't time for a nap Syn|Hypo|Hyper sleep beauty sleep sleep before midnight kipsleep period, period of time, time period an amount of time 3v take a siesta 2She naps everyday after lunch for an hour Syn|Hypo|Hyper catch a wink, catnap doze, drowse, snooze sleep lightly or for a short period of time catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber be asleep n a soft or fuzzy surface texture 3Hyper texture the feel of a surface or a fabric n a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes 4Syn|Hyper Napoleon card game, cards a game played with playing cards n the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave Syn|Hyper pile thread, yarn a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
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