snooze

英 [snuːz]

美 [snuːz]

v.  (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
n.  小睡

现在分词：snoozing　过去式：snoozed　第三人称单数：snoozes　复数：snoozes　过去分词：snoozed　

BNC.33080 / COCA.21084

牛津词典

verb

• （尤指在白天）小睡，打盹
  to have a short light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed
  1. My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
     我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。

柯林斯词典

• (尤指在白天的)小睡，打盹儿
  Asnoozeis a short, light sleep, especially during the day.
• VERB 小睡;打盹儿
  If yousnooze, you sleep lightly for a short period of time.
  1. Mark snoozed in front of the television...
     马克在电视机前打起盹儿来。
  2. Patients are given an extra 15 minutes to snooze before being woken gently.
     在被轻轻叫醒之前，病人还有 15 分钟的小睡时间。

英英释义

noun

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
  Synonym:napcatnapcat sleepforty winksshort sleep

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  Synonym:drowsedoze

双语例句

• It's tempting to hit that snooze button and put off the work week for just a few more minutes.
  点击小睡按钮，把这周的工作多延后几分钟，的确很诱人。
• I'm going to have a snooze after lunch.
  我午饭后要睡个午觉。
• Now, researchers believe they have found out why some people struggle to sleep at night and reach for the snooze button in the morning-their body clocks are set too slow.
  为什么有些人尽量早睡就为了能早起，现在，研究人员认为他们找到了原因，就是因为他们的生物钟被设置得太慢了。
• Think about it the snooze button gives you an extra 10 minutes or so sleep.
  想想看，止闹按钮可以让你多睡10分钟或者更长一点时间。
• But the spectacular stunt failed when the barn owl, called Darcy, took to the rafters to enjoy an impromptu snooze.
  但这一精彩特技表演却失败了谷仓猫头鹰达西选择飞上房顶椽梁，在上面小睡了一阵。
• 'When I was in my 20s, I'd use multiple alarm clocks and snooze away, but now I'm in my mid-60s, so I don't need that much sleep anymore,' he says.
  他还说：在我20多岁的时候，我得用上多个闹钟，可还是会瞌睡过去。但现在我都60多了，所以不再需要那么多的睡眠了。
• A good excuse to hit the snooze button!
  一个按小睡按钮的好的借口！
• Now before you yawn, rub your eyes and hit the snooze button, consider the consequences of living in a nation of sleepheads.
  现在在你打哈欠，揉眼睛，准备打盹之前，想一想生活在一个瞌睡虫遍地的国家是怎样的一个情况吧。
• Having your alarm clock next your bed makes it easier to press the snooze button and sleep longer.
  把闹钟放在床的旁边会让你更容易按掉闹钟多睡一会儿。
• And even a blind fish can see: you snooze, you lose.
  一条瞎眼鱼都可以预见到：打个盹，你就亏了。