doze

英 [dəʊz] 美[doz]
  • vi. 打瞌睡;假寐
  • vt. 打瞌睡度过
  • n. 瞌睡
  • n. (Doze)人名;(法)多兹

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词态变化


复数: dozes;第三人称单数: dozes;过去式: dozed;过去分词: dozed;现在分词: dozing;

助记提示


1、想一想那些打瞌睡、睡觉的漫画,往往都会用一个个Z字去形象描绘。

中文词源


doze 小睡

词源同dizzy, 发晕,眩晕。引申词义小睡。

英文词源


doze (v.)
1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Old Norse dusa "to doze," Danish døse "to make dull," Swedish dialectal dusa "to sleep"); related to Old English dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. Related: Dozed; dozing. As a noun, from 1731.

双语例句


1. In one room, young mothers weave while babies doze in their laps.
在一间屋子里,年轻的母亲们在织布,而她们的孩子就在她们膝上打盹。

来自柯林斯例句

2. After lunch I had a doze.
吃过午饭,我小睡了会儿。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I had a doze on the train.
我在火车上打了个盹儿。

来自《权威词典》

4. While the adults doze, the young play.
大人们在打瞌睡, 而孩子们在玩耍.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He likes ( to have ) a doze after lunch.
他喜欢午饭后打个盹.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》