drowse

英 [draʊz] 美 [draʊz]
  • vi. 打瞌睡;发呆
  • vt. 使昏昏欲睡;昏昏沉沉地消磨(时光)
  • n. 瞌睡;假寐

助记提示


1. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Old English dreosan (past participle droren) "fall" => Middle English dresen "fall".
2. PIE root *dhreu- "fall, drip, droop" => Proto-Germanic *drup- "fall, drop".
3. 由此推出同源词:drown; dreary; drizzle, drowsy; drip, drop, droop.
4. 谐音“找死” --- 你敢打瞌睡,是找死吗?---- 一个很霸气的老师看到一个学生在打瞌睡,于是说“你敢打瞌睡,是找死吗?”。
5. drowse-dr- dream-owse- browse(本意)徜徉在梦乡里: v打瞌睡---梦见周公。
6. 谐音“桌睡、装睡、抓睡”----趴在桌子上睡觉。
7. The etymological notion underlying drowsy seems to be of heaviness, with eyelids falling and the head nodding over the chest.
8. browse <====> drowse: 书看累了,自然就会抓瞌睡。

英文词源


drowse (v.)
1570s, probably a back-formation from drowsy. Old English had a similar word, but there is a 600-year gap. Related: Drowsed; drowsing.

双语例句


1. She was no sensualist, longing to drowse sleepily in the lap of luxury.
她不是个**主义者,想昏昏沉沉地过纸醉金迷的生活.

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2. Oh, no! Looks like they catch me drowse.
喔, 糟了. 他们好像发觉我在打瞌睡.

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3. Teach him to read, teach to midnight, chen Xian drowse, the head came up against screen.
教他读书, 教至半夜, 陈咸瞌睡, 头碰到了屏风.

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