nap

英 [næp] 美 [næp]
  • n. 小睡,打盹儿;细毛;孤注一掷
  • vt. 使拉毛
  • vi. 小睡;疏忽
  • n. (Nap)人名;(朝、越)纳

助记提示


1. pan <===> nap: 头耷拉在盘子上打盹儿、小睡。

中文词源


nap 小睡,抓住

来自中古英语nappen,小睡,打盹,来自PIE*kneb,捡,拾,啄,引申词义小睡。抓住义词源不详,可能来自同一词源。

英文词源


nap (n.1)
"downy surface of cloth," mid-15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German noppe "nap, tuft of wool," probably introduced by Flemish cloth-workers. Cognate with Old English hnoppian "to pluck," ahneopan "pluck off," Old Swedish niupa "to pinch," Gothic dis-hniupan "to tear."
nap (v.1)
Old English hnappian "to doze, sleep lightly," of unknown origin, apparently related to Old High German hnaffezan, German dialectal nafzen, Norwegian napp. Related: Napped; napping.
nap (n.2)
"short spell of sleep," c. 1300, from nap (v.). With take (v.) from c. 1400.
nap (v.2)
"to furnish with a nap, raise the nap of," 1610s, from nap (n.1).

双语例句


1. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.
利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I might take a little nap.
我可能会打个盹。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The nap of the coat has been worn off.
外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He made a habit of taking a nap after lunch.
他养成了午饭后小睡的习惯.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.
我小睡的时候不要打扰我.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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