The word 'nap' can be a noun referring to a short sleep, especially during the day, or the soft surface of a fabric. It can also be a verb meaning to take a short sleep.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指在白天的)打盹,小睡 If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.
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。
I might take a little nap.
我可能会打个盹。
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[VERB 动词](尤指在白天)小睡,打盹 If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.
[V]
An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
老年人白天会小睡一会儿,然后晚上只睡5个小时。
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[N-SING 单数名词](地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛 The nap of a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction.
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[PHRASE 短语]被弄得措手不及;猝不及防 If someone is caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
[V inflects]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
The security services were clearly caught napping.
保安工作明显有漏洞。
Oxford
nap/næp; NAmEnæp/
noun
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verb
napnapsnappednappingnoun1[countable ]a short sleep, especially during the day (日间的)小睡,打盹SYN
snooze
◆to take/have a nap打个盹☞synonyms at
sleep
☞compare
siesta
☞see also
catnap
,
power nap
2[singular ]the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction (某些织物表面的)短绒毛3[countable ]( BrE) advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race 赛马情报;赛马结果预测verb(-pp-)[intransitive ]to sleep for a short time, especially during the day 打盹,小睡(尤指日间)IDIOMsee
catch
v.nap/næp; NAmEnæp/
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nap1 noun
nap2 verb
napnap1 /næp/ ●●○ noun
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1[countable] a short sleep, especially during the dayhave/take a nap I usually take a nap after lunch. an afternoon nap2[singular] the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short fine threads or hairs in one direction →
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COLLOCATIONSverbshave/take a nap· I took a nap after lunch.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + napa short/little nap· A short nap may make you feel better.a quick/brief nap· I like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.an afternoon/morning nap· She has her afternoon nap at about two.a two-hour/twenty minute etc nap· At age four, she was still having a two-hour nap every day.a power nap (=a short sleep at work, that gives you more energy and concentration)· Try taking a power nap before the meeting.a catnap (=a very short sleep)· I envied her ability to take catnaps at any time of the day.nap + NOUNnap time· You can always tell when it's a baby's nap time because they start getting irritable.
nap1 noun
nap2 verb
napnap2 verb (past tense and past participle napped, present participle napping) [intransitive]
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1be caught napping informal to not be ready to deal with something when it happens, although you should be ready for it: The German team were caught napping and Lampard scored the winning goal.2to sleep for a short time during the day
WDF
nap
[næp]napped, napping, naps
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napping[955] naps[766]
小睡(62%),打盹(28%),绒毛(7%),疏忽(2%),纳普牌(1%)
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
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