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
词态变化
复数: naps;第三人称单数: naps;过去式: napped;过去分词: napped;现在分词: napping;
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》