nap

英 [næp]

美 [næp]

n. (日间的)小睡，打盹; (某些织物表面的)短绒毛; 赛马情报; 赛马结果预测
v. 打盹，小睡(尤指日间)

现在分词：napping　复数：naps　过去分词：napped　过去式：napped　第三人称单数：naps　

Collins.1 / BNC.15002 / COCA.7438

习惯用语

catch sb napping

使人措手不及；乘其不备
to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it

noun

（日间的）小睡，打盹
a short sleep, especially during the day
1. to take/have a nap
  打个盹；小睡一会儿
（某些织物表面的）短绒毛
the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction
赛马情报；赛马结果预测
advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race

verb

N-COUNT (尤指在白天的)打盹，小睡
If you have anap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.
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。
2. I might take a little nap.
  我可能会打个盹。
VERB (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
If younap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.
1. 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。
(地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛
Thenapof a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction.
PHRASE 被弄得措手不及;猝不及防
If someoneis caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
1. The security services were clearly caught napping.
  保安工作明显有漏洞。

noun

a card game similar to whist
Synonym:Napoleon
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Synonym:catnapcat sleepforty winksshort sleepsnooze
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
1. for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Synonym:pile
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
a period of time spent sleeping
1. he felt better after a little sleep
2. there wasn't time for a nap
Synonym:sleep

verb

take a siesta
1. She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
Synonym:catnapcatch a wink

Arrives here! I had to go rest the today third afternoon nap.
就到这儿吧！我要去睡今天的第三个午觉了。
Taking a nap. I hate politics.
我小睡了一会，我讨厌政治。
He stretched on the lawn and took a nap.
他伸展手脚躺在草地上小睡了一下。
After working in the garden all morning, I had a cat nap before lunch.
在花园里忙了一个早上，午饭前我睡了一会。
Today was cloudy and hot. I was not busy. I took a nap once returned home.
今天阴天和很热。我不忙。后一回到家我就午睡了。我晚饭吃鳝鱼客饭。
After taking a nap, I feel refreshed.
睡了一觉后我感觉精神恢复了。
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。
I have a nap.
我小睡了一会。
I ate some of the fruit I had just gathered, and then took a nap.
吃了些刚采集的水果后，我便打了个盹。