doze
doze
verb
verb
- [no obj.]sleep lightly
打瞌睡，打盹儿；半睡
he found his mother dozing by the fire.
他发现母亲正在炉边打瞌睡。
■(doze off)fall lightly asleep
打盹儿
I dozed off for a few seconds.
我打了一个盹儿。
- [in sing.]a short light sleep
小睡
- mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy'): perhaps related to Danish døse 'make drowsy'
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