drowse

drowse
[draʊz]
verb
  1. [no obj.]be half asleep; doze intermittently
    昏昏欲睡，假寐；打瞌睡，打盹
    he was beginning to drowse in his chair.
    他开始坐在椅子上打起瞌睡来。
    ■[with obj.](archaic)make sleepy
    (古)使昏昏欲睡
    ■(archaic)be sluggish or inactive
    (古)呆滞，不活跃
    let not your prudence drowse.
    不要使你的审慎变得迟钝。
noun
  1. [in sing.]a light sleep; a condition of being half asleep
    假寐，瞌睡，打盹
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: back-formation from drowsy
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