forty winks

短语

打盹,小睡

发音

UK /ˌfɔːti ˈwɪŋks/
US /ˌfɔɹti ˈwɪŋks/
AU
US /-ɾi-/

词形变化

only 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A short sleep, especially when taken during the day; a nap.

    打盹儿

    习语 非正式 仅复数

    Near-synonyms: shut-eye, twenty winks; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye

    As you’re so tired, why not try to catch forty winks before you leave?

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

nap snooze catnap

上位词 1

sleeping

下位词 2

siesta zizz

词源

From forty + winks, possibly referring to a nap supposedly lasting as long as it takes a person to wink (i.e., blink) forty times.

来源：wiktionary