snooze

C1 FREQ #21395

vi. 小睡, 打盹儿 vt. 懒散地打发日子 n. 打盹儿, 小睡

发音

/snuːz/
其它 /snʉːz/
SCOT /snʉːz/

词形变化

snoozes 复数 snoozes snoozed snoozes 三单 snoozing snoozing 现在分词 snoozed 过去式 snoozed 过去分词

别名

snooz

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A brief period of sleep; a nap.

    小睡

    The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

  2. 2.

    The snooze button on an alarm clock.

    非正式
  3. 3.

    Something boring.

    非正式

    The whole movie was a snooze.

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

    打盹

    不及物

    The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

  2. 2.

    To pause; to postpone for a short while.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

nap catnap forty winks

上位词 1

sleeping

下位词 2

siesta zizz
动词

同义词 2

doze drowse

上位词 2

nap catnap

相关短语

snooze button （收音机闹钟的）小睡催醒按钮 snooze buttons snooze off you snooze you lose tiger snooze

词源

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).

来源：wiktionary