siesta
noun /siˈestə/
/siˈestə/
- a rest or sleep taken in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries
（尤指在气候炎热的国家的）午睡，午休 - to have/take a siesta
睡午觉 - I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta.
我上楼去睡午觉。 - Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.
很多人在阴凉处小睡。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- short
- afternoon
- …
- have
- take
- time
- for a siesta
词源mid 17th cent.: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) ‘sixth hour’. - to have/take a siesta