snooze

verb

/snuːz/

[intransitive] (informal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they snooze	/snuːz/ /snuːz/
he / she / it snoozes	/ˈsnuːzɪz/ /ˈsnuːzɪz/
past simple snoozed	/snuːzd/ /snuːzd/
past participle snoozed	/snuːzd/ /snuːzd/
-ing form snoozing	/ˈsnuːzɪŋ/ /ˈsnuːzɪŋ/

to have a short, light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed（尤指在白天）小睡，打盹
- My brother was snoozing on the sofa.我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。
- The dog was snoozing with half an eye open.那只狗半睁着眼睛在打盹。
- We spent a few hours snoozing in the sun.我们花了几个小时在阳光下打盹。
Synonyms sleep
sleep
- doze
- nap
- snooze
These words all mean to rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body not active.
- sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active:
  Did you sleep well?你睡得好吗？
  I couldn’t sleep last night.我昨天晚上睡不着。
  It is more usual to say that somebody is asleep than that they are sleeping; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, use sleeping: ‘What’s Ashley doing?’ ‘Sh! She’s asleep.’ • The baby was sleeping peacefully. • The baby was asleep peacefully.
- doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed:
  He was dozing in front of the TV.他在电视机前打瞌睡。
- nap to sleep for a short time, especially during the day.尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿
- snooze (informal) to sleep lightly for a short time, especially during the day and usually not in bed:尤指日间的小睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上：
  My brother was snoozing on the sofa.我弟弟正在沙发上打盹儿。
Patterns
- to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully
- to doze/snooze gently
词源late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

snooze

noun

/snuːz/

[countable, usually singular] (informal) a short, light sleep, especially during the day and usually not in bed（尤指在白天）小睡，打盹
- I often have a snooze after lunch.我常在午饭后睡个小觉。
[uncountable]
(also snooze button [countable])
a control on a clock or phone that you press when you wake up, so that you can sleep a little longer and be woken up again after a short time（收音机闹钟的）小睡催醒按钮
- I pressed snooze and drifted off again.我按了贪睡键，又睡着了。

词源late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.