doze

verb

/dəʊz/

[intransitive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they doze	/dəʊz/ /dəʊz/
he / she / it dozes	/ˈdəʊzɪz/ /ˈdəʊzɪz/
past simple dozed	/dəʊzd/ /dəʊzd/
past participle dozed	/dəʊzd/ /dəʊzd/
-ing form dozing	/ˈdəʊzɪŋ/ /ˈdəʊzɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to sleep lightly for a short time打瞌睡；打盹儿；小睡
- I dozed fitfully until dawn.我断断续续地打瞌睡直到天亮。
- We were dozing lazily in the sun when a loud noise woke us.我们在阳光下懒洋洋地打瞌睡，这时一声巨响把我们吵醒了。
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
Wordfinder
- doze
- dream
- drowsy
- insomnia
- oversleep
- REM
- sedative
- sleep
- soporific
- tired
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- fitfully
- lightly
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy’): perhaps related to Danish døse ‘make drowsy’.

doze

noun

/dəʊz/

[singular]

a short period of sleep, usually during the day（通常在日间的）瞌睡，小睡
- I had a doze on the train.我在火车上打了个盹儿。
- Sitting in an armchair in front of the fire, I soon fell into a doze.我坐在火炉前的扶手椅上，很快打起瞌睡来。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- light
verb + doze
- have
- drift into
- fall into
- …
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy’): perhaps related to Danish døse ‘make drowsy’.