nap

英 [næp]

美 [næp]

n. (日间的)小睡，打盹; (某些织物表面的)短绒毛; 赛马情报; 赛马结果预测
v. 打盹，小睡(尤指日间)

现在分词：napping　复数：naps　过去分词：napped　过去式：napped　第三人称单数：naps　

Collins.1 / BNC.15002 / COCA.7438

习惯用语

catch sb napping

使人措手不及；乘其不备
to get an advantage over sb by doing sth when they are not expecting it and not ready for it

noun

（日间的）小睡，打盹
a short sleep, especially during the day
1. to take/have a nap
  打个盹；小睡一会儿
（某些织物表面的）短绒毛
the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction
赛马情报；赛马结果预测
advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race

verb

N-COUNT (尤指在白天的)打盹，小睡
If you have anap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.
1. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair...
  利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
2. I might take a little nap.
  我可能会打个盹。
VERB (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
If younap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.
1. An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
  老年人白天会小睡一会儿，然后晚上只睡5个小时。
(地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛
Thenapof a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction.
PHRASE 被弄得措手不及;猝不及防
If someoneis caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
1. The security services were clearly caught napping.
  保安工作明显有漏洞。

noun

a card game similar to whist
Synonym:Napoleon
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Synonym:catnapcat sleepforty winksshort sleepsnooze
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
1. for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Synonym:pile
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
a period of time spent sleeping
1. he felt better after a little sleep
2. there wasn't time for a nap
Synonym:sleep

verb

take a siesta
1. She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
Synonym:catnapcatch a wink

Everybody know that, when you work at a long time and haven't any rest or nap.
很多人都知道，当你处于很长的一段工作时间和没有任何一点的休息或小睡。
I was up late last night so I had a cat nap at my desk today.
我昨天晚上起晚了，所以今天我趴在桌子上小睡了一会儿。
After working in the garden all morning, I had a cat nap before lunch.
在花园里忙了一个早上，午饭前我睡了一会。
The security services were clearly caught napping.
保安工作明显有漏洞。
She eats all of her bread and honey at lunchtime. And she falls asleep at nap time.
在午餐时她吃掉了她所有的面包和蜂蜜，在午睡时间里睡着了。
The nap of the coat has been worn off.
外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
I need to take a nap now. I have a class at1:30.
我现在必须睡个午觉，我一点半有课。
I ate some of the fruit I had just gathered, and then took a nap.
吃了些刚采集的水果后，我便打了个盹。
After having a short noon nap, I took her to our development zone library to borrow three books.
短暂地午休了一会儿之后，我带她到我开发区的图书馆就借了三本书。
I might take a little nap.
我可能会打个盹。