nap
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++nap1 /næp/ ●●○ noun 
1 [countable]SLEEP a short sleep, especially during the day 〔尤指白天的〕小睡，打盹have/take a nap I usually take a nap after lunch. 我午饭后通常要小睡一会儿。 an afternoon nap 午睡2. [singular]TIM the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short fine threads or hairs in one direction 〔布或皮革上的〕绒面，绒毛 → pile1(7)n COLLOCATIONSverbshave/take a napI took a nap after lunch.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nap a short/little napA short nap may make you feel better.a quick/brief napI like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.an afternoon/morning napShe has her afternoon nap at about two.a two-hour/twenty minute etc napAt age four, she was still having a two-hour nap every day.a power nap (=a short sleep at work, that gives you more energy and concentration)Try taking a power nap before the meeting.a catnap (=a very short sleep)I envied her ability to take catnaps at any time of the day.nap + NOUNnap timeYou can always tell when it's a baby's nap time because they start getting irritable.
1 [countable]SLEEP a short sleep, especially during the day 〔尤指白天的〕小睡，打盹have/take a nap I usually take a nap after lunch. 我午饭后通常要小睡一会儿。 an afternoon nap 午睡2. [singular]TIM the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short fine threads or hairs in one direction 〔布或皮革上的〕绒面，绒毛 → pile1(7)n COLLOCATIONSverbshave/take a napI took a nap after lunch.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nap a short/little napA short nap may make you feel better.a quick/brief napI like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.an afternoon/morning napShe has her afternoon nap at about two.a two-hour/twenty minute etc napAt age four, she was still having a two-hour nap every day.a power nap (=a short sleep at work, that gives you more energy and concentration)Try taking a power nap before the meeting.a catnap (=a very short sleep)I envied her ability to take catnaps at any time of the day.nap + NOUNnap timeYou can always tell when it's a baby's nap time because they start getting irritable.Examples from the Corpus
nap• The muscle work comes after breakfast, then again after lunch and a nap.• Two of them were only having a nap.• He went to the library at noon and sat, idly reading, wanting a nap, forgetting to have lunch.• He waited until Lois came upstairs for her little afternoon nap.• He leads me to a dormitory, where eight boys are settling down into one big bed for their afternoon nap.• Often even young children can't have a comfortable nap during the day.• As I approached the veranda, three people got up from what appeared to be an early evening nap and came outside.• These raised the nap on the cloth, which could then be cropped with shears to give it a smoother finish.have/take a nap• Why don't you just put your head down and have a nap while Mark and I chat a few things over.• Dave took a nap on the ride home.• But between two o'clock and three-thirty, Flora took a nap.• Take a shower, have a nap?• Following that kind of meal, the two main options are to take a nap or a walk.• Janir, I have to take a nap.• I was to take a nap in his house that afternoon.• We were very quiet because some people were taking a nap.nap2 verb (napped, napping) [intransitive] 1 be caught napping informalREADY to not be ready to deal with something when it happens, although you should be ready for it 没有防备，一不留神 The German team were caught napping and Lampard scored the winning goal. 趁德国队一不留神，兰帕德攻入了制胜的一球。2. SLEEPto sleep for a short time during the day 〔在白天〕小睡，打盹→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
nap• This double-barreled ap-proach should catch our competitors napping.• Too alert to sleep, I fill my notebook with sketches of the nubble under the quarter moon while Margaret naps.• But Springsteen wouldn't catch me napping again.• But many tourists waste their first day abroad anyway, napping either in a hotel bed or a theater seat.• He thought he might nap for a while, then read some of it, whatever the hour.• Here and there, they nap -- half an hour, an hour, rarely longer.• One was asleep, napping under a trilby hat pulled down over his eyes.Origin nap1 1. (1300-1400) → NAP22. (1400-1500) Middle Dutch noppe nap2 Old English hnappiannap1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1nap2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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nap1 /næp/ 
noun
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: noppe
1. [countable] a short sleep, especially during the day
have/take a nap
I usually take a nap after lunch.
an afternoon nap
2. [singular] the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short fine threads or hairs in one direction ⇨ pile1(7)
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▪have/take a nap I took a nap after lunch.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + nap
▪a short/little nap A short nap may make you feel better.
▪a quick/brief nap I like to have a brief nap in the afternoon.
▪an afternoon/morning nap She has her afternoon nap at about two.
▪a two-hour/twenty minute etc nap At age four, she was still having a two-hour nap every day.
▪a power nap (=a short sleep at work, that gives you more energy and concentration) Try taking a power nap before the meeting.
▪a catnap (=a very short sleep) I envied her ability to take catnaps at any time of the day.
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▪nap time You can always tell when it's a baby's nap time because they start getting irritable.
▪ sleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around you: I hardly got any sleep at all last night. | He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.
▪slumber/slumbers literary sleep: She fell into an uneasy slumber. | He awoke from his slumbers.
▪shut-eye informal especially humorous sleep: I really need to get some shut-eye.
▪doze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: Edward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.
▪snooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed: He decided to have a snooze on the sofa while he was waiting for the others to get ready.
▪nap a short sleep, especially during the day: He’s taking a nap. | Helen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.
▪forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day: I’m just going to have forty winks. | I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.
nap2 verb (past tense and past participle napped, present participle napping) [intransitive]
The German team were caught napping and Lampard scored the winning goal.
2. to sleep for a short time during the day
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Date: 1400-1500Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: noppe
1. [countable] a short sleep, especially during the day
have/take a nap
2. [singular] the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short fine threads or hairs in one direction ⇨ pile1(7)
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verb (past tense and past participle napped, present participle napping) [intransitive] Language: Old English
Origin: hnappian
1. be caught napping informal to not be ready to deal with something when it happens, although you should be ready for it:Origin: hnappian
2. to sleep for a short time during the day
sleep to rest with your eyes shut and your mind and body not active 指睡、睡觉、入睡 ：◆ Did you sleep well? 你睡得好吗？ ◆ I couldn't sleep last night. 我昨天晚上睡不着。 NOTE It is more usual to say that sb is asleep than that they aresleeping ; but if you use an adverb to say how they are sleeping, usesleeping .表示在睡觉，asleep 较 sleeping 常用，但如果用副词表示睡的状态就用 sleeping ：◆ 'What's Ashley doing?' 'Sh! She's asleep.' “阿什利在干什么？” “嘘，她在睡觉。” ◆ The baby was sleeping peacefully. 婴儿睡得很安稳。 ◆ The baby was asleep peacefully. doze to sleep lightly, waking up easily, often when you are not in bed 指打瞌睡、打盹儿，通常不是躺在床上 ：◆ 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 ( 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。
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to sleep/doze lightly/fitfully to doze/snooze gently
