Wednesday, March 9, 2016

nap, doze, snooze

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nap
nap time
to take a nap (午睡)
to doze off (打瞌睡)
to have a snooze(偷懶小憩)

nap/40 winks: a short sleep

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/forty+winks

forty winks : an idiom
"""...
a short sleep during the day
She just had time to put her feet up and catch forty winks before dinner
... """

wink :一隻眼睛闔上,或是眨一下


//=== http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/take-a-nap-vs-have-a-snooze.2240900/

"""...
"snooze" has a slightly pejorative ring to it. It is the kind of daytime-sleep that a lazy or senile person might be described as taking. The term "nap" is neutral.

...


but in the US I've not often heard the word snooze except in "snooze button" on a clock radio that allows you to continue to sleep after the first alarm sound

"Take a nap" and "Have a snooze" mean the same thing, but the first is much more commonly used.

And yes, to "doze" or "doze off" also mean to fall asleep. However, "doze" generally used to imply that the person fell asleep unintentionally ("I accidentally dozed off during class"), whereas the others imply that the person fell asleep on purpose ("I am going to take a nap now.").

... """


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napkin
n.餐巾,餐巾紙,<英>尿布,<美>月經帶
http://www.tingclass.net/show-5743-14547-1.html

diaper 尿布. ... diaper /d'ɑɪpɚ/




//=== 狀聲詞 ? onomatopoeia?
snap
snapshot
snappy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia
Common occurrences of onomatopoeias include animal noises such as "oink", "miaow" (or "meow"), "roar" or "chirp".