英语词汇“nap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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verb (naps, napping, napped) [no object]

Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day: she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons...

I wondered if I had been glued to the bed, I could barely will myself to move, and then finally able to lift a limb or two, I turned over and felt into a sound sleep, napping for an hour.
I have no idea what I'm thinking or feeling about this, but I must be nervous, since I was up all night, and just napped very briefly today.
For many months he wouldn't settle, slept fitfully, never napped and as a result was tired, irritable and tiring.

noun

A short sleep, especially during the day: excuse me, I’ll just take a little nap...

And then we all had a nice long afternoon nap.
He took a short nap in the afternoon and that was all.
I'll just take a nice long nap and you can wake me up in 2 hours.

Phrases

catch someone napping

Origin

Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin.

Rhymes

nap2

/nap

noun

1 [in singular] The raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie: carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap...

Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.
Stitch all seams in the direction of the nap with right sides together.
Flannel wool is a soft, lightweight fabric with a nap on one or both sides.

Synonyms

pile, fibres, threads, weave, shag, texture, feel, surface, grain

2Australian informal, dated A bedroll used for sleeping on in the open.

Derivatives

napless

adjective ...

We stay in a cheap hotel that has hard, napless, gummy carpeting, like the stuff you sometimes find in the vicinity of indoor swimming pools.
Also, the lateral napless edges along a fabric web have also been scanned by means of mechanical sensors.
Note that nap and napless carpets played a crucial role in everyday life of Azerbaijanians.

Origin

Late Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe 'nap', noppen 'trim the nap from'. (sense 2) is probably from knapsack.

nap3

/nap

noun

1 [mass noun] A card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five.

2British A tipster’s prediction of the probable winner of a race: he discovered that his nap of the day had sprinted home at 10-1 at Doncaster...

The three-year-old bids for the £10,000 Tote Quick Pick Showcase Handicap and carries the nap to get his head in front.
A top-class colt last season, Azamour has all the credentials required to win this crackerjack of a race and he is awarded the nap vote.
Whispered Promises gets the nap vote over an extended seven furlongs.

verb (naps, napping, napped) [with object] British

Name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race: Harbinger is napped to win the Novices' Hurdle...

Motivator was napped by three of our pundits when a panel of experts were asked for their Derby 1-2 - 3s.

Phrases

go nap

Origin

Early 19th century: abbreviation of napoleon, the original name of the card game.

nap4

/nap

verb (naps, napping, napped) [no object]

(Of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider’s instruction; jib: horses which nap should be dealt with by professionals...

Vices, if they occur, like napping, can quickly be overcome, with no fear of getting the bit pulled through the mouth.
She will be showing people how to deal with issues like jumping, biting, rearing and napping by ‘listening’ to their horse.
At the first fence, he naps and runs out, and I hit him, and he bucked me off and was running around this field with me and the owners chasing after him.

Origin

1950s: back-formation from nappy, an adjective first used to describe heady beer (late Middle English), later used in the sense 'intoxicated by drink' (early 18th century), and since the 1920s used to describe a disobedient horse.

单词	nap
释义	nap1 /nap / verb (naps, napping, napped) [no object] Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day: she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons... I wondered if I had been glued to the bed, I could barely will myself to move, and then finally able to lift a limb or two, I turned over and felt into a sound sleep, napping for an hour. I have no idea what I'm thinking or feeling about this, but I must be nervous, since I was up all night, and just napped very briefly today. For many months he wouldn't settle, slept fitfully, never napped and as a result was tired, irritable and tiring. noun A short sleep, especially during the day: excuse me, I’ll just take a little nap... And then we all had a nice long afternoon nap. He took a short nap in the afternoon and that was all. I'll just take a nice long nap and you can wake me up in 2 hours. Phrases catch someone napping Origin Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin. Rhymes bap, cap, chap, clap, dap, entrap, enwrap, flap, frap, gap, giftwrap, hap, knap, lap, Lapp, map, nappe, pap, rap, sap, schappe, scrap, slap, snap, strap, tap, trap, wrap, yap, zap nap2 /nap / noun 1 [in singular] The raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie: carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap... Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side. Stitch all seams in the direction of the nap with right sides together. Flannel wool is a soft, lightweight fabric with a nap on one or both sides. Synonyms pile, fibres, threads, weave, shag, texture, feel, surface, grain 2Australian informal, dated A bedroll used for sleeping on in the open. Derivatives napless adjective ... We stay in a cheap hotel that has hard, napless, gummy carpeting, like the stuff you sometimes find in the vicinity of indoor swimming pools. Also, the lateral napless edges along a fabric web have also been scanned by means of mechanical sensors. Note that nap and napless carpets played a crucial role in everyday life of Azerbaijanians. Origin Late Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe 'nap', noppen 'trim the nap from'. (sense 2) is probably from knapsack. nap3 /nap / noun 1 [mass noun] A card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five. 2British A tipster’s prediction of the probable winner of a race: he discovered that his nap of the day had sprinted home at 10-1 at Doncaster... The three-year-old bids for the £10,000 Tote Quick Pick Showcase Handicap and carries the nap to get his head in front. A top-class colt last season, Azamour has all the credentials required to win this crackerjack of a race and he is awarded the nap vote. Whispered Promises gets the nap vote over an extended seven furlongs. verb (naps, napping, napped) [with object] British Name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race: Harbinger is napped to win the Novices' Hurdle... Motivator was napped by three of our pundits when a panel of experts were asked for their Derby 1-2 - 3s. Phrases go nap Origin Early 19th century: abbreviation of napoleon, the original name of the card game. nap4 /nap / verb (naps, napping, napped) [no object] (Of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider’s instruction; jib: horses which nap should be dealt with by professionals... Vices, if they occur, like napping, can quickly be overcome, with no fear of getting the bit pulled through the mouth. She will be showing people how to deal with issues like jumping, biting, rearing and napping by ‘listening’ to their horse. At the first fence, he naps and runs out, and I hit him, and he bucked me off and was running around this field with me and the owners chasing after him. Origin 1950s: back-formation from nappy, an adjective first used to describe heady beer (late Middle English), later used in the sense 'intoxicated by drink' (early 18th century), and since the 1920s used to describe a disobedient horse.
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