单词 | forty winks |
释义 | forty winks (once / 45285 pages) n WORD FAMILY forty winks USAGE EXAMPLESResearchers say taking forty winks in the middle of the day could reduce blood pressure and stave off heart attacks. BBC(Aug 30, 2015) Beauty sleep seekers rejoice; there are plenty of places at which to steal forty winks. Reuters(May 15, 2015) That bothersome bantling, the big Irish baby, Is tucked up in bed for a long forty winks. Various, Punch, or the London Charivari, Nov...(2012) n sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Syn|Hypo|Hyper cat sleep, catnap, nap, short sleep, snooze siesta a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) zizza nap sleeping the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate |
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