| 单词 | nap |
| 释义 | nap nap1 /nap/, v. , napped, napping, n. v.i. 1. to sleep for a short time; doze. 2. to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping. v.t. 3. to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually fol. by away): I napped the afternoon away. He naps away most of his classes. n. 4. a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap? [bef. 900; ME nappen (v.), nap (n.), OE hnappian to sleep; c. MHG napfen] Syn. 1. nod, rest, catnap. nap2 —napless, adj. —naplessness, n. /nap/, n. , v. , napped, napping. n. 1. the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping. 2. any downy coating, as on plants. v.t. 3. to raise a nap on. [1400-50; late ME noppe, OE -hnoppa (as in wullknoppa, mistake for *wullhnoppa tuft of wool), c. MD, MLG noppe; akin to OE hnoppian to pluck] nap3 /nap/, n. napoleon (defs. 2, 3). [shortened form] |
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