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词汇 catnap
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释义 catnap
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈkæt.næp/ us /ˈkæt.næp/
a short sleep小睡,打盹
Synonym
forty winksUKinformal
See also
napnoun
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
altered state of consciousness
beauty
bed
bunk
bye-byes
catch/cop/get some z'sidiom
comatose
count
crash
doss
drift off
power nap
sleep
sleeping
sleepwalk
sleepwalking
snooze
snoozing
somnambulate
your beauty sleepidiom
catnap
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈkæt.næp/ us /ˈkæt.næp/
to have a short sleep:
Thomas Edison was famous for his ability to catnap anywhere.
He was tired in the day and would catnap and then be more wakeful at night.
See also
napverb
He catnapped just before dawn and rose to the alarm at seven.
She catnapped, shaking herself awake every time she felt herself drifting towards a deeper sleep.
Try and catnap when the baby sleeps, or even just lie in front of the TV for a bit.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
altered state of consciousness
beauty
bed
bunk
bye-byes
catch/cop/get some z'sidiom
comatose
count
crash
doss
drift off
power nap
sleep
sleeping
sleepwalk
sleepwalking
snooze
snoozing
somnambulate
your beauty sleepidiom
Examples from literature

Throwing himself into a chair the surgeon, used to getting a catnap whenever and wherever possible, was soon sleeping as soundly as was his young patient. 
What sleep there was came only in catnaps, for there was the constant noise of the pumps, and the running about of the sailors on the decks. 

catnap | American Dictionary


catnap
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkæt·næp/
a short sleep, esp. during the day

Examples of catnap


catnap
He required little sleep but was known to take catnaps.
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Overcome with exhaustion, he lies down on the bed for a catnap.
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The lyrics came to him in bits and pieces during this and other catnaps.
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But the fact is that they take a few dreamless catnaps spread throughout the day and go into a state of lucid dreaming at will, and quite often.
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