catnap

/ˈkætnæp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkætnæp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkat-ˌnap/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkæt.næp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkæt.næp/ (ame, ipa)

catnap — noun

  • catnapsingular
  • catnapsplural

1. a brief period of sleep, typically taken during the day while sitting or lying s

1.名詞B2
釋義

a brief period of sleep, typically taken during the day while sitting or lying somewhere other than a bed

例句

After lunch, Yuki took a quick catnap on the office sofa before her presentation.

take a catnap — common collocation

The night driver pulled over for a twenty-minute catnap at a quiet rest stop.

twenty-minute catnap — duration modifier before the noun

同義詞
  • nap

    more general; can be longer and is often taken in bed

  • doze

    a lighter sleep, often unintentional and while sitting

  • snooze

    informal; often implies delaying getting up in the morning

常見錯誤

I took a two-hour catnap in my bed.
I took a two-hour nap in my bed.
💡A catnap is meant to be brief and usually not in a proper bed; use 'nap' for longer sleeps in a bed.

catnap — verb