dozing

/dəʊz/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈozɪŋ] /doʊz/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈozɪŋ] /ˈdōz/ (ame, mw)

dozing — verb

  • dozingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • dozings3rd person singular
  • dozinging-ing form
  • dozingedpast simple

1. to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day while sitting up, then w

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to sleep lightly for a short time, often during the day while sitting up, then wake again very easily

例句

Isabela dozed in the waiting room while the doctor was running late.

Lukas began to doze on the warm bus and his head dropped onto his chest.

collocation: doze on [vehicle]

同義詞
  • nap

    nap suggests a slightly longer, more intentional sleep, often in bed or lying down

  • snooze

    snooze is more informal, often used for a short sleep in the morning after the alarm goes off

  • drowse

    drowse is more literary and describes the state of being half-asleep rather than actually sleeping

文法句型

doze + in/on/during phrase

用法筆記

Intransitive. Often used with 'off' to form 'doze off', which describes the moment of dropping into a light sleep without meaning to.

常見錯誤

❌I took a doze after lunch.
✅I took a nap after lunch.
💡'doze' is a verb, not a noun. The noun form for a short sleep is 'nap.'
❌He was dozing deeply on the sofa.
✅He was dozing lightly on the sofa.
💡'doze' always describes light sleep, so 'deeply' contradicts its meaning.