doss
doss — 動詞
- dosspresent simple I / you / we / they
- dosseshe / she / it
- dossedpast simple
- dossing-ing form
1. to sleep where there is no proper shelter, for example on the street, in a doorw
露宿
因無家可歸而在戶外或空屋睡覺
to sleep where there is no proper shelter, for example on the street, in a doorway, or in an abandoned place, because you are homeless and cannot afford anywhere to stay
Min spent three months dossing in a disused factory after losing her job.
Min 在失去工作後，在一間廢棄工廠裡露宿了三個月。
doss + in [abandoned building]
A charity worker found Yara dossing under a bridge and offered her a warm meal.
一名慈善工作者發現 Yara 在橋下露宿，便給她提供了熱食。
Lukas remembered the nights he had to doss on cardboard sheets near the canal.
Lukas 還記得那些不得不在運河邊紙板上露宿的夜晚。
The police moved the group who had been dossing in the shop doorway every night.
警方驅離了那群每晚在商店門口露宿的人。
Families who lost their homes in the flood dossed down in a school gym.
因洪水失去家園的家庭在學校體育館裡打地鋪過夜。
- sleep rough
more formal and specifically homeless-related; used in charity and social-work contexts
- bunk down
less common, slightly more neutral; can be used for any makeshift sleep
- crash
American English also uses this; broader meaning including sleeping at a friend's place
- sleep comfortably
opposite situation — having a proper bed and shelter
文法句型
doss + in/on/under [location]
doss down + in/on/under [location]
用法筆記
Often used with 'down' as 'doss down'. This sense specifically describes sleeping rough due to homelessness — distinguish from sense 2, which covers any makeshift sleeping arrangement regardless of housing status.
常見錯誤
2. to get some sleep in a place that has no proper bed, such as a sofa, a floor, or
將就睡
在沒有床的地方暫睡
to get some sleep in a place that has no proper bed, such as a sofa, a floor, or a chair, usually because nothing more comfortable is available
When her train was cancelled, Ingrid dossed on a bench at the airport.
火車取消後，Ingrid 在機場的長椅上將就睡了一晚。
doss + on [public furniture]
Wren said we could doss on her flat floor if we brought sleeping bags.
Wren 說如果我們帶睡袋，可以在她公寓地板上將就睡一下。
doss + on [floor]
Anong dossed on the sofa for a week while searching for a new apartment.
Anong 在找新公寓的期間，在沙發上將就睡了一個星期。
The teenagers dossed in the barn after missing the last bus home.
那些青少年錯過了最後一班回家的公車，就在穀倉裡湊合睡了一夜。
Eitan dossed down on a thin mattress in his cousin's spare room for the night.
Eitan 在表哥家的客房裡將就睡了一晚，床只是一張薄床墊。
- sleep in a proper bed
opposite — having a real bed in a normal bedroom
文法句型
doss + on/in/at [place]
doss down + on/in [surface]
用法筆記
The sleep is typically unplanned or temporary. Unlike sense 1, this sense does not imply homelessness — the person may just be crashing somewhere inconveniently. 'Doss down' is very common in this sense.
常見錯誤
doss — 名詞
1. something that is very easy to do and requires almost no effort, skill, or hard
輕鬆活
不需要費力的簡單工作或任務
something that is very easy to do and requires almost no effort, skill, or hard work
The maths test was a complete doss — Heloísa finished it in fifteen minutes.
數學測驗完全是個輕鬆活——Heloísa 十五分鐘就寫完了。
a complete doss
Some people think teaching young children is a doss, but it takes real effort.
有些人覺得教幼兒是輕鬆活，但其實很費功夫。
is a doss
Camila found the data-entry job a bit of a doss after working in a restaurant.
在餐廳工作過後，Camila 覺得資料輸入工作還算輕鬆。
Rohan said the driving test was a doss compared to what he had expected.
Rohan 說駕照考試比他預期的要輕鬆得多。
Femi called the training course a doss because the instructor let everyone leave early.
Femi 說訓練課程很輕鬆，因為講師讓大家提早下課。
文法句型
be a doss
a bit of a doss
用法筆記
British slang only — American English does not use 'doss' to mean an easy task. Used in phrases like 'a doss' or 'a bit of a doss'. Avoid using this word in formal or academic writing.