doze
/dəʊz/ (bre, ipa) · /dəʊz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdōz/ (ame, mw) · /doʊz/ (ame, ipa)
doze — 動詞
- dozepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dozeshe / she / it
- dozedpast simple
- dozing-ing form
1. to drift briefly into shallow sleep that even a small sound or movement nearby i
打盹；小睡
短暫且容易被吵醒的淺眠
to drift briefly into shallow sleep that even a small sound or movement nearby is enough to interrupt
Christopher dozed in his armchair while the football match played quietly on the television.
Christopher 在扶手椅上打盹，電視裡的足球比賽小聲地播著。
doze + in/on + place where the sleeper is sitting
Noa dozed under the apple tree for twenty minutes before her grandmother called her in for lunch.
Noa 在蘋果樹下打了二十分鐘的盹，外婆才叫她進屋吃午飯。
doze + duration phrase showing short length
The cat dozed on the warm windowsill, opening one eye whenever a bird flew past.
貓咪在溫暖的窗台上打盹，每當有鳥飛過就會睜開一隻眼睛。
Several passengers dozed during the long train ride from Madrid to Barcelona.
好幾位乘客在從馬德里到巴塞隆納的長程火車上打盹。
Antonia tried not to doze during the afternoon meeting after only three hours of sleep.
Antonia 只睡了三小時，下午開會時努力不讓自己打盹。
- stay awake
the active opposite when fighting tiredness
文法句型
doze + (off / in / on / during)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal at rest in a comfortable spot. The verb suggests an unplanned, easily-broken sleep — different from a deliberate nap (which uses 'take a nap') and different from deep sleep (which uses 'sleep' or 'be fast asleep').
常見錯誤
doze — 名詞
1. a brief stretch of light sleep, usually taken in a chair or on a sofa rather tha
小盹；淺眠
短時間、容易醒的輕度睡眠
a brief stretch of light sleep, usually taken in a chair or on a sofa rather than in bed, from which a small sound is enough to wake you
Zayd had a quick doze on the sofa before driving back to Manchester.
Zayd 在沙發上打了個小盹，才開車回曼徹斯特。
have a (quick / short) doze + before + activity
A short doze after lunch left Anya feeling much sharper for the rest of the afternoon.
午飯後的一個小盹，讓 Anya 整個下午都覺得精神好很多。
a + adjective + doze as subject of a clause
Liang took a doze in the hammock between two pine trees in his garden.
Liang 在花園裡兩棵松樹之間的吊床上打了個小盹。
The old dog enjoyed a long doze in the sunny patch by the kitchen door.
那隻老狗很享受在廚房門邊那塊有陽光的地方打個長長的盹。
文法句型
have / take + a doze
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by an article and a length adjective ('a quick doze', 'a short doze', 'a long doze'). Distinguish from 'nap' (more deliberate) and 'snooze' (informal, often slightly longer); the noun 'doze' emphasises how light and easily broken the sleep is.