napping

英 [ˈnæpɪŋ]

美 [ˈnæpɪŋ]

v. 打盹，小睡(尤指日间)
nap的现在分词

COCA.41136

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (尤指在白天的)打盹，小睡
If you have anap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day.
1. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair...
  利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
2. I might take a little nap.
  我可能会打个盹。
VERB (尤指在白天)小睡，打盹
If younap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day.
1. An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
  老年人白天会小睡一会儿，然后晚上只睡5个小时。
(地毯或天鹅绒等表面的)绒毛
Thenapof a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction.
PHRASE 被弄得措手不及;猝不及防
If someoneis caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been.
1. The security services were clearly caught napping.
  保安工作明显有漏洞。

adj

not prepared or vigilant
1. the blow caught him napping
2. caught in an off-guard moment
3. found him off his guard
Synonym:off-guard(a)off guard(p)off one's guard(p)off his guardoff her guardoff your guard

All I need to decide now is how long I should be napping for.
我现在需要决定的是，我应该午睡多长时间。
Napping a lot can make it difficult to fall asleep at night.
午睡了很多，可以使人们难以入睡在夜间进行。
The question caught him napping.
这个问题出其不意地把他问倒了。
The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping.
魔鬼正作势突袭，没有一件事比擒获打盹的人更令他高兴。
The security services were clearly caught napping.
保安工作明显有漏洞。
Don't let the boss catch you napping!
别让老板发现你走神儿！
Even napping can help consolidate your memories, and maybe even make you more creative.
甚至连打盹儿也可以帮你加固记忆，甚至让你更具创造力。
How does napping affect human performance in the afternoon and in the evening? We conducted an experiment to investigate this issue.
午睡对人在下午和晚上的工作有多大帮助？作者进行了一项实验研究这个问题。
Before napping, teach students the correct way to put on and take off their sweaters.
午睡前后，教幼儿正确的穿脱毛衣的方法。
Late afternoon napping can make daytime sleepiness worse if because it can interfere with nighttime sleep.
傍晚的时候打个小盹会让日间瞌睡更加严重如果因为这会妨碍夜晚的睡眠。