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

They say good things about napping.
他们说的都是打盹儿的好处。
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。
These findings show that napping helped the learning process.
这些研究结果表明，在学习过程中，午睡很有帮助。
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。
Clive is a clever swindler, but the police will catch him napping sooner or later.
克莱夫是个有技巧的骗子，但警察迟早会出其意地抓住他的。
Napping has to be spontaneous; they have to feel the need to go and sleep.
小睡必须是自发的；他们必须觉得有需要去睡觉。
This might involve extra sleep by napping, going to bed early, or sleeping in to catch up.
这可能包括额外的午睡、早睡或者情不自禁的打瞌睡。
Napping after studying can help with recall.
学习后小睡下能帮助记忆。
The security services were clearly caught napping.
保安工作明显有漏洞。
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。