| 词汇 | snooze |
| 释义 | snooze verb[ I ] informaluk /snuːz/ us /snuːz/ to sleep lightly for a short time, especially somewhere other than in your bed: 打盹，小睡 The dog's snoozing in front of the fire.那只狗在炉火前打盹儿。 I snoozed through the whole film. Dad likes to snooze in front of the TV. The old man was snoozing in the shade. People like to spend the afternoon hours snoozing. Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping altered state of consciousness beauty bed bunk bye-byes catch/cop/get some z'sidiom comatose count crash doss doze off drift off power nap sleep sleeping sleepwalk sleepwalking snoozing somnambulate your beauty sleepidiom Idiomyou snooze, you lose snooze noun uk /snuːz/ us /snuːz/ snoozenoun (SLEEP)[ C ]informal a short, light sleep, especially when you are not in your bed: I had a nice little snooze in the back of the car. I just need a 10-minute snooze and I'll be fine. Now seems like a good time for a snooze on the couch. How about a little snooze in front of the TV? Dad's in there having a snooze. The children need an afternoon snooze. Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping altered state of consciousness beauty bed bunk bye-byes catch/cop/get some z'sidiom comatose count crash doss doze off drift off power nap sleep sleeping sleepwalk sleepwalking snoozing somnambulate your beauty sleepidiom snoozenoun (ON ALARM)[ U ] a button on an alarm clock (= a clock for waking you up) that makes the sound stop so that you can sleep for a few minutes more, before waking you up again: I start my day by hitting snooze on the alarm clock. The alarm clock keeps ringing, they keep hitting snooze. You roll over to press snooze. Get up as soon as the alarm rings - no using snooze ten times in a row. Watches & clocks 24-hour clock against the clockidiom alarm alarm clock at/on the stroke of somethingidiom atomic clock clock horology hour hand hourglass lose military time minute hand movement stroke timekeeper timepiece turn the clocks backphrase twenty-four-hour clock unsynchronized snoozenoun (BORING)[ S ]informal something that is very boring: The job may sound like a snooze, but it's not. a person or thing that is not exciting or interesting boreHe just goes on and on - what a bore. crashing boreTheir candidate is a crashing bore and won't garner any attention. snoozeThe stories in the magazine are all a snooze, but the photos are fab. snoozefestThe game was a total snoozefest. a yawnEven though it's a classic, I thought the book was a bit of a yawn. a wet weekendUK You're about as fun as a wet weekend. For most young people, formal politics is a snooze. The film is just two grumpy old men chatting, and should be a snooze, but it's edited so nimbly that it never drags. Boredom, tedium and boring things banality blandness boredom cabin fever commonplace ennui flatness frustration insipidness jejune same screed snoozefest sterility stodginess the same old thingidiom torpor turgid white bread yawningly snooze | American Dictionarysnooze verb[ I ] infmlus/snuz/ to sleep lightly for a short time: The dog was snoozing in front of the fire. snoozenoun[ C ]us/snuz/ Examples of snoozesnooze Eventually, the two siblings snooze off at the dinner table, and soon have nightmares about their adventure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The airport offers fuel services along with a small snack bar, a couple of hangars, mechanics, and pilot snooze room. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The airport offers fuel services, pilot snooze room, flight training, and mechanics on site. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I saw a cat snoozing quietly on it, and all those who had been electrocuted had their photographs hanging all round. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Xander shows up for the second shiftor rather, snoozing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The twists in the tale are enough to keep you from snoozing due to an overdose of action. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Around the plinth are statues of four crouching lions, which are described as mourning, or snoozing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, they are often lazy, and can be found snoozing in a patch of sunlight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sheriffs can be wheeled into court, or cannot hear half the time, or may snooze. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can either be alive to that call or hit the snooze button and slumber on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Usually after such a luncheon both parties are more fitted for an afternoon snooze than to cope with business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I liken our recent experience of public participation to that of an alarm clock; people tend to keep pressing the snooze button until they finally get the wake-up call. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She also loves to sleep, hates to be waken up, and considers mankind's greatest invention to be the snooze button on her alarm clock. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Weary for working several hours continuously, the animator decides to take a little snooze. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like most cats, she spends her days on the quest for belly rubs and the perfect sunny spot to snooze the day away in. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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