doze

🇬🇧 UK/dәuz/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.

打盹,打瞌睡

n.

A short, light sleep; a nap.

小睡,瞌睡

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dozeother
=doze

Common Collocations

  • 1.doze off打瞌睡
  • 2.short doze打个盹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    During the long afternoon lecture, he struggled to stay awake and began to doze off.

  • 2.

    The patient took a short doze before the doctor came in for afternoon consultation round.

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