"forty winks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打个盹
• 小睡

Definition

一种短暂的浅睡或小睡，通常在白天用来恢复精神。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是幽默、老式的英语表达，非正式场合常用。多形容午睡、小睡时间很短。常出现在'catch forty winks'等短语里。书面正式场合较少用。

Examples

I need to have forty winks before dinner.

我需要在晚饭前**打个盹**。

After work, he likes to catch forty winks on the sofa.

下班后，他喜欢在沙发上**小睡**一会儿。

She closed her eyes for forty winks during lunch break.

她在午休时闭眼**打了个盹**。

If I could just grab forty winks, I'd feel so much better.

如果我能**打个盹**，我就会好多了。

He snuck away from the party to get forty winks upstairs.

他偷偷溜出派对，上楼去**打个盹**。

Some days, all you need is forty winks to recharge.

有些天，只需**小睡**一下就能恢复精力。