"have forty winks" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小睡一會兒

Definition

指白天小睡片刻，使自己休息並恢復精神。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是英式英語，帶有幽默或老派感；意思是小睡一會兒（不是真的四十次眨眼）。美式更常說“打盹”或“小睡一下”。

Examples

I feel tired. I think I'll have forty winks.

我很累。我想我去**小睡一會兒**。

After lunch, she decided to have forty winks before going back to work.

午飯後，她決定**小睡一會兒**再回去工作。

He likes to have forty winks during his break.

他喜歡在休息時**小睡一會兒**。

If you have forty winks now, you'll feel much better later.

你現在**小睡一會兒**，等會兒會感覺好多了。

The baby is quiet because she's having forty winks.

寶寶安靜下來，因為在**小睡一會兒**。

I couldn't get enough sleep last night, so I might have forty winks after my meeting.

我昨晚沒睡好，開完會後可能會**小睡一會兒**。