"have forty winks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小睡一会儿

Definition

指白天小睡片刻，让自己休息和恢复精神。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于英式英语，带点幽默或老派色彩；意思是小睡一会儿（并非真的数到四十）。常见美式说法有“打盹”或“小睡一会儿”。

Examples

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

我很累。我想我去**小睡一会儿**。

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

午饭后，她决定**小睡一会儿**再回去工作。

He likes to have forty winks during his break.

他喜欢在休息时**小睡一会儿**。

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

你现在**小睡一会儿**，等会儿会感觉好多了。

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

宝宝安静下来，因为在**小睡一会儿**。

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

我昨晚没睡好，开完会后可能会**小睡一会儿**。