"doze off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 打瞌睡
• 打盹

Definition

在無意中或短時間內漸漸入睡，通常是因為疲倦或無聊。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式，多用於形容在開會、看電視等非睡覺環境下不知不覺地小睡一下。多指短暫打盹，而非整晚睡覺。常見與「差點」、「一直」等搭配。

Examples

I sometimes doze off while watching TV.

我有時看電視時會**打瞌睡**。

Be careful not to doze off during class.

上課時小心別**打瞌睡**。

He dozed off after lunch.

他午飯後**打了個盹**。

I must have dozed off, because I missed the ending of the movie.

我一定是**打瞌睡**了，所以錯過了電影結尾。

The meeting was so boring, I kept dozing off.

會議太無聊了，我一直在**打瞌睡**。

If you doze off for even a minute, you might miss something important.

哪怕**打盹**一分鐘，你都可能錯過重要的東西。