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doze
doze 作不及物动词，表示浅睡、打盹，常后接地点或时间状语。
He dozed in front of the TV.
他在电视机前打瞌睡。
瞌睡
dozes — plural of doze
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瞌睡
a light fitful sleep
He dozed in front of the TV.
他在电视机前打瞌睡。
小睡；打盹。
A light, short sleep or nap.
轻微的断续睡眠
a light fitful sleep
After lunch, Grandfather dozed in his favorite armchair by the window.
午饭后，祖父靠在窗边最喜欢的扶手椅上打瞌睡。
The warm room made me doze during the movie.
温暖的房间让我在看电影时打起了瞌睡。
He dozed for a few minutes on the train and missed his stop.
他在火车上打了几分钟瞌睡，结果坐过了站。
doze 作不及物动词，表示浅睡、打盹，常后接地点或时间状语。
He dozed in front of the TV.
他在电视机前打瞌睡。
doze away 表示以打瞌睡的方式度过时间，宾语常为时间名词。
He dozed away the whole afternoon.
他整个下午都在打瞌睡中度过。
doze 作名词时，常与 have 搭配，表示小睡片刻。
I had a doze after lunch.
我午饭后打了个盹。
Not this
I dozed for ten hours last night because I was exhausted.
Use this
I slept for ten hours last night because I was exhausted.
doze 表示短暂的浅睡或打瞌睡，不能指持续一整夜的正常睡眠；要表达长时间睡觉应用 sleep。
Not this
He dozed the whole afternoon.
Use this
He dozed the whole afternoon away.
doze 作及物动词表示“打瞌睡度过”时，须与 away 连用，不能直接接时间段作宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
打瞌睡；不知不觉睡着
I dozed off during the lecture.
我听讲座时打瞌睡了。
小睡；打个盹儿
She had a doze on the train.
她在火车上打了个盹儿。
时睡时醒；断断续续地打瞌睡
He dozed on and off all night.
他整晚时睡时醒。
在阳光下打盹
Cats love to doze in the sun.
猫喜欢在阳光下打盹。
打瞌睡；迷迷糊糊睡着
I dozed off in the meeting and missed the important announcement.
我在会议上打瞌睡，错过了重要通知。
在瞌睡中度过；打盹消磨时间
He dozed away the whole afternoon in front of the TV.
他在电视机前打了一下午瞌睡。
在……期间打瞌睡；迷迷糊糊度过
She dozed through the lecture and didn't hear the exam date.
她听讲座时打瞌睡，没听到考试日期。
Use dozes naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 doze 音似“豆子”：小鸡啄豆子，啄着啄着就打起瞌睡。
语域：neutral 常见场景：居家日常、文学作品、轻声交谈 doze 通常用于日常对话和一般书面语，表示短时间的浅睡或打瞌睡；语气比较中性，口语中也常说 doze off，正式文体则较少单独使用。
与 /doʊz/ 押韵的词：nose, rose, pose, hose, chose。注意 dose /doʊs/ 拼写相似但结尾是清辅音 /s/，不是 /z/，不要与 doze 混淆。
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