drowse
verb [ I ] uk/draʊz/ us/draʊz/
打瞌睡，打盹，假寐
to sleep lightly for a short time, or to be almost asleep
Exhausted by their exercise, they were content to drowse in the sun. 他们运动得筋疲力尽，心满意足地在阳光下打了个盹。
Drowsing before dinner one evening, I was brought to my senses by a great thud on the roof. 一天晚饭前，昏昏欲睡的我被屋顶上一声巨响惊醒了。
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- He was photographed drowsing with a newspaper in his lap.
- The students were drowsing in their deck-chairs.
- Although they took it in turns to stay on watch, the one who was supposedly sleeping never did more than drowse, coming awake with a violent start at every rustling leaf.
drowse
noun [ C ] uk/draʊz/ us/draʊz/
瞌睡，打盹，假寐
a period of light sleep, or a period when someone is almost asleep
She had woken from her early evening drowse. 她傍晚打了个盹儿，刚刚醒来。
I fell into a drowse again until there was another emergency brake. 我又昏昏欲睡，直到又一个紧急刹车。
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- She awoke from a light drowse to the distant strains of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
- He began to drop into a drowse once more.
- The music carried a charge that could snap you out of your after-dinner drowse.