sleep、doze、nap、snooze与slumber这些动词均含“睡”之意。
sleep : 普通用词,指一般的睡眠。可用作引申指长眠或静止不动。
- 她夜不能眠,总觉得有大难临头。极大的压力使她处于精神崩溃的边缘。
She could not sleep at night and was haunted by a presage of disaster. Extreme stress had driven her to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
doze : 多用于口语中,指轻微的小睡或处于半睡状态。
- 半掩的百叶窗和宁静、通风的高大房间催人入睡,那个低声下气的女孩很快便打起盹来。
With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull her, the abject girl soon fell into a doze.
nap : 指白天的小睡。
- Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair.
利用午饭时间坐在椅子上打个盹吧。
snooze :指日间的小睡、打盹,通常不是躺在床上。
- My brother was snoozing on the sofa.
我弟弟正在沙发上打盹。
slumber : 多指人安详地或长时间地睡。
- We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams.
我们害怕死亡,却又渴望睡眠和美梦。
(拓展学习:小词详解 | slumber)