nap

1. N-COUNT If you take or have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day. (通常指白天的) 小睡

I might take a little nap. 我可能會打個(gè)盹兒。

2. V-I If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day. (通常指在白天) 小睡

An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night. 上了年紀(jì)的人白天會小睡一會兒，然後晚上衹睡5個(gè)小時(shí)。

3. PHRASE If someone is caught napping, something happens when they are not prepared for it, although they should have been. 使…措手不及[非正式]

The security services were clearly caught napping. 安全服務(wù)人員顯然被弄得措手不及。

4. N the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth (天鵞羢等織物表麪的)羢毛

5. N a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes 拿破侖牌戯 (Also called napoleon)