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nodding off

/nod/US // nɒd //UK // (nɒd) //

打瞌睡,点头,打盹儿,打瞌睡了

Related Words

acknowledgment认可,鸣谢,确认,承认permission许可,准许,允许,许可证greeting问候语,问候,问候词,打招呼salute敬礼,致敬,行礼,致以敬意bow鞠躬,弓箭手,弓箭,躬身respond响应,应对,应对措施,应对方法acknowledge承认,确认,认可,认同bend弯曲,弯曲的,拐弯处,折弯signal信号,信号灯,信号显示,信号的acceptance接受,接纳,受理,接受程度affirmative肯定的,平权,肯定,平权的indication指示,迹象表明,迹象显示,显示beckon招手,召唤,招手礼,招呼yes是,是的,有sign签名,符号,标志,签署dip沾沾自喜,浸泡,蘸水,蘸取inclination倾斜度,倾向性,倾角,倾向concur同意,赞同,赞成,认同acquiesce默许,默认,认同,认可curtsy屈膝礼,行礼,屈身礼,弯腰

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    nod·ded, nod·ding.

    • : to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
    • : to let the head fall slightly forward with a sudden, involuntary movement when sleepy.
    • : to doze, especially in a sitting position: The speaker was so boring that half the audience was nodding.
    • : to become careless, inattentive, or listless; make an error or mistake through lack of attention.
    • : to droop, bend, or incline with a swaying motion.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    nod·ded, nod·ding.

    • : to bend in a short, quick downward movement, as of assent or greeting.
    • : to express or signify by such a movement of the head: to nod approval; to nod agreement.
    • : to summon, bring, or send by a nod of the head.
    • : to cause to lean or sway; incline.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command, or because of drowsiness.
    • : a brief period of sleep; nap.
    • : a bending or swaying movement.
    • : a gesture or action indicating that someone or something has been approved, selected, recognized, etc.: The domed ceiling is a nod to traditional library reading rooms.
    • : a nomination, as for an office or award: It looks like he’s locked up the party’s nod for governor. The film has received critical praise and two Oscar nods.
  1. 1
    • : nod off, to fall asleep or doze, especially in a sitting position: He was reprimanded for nodding off in class.
    • : nod out, Slang. to fall asleep, especially owing to the effects of a drug.

Phrases

  • nodding acquaintance
  • nod off
  • get the nod

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insomnolent
Synonyms
asleep睡觉,睡眠,睡着了,睡觉的时候dozy瞌睡虫,瞌睡,瞌睡的,瞌睡的人drowsy昏昏欲睡,昏昏欲睡的,瞌睡,昏昏欲睡的人listless没精打采的,没精打采,怅然若失,没精打彩out of it从中,从中获得,从中获利,从中获取sleeping睡觉,睡眠,睡觉时,睡觉的时候snoozy头晕目眩,头晕脑胀,头晕眼花,头晕soporific麻醉剂,催眠剂,催眠,麻醉药tired累了,疲惫,疲劳,疲倦
as innap
Synonyms
catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会doze瞌睡,瞌睡虫,打盹儿,盹儿drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉nod点头,点点头,点头示意,点赞rack机架,架,架子,架设relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区sleep睡眠,睡觉,睡眠问题,睡眠时间snooze打盹儿,瞌睡,打瞌睡,打盹catch forty winks瞥一眼,捉迷藏,瞥一眼就走drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的get some shut-eye闭目养神,闭目养神吧,闭上眼睛grab some z's抓紧时间睡觉,抓紧时间,抓紧时间休息,抓紧时间休息吧nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了take a siesta午睡,睡午觉,午睡时,小憩take a snooze打盹儿,打瞌睡,打盹,瞌睡
as insleep
Synonyms
bed down躺下,卧床休息,卧床不起,卧倒doze瞌睡,瞌睡虫,打盹儿,盹儿fall asleep入睡,睡着了,入眠,入梦languish煎熬,苟延残喘,煎熬着,苟延残喘的relax放松,松弛,放轻松,放松心情snooze打盹儿,瞌睡,打瞌睡,打盹bunk铺位,下铺,卧铺,铺盖catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会crash崩溃,碰撞,撞车,崩盘dream梦想,梦,梦中,梦境drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉flop扑倒,扑向hibernate冬眠,蛰伏,蛰居,休眠nap小睡,小憩,打盹儿,打盹nod点头,点点头,点头示意,点赞oversleep睡过头了,睡过头,睡过了头,睡眠不足repose忏悔,宴请,宴席,安息rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区retire退役,退职,退任,退下slumber沉睡,沉睡中,沉睡状态,熟睡snore鼾声,打呼噜,打鼾,鼾声震天yawn打呵欠,打哈欠,呵欠,哈欠catch a wink抛媚眼,挤眉弄眼,抛头露面,抛媚眼儿catch forty winks瞥一眼,捉迷藏,瞥一眼就走conk out昏昏沉沉地睡过去cop some z's睡一觉,睡觉吧,睡一觉吧,睡觉drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的fall out脱落,掉队,掉下来,掉落hit the hay打干草,打草惊蛇,打草堆,打草料hit the sack上床睡觉,睡一觉,睡觉去了,睡觉吧nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了sack out辞退,辞掉工作,辞去工作,辞去职务saw wood锯木,锯木头,锯木业,锯木机take a nap假寐,打盹,打盹儿,小睡一会turn in上交,上缴,上交了,上交资料zonk out昏昏欲睡,昏昏沉沉,晕倒,昏昏沉沉的zzz兹有
as insnooze
Synonyms
doze瞌睡,瞌睡虫,打盹儿,盹儿nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉nap小睡,小憩,打盹儿,打盹siesta午睡,午休,午觉,午睡时间slumber沉睡,沉睡中,沉睡状态,熟睡drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的take forty winks四十步笑百步,四十秒,四十秒后,偷懒
as insiesta
Synonyms
doze瞌睡,瞌睡虫,打盹儿,盹儿nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉nap小睡,小憩,打盹儿,打盹siesta午睡,午休,午觉,午睡时间slumber沉睡,沉睡中,沉睡状态,熟睡drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的take forty winks四十步笑百步,四十秒,四十秒后,偷懒
as indoze
Synonyms
drift off流失,流离,流出,流失了nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了snooze打盹儿,瞌睡,打瞌睡,打盹catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉sleep睡眠,睡觉,睡眠问题,睡眠时间slumber沉睡,沉睡中,沉睡状态,熟睡catch a wink抛媚眼,挤眉弄眼,抛头露面,抛媚眼儿cop some z's睡一觉,睡觉吧,睡一觉吧,睡觉drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的sleep lightly浅眠,浅睡,轻装上阵,轻轻地睡一觉
as indrop off
Synonyms
drift off流失,流离,流出,流失了nod off打瞌睡,点头,点点头,打瞌睡了snooze打盹儿,瞌睡,打瞌睡,打盹catnap小睡一下,小睡片刻,小睡,小睡一会drowse昏睡,昏昏欲睡,沉思,昏昏沉沉sleep睡眠,睡觉,睡眠问题,睡眠时间slumber沉睡,沉睡中,沉睡状态,熟睡catch a wink抛媚眼,挤眉弄眼,抛头露面,抛媚眼儿cop some z's睡一觉,睡觉吧,睡一觉吧,睡觉drop off辍学,掉落,丢下,掉落的sleep lightly浅眠,浅睡,轻装上阵,轻轻地睡一觉

Examples

  • “Rowing is good for the stomach also,” Dubey says with a nod and a pat of his belly.

  • With a nod to the Maverick, the university mascot, students were grouped into small pods called “mavilies.”

  • Beal was named an all-star starter for the first time in his career Thursday, becoming the first Wizards player to earn a starting nod since John Wall in 2015.

  • The name is a nod to Laughlin’s uniform number during his playing days with the Capitals from 1982 to 1988.

  • The other big thing is that there are all of these nods to things that feel like pandemic life — reaching out for someone’s touch, and “sin city is cold and empty.”

  • I lie and nod my head yes while wiping the tears on my gray fleece sleeve.

  • I would nod, and we'd tell the St. Regis 'One more night, please.'

  • I nod, and he rolls his eyes in the direction of the bathroom.

  • She set a career nominations record with her 21st nod—all in the TV fields—for Best Actress in a Comedy for Nurse Jackie.

  • “In the past, my goal was to have you scratch your head and then maybe nod it,” she says.

  • The nod of assent was given, and the permission put in force with hearty good will.

  • By the time this story was finished, the company gathered around the fire began to nod their heads.

  • She gave him a cavalier little nod, touched her horse with the whip, and a moment later was lost in a cloud of dust.

  • Gwynne accepted this act of sacrifice with a matter-of-fact nod, and it was but a moment later that they came upon another flock.

  • He eyed Bumble askance as he entered, but scarcely deigned to nod his head in acknowledgment of his salutation.

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