siesta

US [siˈestə]
UK [si'estə]
  • v.午睡
  • n.（尤指在气候炎热的国家的）午睡
  • Web午休；情不自禁；午觉
Plural Form：siestas  

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Siesta
n.
1.
（尤指在气候炎热的国家的）午睡，午休a rest or sleep taken in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries
to have/take a siesta
睡午觉

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1.
Dump trucks were loaded with construction waste as the site was prepared for a siesta that could last up to six months, if not longer.
自倾卡车装满建筑垃圾，这个工地可能停工6个月，如果不是更长的话。
zì qīng kǎ chē zhuāng mǎn jiàn zhù lā jī , zhè ge gōng dì kě néng tíng gōng liù gè yuè , rú guǒ bú shì gèng cháng de huà 。
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2.
In the Tuscan countryside people start their day quite early, just before dawn, but wind down in the early afternoon for siesta.
在托斯卡乡村人们起身他们的白天很早，恰好黎明前，但是放松下来在提前的下午为了午睡。
zài tuō sī kǎ xiāng cūn rén men qǐ shēn tā men de bái tiān hěn zǎo , qià hǎo lí míng qián , dàn shì fàng sōng xià lái zài tí qián de xià wǔ wèi le wǔ shuì 。
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3.
Turns out that glucose blocks the function of the orexin cells. This effect might be the main reason for the desired post-lunch siesta.
结果发现，葡萄糖抑制了促食素细胞的作用，或许这就是人们午餐后需要小睡的主要原因。
jié guǒ fā xiàn , pú táo táng yì zhì le cù shí sù xì bāo de zuò yòng , huò xǔ zhè jiù shì rén men wǔ cān hòu xū yào xiǎo shuì de zhǔ yào yuán yīn 。
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4.
The siesta would be limited to 15 minutes, and if it improves concentration and quality of work it might be adopted more widely.
午睡时间将限制在15分钟，如果这有利于集中精力和提高工作质量，那么就可以推广这种做法。
wǔ shuì shí jiān jiāng xiàn zhì zài shí wǔ fēn zhōng , rú guǒ zhè yǒu lì yú jí zhōng jīng lì hé tí gāo gōng zuò zhì liàng , nà me jiù kě yǐ tuī guǎng zhè zhǒng zuò fǎ 。
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5.
I had not heard that, but KNEW that I needed to spend today taking a Sunday siesta.
嗯…我还没听说过呢，但我的确知道今天要好好享受周日的午休。
én … wǒ hái méi tīng shuō guò ne , dàn wǒ dí què zhī dào jīn tiān yào hǎo hǎo xiǎng shòu zhōu rì de wǔ xiū 。
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6.
But if it's decided to take its siesta on Daddy, it could stay there for hours before it leaves.
但是如果它要决定在爸爸身上午休，它将会停留在这一段时间。
dàn shì rú guǒ tā yào jué dìng zài bà ba shēn shàng wǔ xiū , tā jiāng huì tíng liú zài zhè yí duàn shí jiān 。
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7.
Estremoz, 200 kilometres east of Lisbon, is in a region where the siesta enjoys a traditional popularity.
埃斯特雷莫位于里斯本以东200公里，这里的人们历来有午睡的习惯。
āi sī tè léi mò wèi yú lǐ sī běn yǐ dōng èr bǎi gōng lǐ , zhè lǐ de rén men lì lái yǒu wǔ shuì de xí guàn 。
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8.
And you're going to need your siesta since next week we start talking about what to do with cold, hard cash, or the lack of it.
另外，你需要午睡，因为从下周起我们要开始讨论关于如何应对感冒，现金流困窘等问题。
lìng wài , nǐ xū yào wǔ shuì , yīn wèi cóng xià zhōu qǐ wǒ men yào kāi shǐ tǎo lùn guān yú rú hé yìng duì gǎn mào , xiàn jīn liú kùn jiǒng děng wèn tí 。
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9.
I want to be where the sun warms the sky. When it's time for siesta, you can watch them go by.
我想去一个太阳高照的地方。每当午睡之时，你可以看着他们经过。
wǒ xiǎng qù yī gè tài yáng gāo zhào de dì fang 。 měi dāng wǔ shuì zhī shí , nǐ kě yǐ kàn zhe tā men jīng guò 。
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10.
spain is not a land of sun , sangria and siesta , but a county of work , study and chores , research has shown.
然而，最新的调查结果表明，西班牙人不仅爱吃爱玩爱睡午觉，他们同样热衷于工作学习和干家务活。
rán ér , zuì xīn de diào chá jié guǒ biǎo míng , xī bān yá rén bù jǐn ài chī ài wán ài shuì wǔ jiào , tā men tóng yàng rè zhōng yú gōng zuò xué xí hé gàn jiā wù huó 。
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