napping is nap's Present Participle

nap

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  • n.打盹；（某些织物表面的）短绒毛；赛马情报；赛马结果预测
  • v.打盹
  • Web起绒；拉绒；小睡
Plural Form：naps  Past Tense：napped  Present Participle：napping  

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napping
n.
1.
[c]
（日间的）小睡，打盹a short sleep, especially during the day
to take/have a nap
打个盹；小睡一会儿
2.
[sing]
（某些织物表面的）短绒毛the short fine threads on the surface of some types of cloth, usually lying in the same direction
3.
[c]
赛马情报；赛马结果预测advice given by an expert on which horse is most likely to win a race
v.
1.
[i]
打盹，小睡（尤指日间）to sleep for a short time, especially during the day

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AllAll,打盹打盹,短绒毛短绒毛,赛马情报赛马情报,赛马结果预测赛马结果预测,起绒起绒,拉绒拉绒,小睡小睡
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1.
It was as if my body knew that I couldn't nap, so it just gave me a gentle signal until the situation made napping practical.
就好像我的身体了解我什么时候能睡，什么时候不能睡，并给出不同的信号和反映。
jiù hǎo xiàng wǒ de shēn tǐ liǎo jiě wǒ shén me shí hou néng shuì , shén me shí hou bù néng shuì , bìng gěi chū bù tóng de xìn hào hé fǎn yìng 。
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2.
Try micro-napping by closing your eyes for a few seconds during meetings - if asked, tell them you were trying to listen carefully.
开会的时候稍稍闭下眼打下盹—要是恰巧问到你，就说自己刚刚正仔细听着呢。
kāi huì de shí hou shāo shāo bì xià yǎn dǎ xià dǔn — yào shi qià qiǎo wèn dào nǐ , jiù shuō zì jǐ gāng gāng zhèng zǐ xì tīng zhe ne 。
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3.
But we are also the kind of place where people work late, so I gave it some thought and decided that napping might be worth a go.
但我们这里也是那种人们会工作到很晚的地方，因此我想了想，认为睡午觉可能值得一试。
dàn wǒ men zhè lǐ yě shì nà zhǒng rén men huì gōng zuò dào hěn wǎn de dì fang , yīn cǐ wǒ xiǎng le xiǎng , rèn wéi shuì wǔ jiào kě néng zhí dé yī shì 。
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4.
The police were caught napping when the thieves broke into the bank through the toilet window.
那些小偷从厕所窗户溜进了银行，警察基本毫无防范。
nà xiē xiǎo tōu cóng cè suǒ chuāng hù liū jìn le yín háng , jǐng chá jī běn háo wú fáng fàn 。
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5.
This might involve extra sleep by napping, going to bed early, or sleeping in to catch up.
这可能包括额外的午睡、早睡或者情不自禁的打瞌睡。
zhè kě néng bāo kuò é wài de wǔ shuì 、 zǎo shuì huò zhě qíng bù zì jīn de dǎ kē shuì 。
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6.
Do you think I am ever caught napping at such an hour, and that I have not got lungs and a larynx as well as yourself?
你以为在夜里这个时候，我在睡觉，你以为我没有你那样的肺和喉音吗？
nǐ yǐ wéi zài yè lǐ zhè ge shí hou , wǒ zài shuì jiào , nǐ yǐ wéi wǒ méi yǒu nǐ nà yàng de fèi hé hóu yīn ma ?
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7.
Napping after learning something new could help you commit it to memory - as long as you dream, scientists say.
科学家说，学习新东西之后小睡片刻，可能帮你记住新事物，只要你有作梦的话。
kē xué jiā shuō , xué xí xīn dōng xi zhī hòu xiǎo shuì piàn kè , kě néng bāng nǐ jì zhù xīn shì wù , zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu zuò mèng de huà 。
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8.
Stevenson would have loved to find any excuse to get me fired , but i was wise to him and wasn't going to be caught napping .
史蒂文森很想找个借口开除我，但是我很机智，不让他抓住把柄。
shǐ dì wén sēn hěn xiǎng zhǎo gè jiè kǒu kāi chú wǒ , dàn shì wǒ hěn jī zhì , bù ràng tā zhuā zhù bǎ bǐng 。
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9.
Meanwhile, those of your political leaders charged with oversight were either napping or in bed with corporate lobbyists.
与此同时，贵国负责监管的政治领袖要么在打盹，要么在和公司说客同床共枕。
yǔ cǐ tóng shí , guì guó fù zé jiān guǎn de zhèng zhì lǐng xiù yào me zài dǎ dǔn , yào me zài hé gōng sī shuō kè tóng chuáng gòng zhěn 。
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10.
The nuclear-power generator knows that it caught the market napping with its surprise offer.
中广核知道自己的突然报价令市场出其不意。
zhōng guǎng hé zhī dào zì jǐ de tū rán bào jià lìng shì chǎng chū qí bú yì 。
chinese.wsj.com
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