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forty wink 〔口語〕小睡(特指午睡)。

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Mr bloom in the meanwhile kept dodging about in the vicinity of the cobblestones near the brazier of coke in front of the corporation watchman s sentrybox , who , evidently a glutton for work , it struck him , was having a quiet forty winks for all intents and purposes on his own private account while dublin slept 這當兒,布盧姆先生躲在一旁,在離市政府守夜人的崗亭前面那盆炭火不遠的一大堆鵝卵石左近踅來踅去。那位守夜人顯然是個忠于職守的人,可此刻,既然整個都柏林都已入睡,看來也正自顧自地悄悄打起盹兒來了。

One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office 其中一個原因就是她曾被抓到白天在辦公室睡覺。

One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office 因為她在辦公室里打盹兒被當場抓住。

My father is in the habit of taking forty winks before lunch every day 我的父親有每天午餐前小睡的習慣。

I ’ m going to try to catch forty winks before i have to go 在不得不出門之前,我要盡量小睡一會兒。

You look bleary - eyed . what you need most is forty winks 你看來睡眼惺忪,你最需要的是小睡一下。

I ’ m gonna grab forty winks before we leave 出發前,我想先打個盹兒。

I want to catch forty winks before the guests arrive 我想在客人到達之前,先打個盹兒。