forty winks

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌfɔːti ˈwɪŋks/    美 /ˌfɔɹti ˈwɪŋks/|[-ɾi-]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A short sleep, especially when taken during the day; a nap. idiomatic,informal,plural,plural-only
    — Near-synonyms: shut-eye, twenty winks; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye

词源

From forty + winks, possibly referring to a nap supposedly lasting as long as it takes a person to wink (i.e., blink) forty times.
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