nightcap

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈnaɪtˌkæp/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
    — Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold.
  2. A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
    — I'll make myself a nightcap of whisky and lemon before heading to bed.
  3. Something that a person reads or listens to before bed. broadly,figuratively
    — "[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick the copy of Plato […]"
  4. The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader. US
  5. A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged. historical
动词 v.
  1. To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed. intransitive
    — Even better than breakfast, though, is nightcapping at the Waffle House . Nightcapping happens after the bars close, but before the southern sunrise: the hours when their jukeboxes play “Freebird” on a continual loop, […]

词形变化

nightcaps plural night cap alternative night-cap alternative nightcaps present,singular,third-person nightcapping participle,present nightcapped participle,past nightcapped past night cap alternative night-cap alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Nightcap nightcap oak nightcapped

词源

词源 1
From night + cap.
词源 2
From night + cap.
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