doze off

Related to word: doze

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. To begin to fall asleep, often occurring during daytime hours.

    打瞌睡;小睡

    • He dozed off during the meeting and completely missed what everyone was saying.

      他在會議中睡著了,完全沒聽到大家說了什麼。

    • The children began to doze off in the afternoon sun.

      孩子們在午後的陽光下開始打瞌睡。

    • I dozed off on the couch while watching TV without realizing it.

      我在看電視時不知不覺在沙發上睡著了。