- いねむり
- [居眠り] doze[a ~] うたた寝, 仮眠, まどろみ*nap【C】《やや略式》うたた寝, 昼寝, まどろみ∥ take [have] a nap 居眠りをする*nod【C】[通例 a ~]うたた寝snooze【C】[通例 a ~]うたた寝.▲You won't catch me sleeping at work! 《略式》二度と仕事中に居眠りはしません.◇→居眠りする居眠り
dozing
nodding off* * *いねむり【居眠り】doze[a ~] うたた寝, 仮眠, まどろみ*nap〖C〗《やや略式》うたた寝, 昼寝, まどろみtake [have] a nap 居眠りをする
*nod〖C〗[通例 a ~]うたた寝snooze〖C〗[通例 a ~]うたた寝.▲You won't catch me sleeping at work! 《略式》二度と仕事中に居眠りはしません.
◇ → 居眠りする* * *いねむり【居眠り】falling asleep [dozing, nodding off] in a sitting position.~する doze; fall [go off] into a doze; drop (off) into a doze; doze off (to sleep); fall asleep in one's seat; drop asleep; nap 《in one's seat》; take a nap; drowse; snooze.●居眠りしながら nodding off to sleep
・読書[仕事]しながら居眠りする doze [nod] over one's book [work]
・父はテレビを見ながらうとうと居眠りしていた. Father nodded off while watching TV.
●退屈な会議で思わず居眠りが出た. It was a boring meeting and I dozed off without realizing it.
●夜眠らないと, 人間の体は居眠りで睡眠時間を補充する. When a person is unable to sleep at night, the body makes up for the loss of sleep by catnaps when the person is seated during the day.
●席に着いたとたん, 彼は居眠りを始めた. He dozed off as soon as he sat down.
●電話が鳴って居眠りからさめた. He woke from his nap in the chair when the phone rang.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.