/dəʊz ||; doz/verb [I] to sleep lightly and/or for a short time 打瞌睡；打盹: He was dozing in front of the television. 他坐在电视机前打起瞌睡来了。 doze noun [sing] doze off to go to sleep, especially during the day 打瞌睡（尤指在白天）: I'm sorry -- I must have dozed off for a minute. 真对不起，我一定是打了个盹睡着了。