英 [ˌfɔːti ˈwɪŋks]
短暂的睡眠：指小睡或短暂的睡眠。
forty winks //
名词 a short light sleep; nap 白天小睡; 打盹
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
同义词： nap / catnap / cat sleep / short sleep / snooze
她办公室的其他人也觉得她的机会微乎其微(a million to one)，其中一个原因是她在办公室打盹(forty winks)被抓现行。
... a million to one 百万分之一的机会,可能性极小的 forty winks 白天小睡;打盹 eleventh hour 最后一刻;危急之时 ...
... For the Birds 荒唐可笑的，毫无价值的，无意义的，不重要的 Forty Winks 小睡，打盹 Get Hitched 结婚 ...
... forty winks 打盹 ; 打个盹儿 ; 白天小睡 Remove Winks Button 移除传情动漫按钮 The City Winks A Sleepless Eye 城市眨着它不眠之眼 ...
I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks.
我打个盹就会感到好得多。
She lay down on the sofa for forty winks.
她在沙发上躺下，打个盹儿。
I want to catch forty winks before the guests arrive.
我想在客人到达之前，先打个盹儿。
One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks at the office.
VOA : special.2009.07.26