To doze is to sleep in a light, not-quite-gone way, usually for a short time. You might doze in a chair, on a bus, or in the sun: your head nods, you can still half-hear the room.

To doze就是doze is是 to sleep in a light, not-quite-gone way一種淺淺的、還沒完全睡著的睡眠方式 usually for a short time通常時間很短 You might doze你可能會doze in a chair在椅子上 on a bus在公車上 or in the sun或在太陽下 your head nods你的頭會點來點去 you can still half-hear the room你還能半聽見周圍的聲音

If you 'doze off,' you slip into that light sleep without really meaning to.

If you 'doze off,'如果你'doze off' you slip into that light sleep你就是不知不覺滑進了那種淺睡 without really meaning to並不是故意要睡的

As a noun, a doze is the short sleep itself: 'I had a doze after lunch.' It is an ordinary, soft word — not medical, not rude.

As a noun當名詞用 a doze就是doze指的是 the short sleep itself這段短暫的睡眠本身 'I had a doze after lunch.''I had a doze after lunch.'（我午餐後小睡了一下） It is an ordinary, soft word這是個平常、柔和的詞 — not medical, not rude不是醫學用語，也不粗魯

Though actually, for many speakers it is lighter than a nap. A nap can be a real planned sleep on a bed; a doze often happens sitting up, and you wake from it easily.

Though actually不過事實上 for many speakers對很多說英語的人來說 it is lighter than a nap它比nap還要淺 A nap可以是nap can be a real planned sleep on a bed一場在床上真正計劃好的睡眠 a doze而doze often happens sitting up通常是坐著就發生了 and you wake from it easily而且很容易就醒過來

You can also doze through a dull talk, meaning you were only half there.

You can also doze through a dull talk你也可以doze through一場無聊的演講 meaning意思是 you were only half there你只有一半心思在場