| 单词 | forty winks |
| 例句 | Beauty sleep seekers rejoice; there are plenty of places at which to steal forty winks. Trip Tips: LUXE City Guides - Heritage Hong Kong 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z We probably all know about counting sheep, or letting sleeping dogs lie, but the facts about forty winks in the animal kingdom are still subject to debate. Busting the myths of animal sleep 2014-03-03T01:34:38Z That bothersome bantling, the big Irish baby, Is tucked up in bed for a long forty winks. Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 2012-04-07T02:00:30.293Z “I’m going to have another forty winks,” said Bess, as she turned over on her pillow. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z I've a heavy day before me, and must e'en steal forty winks.' My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z From every doorway the crowds hurried forth after dinner, scorning the sacred forty winks. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z Now take ‘forty winks’ and be as fresh as a daisy for supper. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z After I have had my "forty winks" and my nerves forget that baby, I shall remember it all. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z This rock appeared to us to be shaped like a mushroom, having a broad top rising a little in the middle, beneath which the fish lay, for forty winks, as Billy said. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z She can’t sleep much, they say, and afternoons we spoil her forty winks.” The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z You are wondering how you will manage to get forty winks here, eh, comrade? The Strange Story of Rab R?by 2011-07-17T02:00:30.943Z The old Squire had withdrawn, laughingly explaining that he could not do without his forty winks on a hot Sunday afternoon. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z I was too busy to take a cat-nap or one of my "forty winks." Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z Nothing is so likely to start a day of depression than failure to get up promptly, lounging around with forty winks here and there, reading in bed, and the like. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z There was no disregarding that imperative summons, no turning over for another "forty winks." Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z I shall take forty winks on the sofa here as I have done many times in my tent on campaign. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z Then, just as I was thinking about forty winks, up spoke an old chap in one corner, grey-bearded, sunburnt, and attired in dungarees, grey woollen shirt and patched coat. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z And then aloud she said, “All right, honey, I’ll take forty winks and then get up and come down to the tennis court.” Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z Now he was going to catch forty winks. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z The fact is, the day is warm and she is sleepy, and she knows she will not get her forty winks unless he takes himself out of the way. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z And in 500 days you would have got down to the classical forty winks. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z “I want to catch forty winks now,” he said. Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z “I think forty winks for me, also,” the Professor presently remarked, feeling himself to be de trop. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z The Marchioness felt she was justified in taking forty winks, and did so. Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z When music ceased to have charms, and the Judge declared he must get his "forty winks" after dinner, Portia boldly declared that she would stay and see that he had them comfortably. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Your master is going to take forty winks. 813 2010-12-28T03:00:13.553Z “Can’t you let a fellow catch forty winks without sending out the riot squad?” Swamp Island 2011-01-28T03:00:22.400Z It's no good your blinking like an owl and pretending you weren't taking forty winks. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z Edith yawned again, and prepared to retire to the den for forty winks. The Window at the White Cat “I mean those two chaps that caught me fast asleep under Paul’s rug on the back seat, taking forty winks when I ought to have kept wide awake.” The Auto Boys' Vacation It did not seem, however, as if I had had much more than the proverbial “forty winks” when we were sent back to support the Cameron Highlanders. The Black Watch A Record in Action Maybe I can yarn you into forty winks. Leerie Edala had retired, announcing an intention of having forty winks and reappearing when it was cooler. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising That sybaritic engineer, feeling genial after a plain but plentiful lunch and two or three long whiskies-and-sodas, felt likewise a little drowsy; and the back seat was more comfortable for the purpose of forty winks. In the Whirl of the Rising Well, I have it in mind to get forty winks when I'm able. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington And if you don’t mind, I’ll just lean back an’ take my ‘forty winks.’ Dorothy on a House Boat Lunch over, the Major announced his intention of having forty winks, and the rest of us adjourned to the stoep, and roomy cane chairs. A Frontier Mystery Aunt Jane dropped on the old lounge and took her forty winks, then changed her gown, put on a clean white apron, which Helen knew was for company, and the thought added to her blitheness. Helen Grant's Schooldays The smoke after dinner was no doubt preliminary to the siesta or nap of "forty winks." The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West She remembered that grandpa had often said that a nap of “forty winks” would clear his own head and set him up lively for the rest of the day. A Sunny Little Lass This is no posed model, but one who has actually fallen asleep over her book; Rembrandt sees her, and before her “forty winks” are over, she is immortalized, and probably she never knew it. Rembrandt and His Etchings Give him forty winks, and he’ll turn up as fresh as clean sawdust and as respectable as a new Bible. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV I do confess I took some forty winks! Collected Poems Volume Two The negro and his master both succumb to the same influence, catching their forty winks, while the ladies, if not reclining, "lose themselves" with heads resting against the backs of the universal rocking-chairs. Due South or Cuba Past and Present I came back and took forty winks more in the arm-chair, then, with much difficulty, I roused Jem Bottles. The O'Ruddy A Romance Well," said another smart, active young seaman, the favorite of the crew; "I shall take old Jemmy's advice, and go and get forty winks in my hammock. An Old Sailor's Yarns I entered my stateroom, figuring on catching forty winks, and there she was, seated in my big chair, smiling at me. Priestess of the Flame This good lady always caught Commiseration napping, if ever that quality took forty winks. Somehow Good Then a short nap—forty winks—upon the great sofa in the study; another long stroll over the lawn while tea is prepared. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 It soon becomes the usual thing to throw one's self down on an old mattress, tuck a blanket over you and take forty winks. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders Nothing like making your hay when the sun shines, and getting your forty winks while you can.” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War You, too, my lord, could you not meet the lady with a better grace after at least forty winks?” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The old driver was curled up on his wagon, taking "forty winks," as he called a nap, before starting on the road again. Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' That afternoon, while the others took their accustomed "forty winks," she brought down the faded pink ribbon that had been her mother's. Master of the Vineyard She never naps—not e'en for forty winks! Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx I give you my word, I very nearly threw up the whole thing for forty winks! Stingaree We gotta go to the J. P.” The justice was having forty winks when they entered his office. The Fighting Edge The day went by so quickly that it was bed time before the girls realized it and then, after about forty winks, it was morning—the morning when grandma and grandpa were coming. Mary Jane's City Home It was a hot afternoon, and I'd just whipped a quid in my mouth and leaned atop of my musket for forty winks after dinner. A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time I often catch forty winks in chapel—that is, if I’m lucky enough to get behind one of the tall girls, where Mrs. Willis won’t see me. A World of Girls The Story of a School At last Helen awoke with a start and found Mr. Palsey taking forty winks opposite her. Daisy Ashford: Her Book This, succeeding her shivering fit, made her drowsy and she shut her eyes “just for forty winks.” Dorothy's Travels The rest of the circus men preferred to turn over for a possible "forty winks" more. Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank Then she announced she was going to take "forty winks," as she had been up most of the night and needed sleep. The Lost Despatch During all the evening she was quite quivering with excitement—and so was I, for that matter—and I don't believe that we slept forty winks apiece all night long. Our Pirate Hoard 1891 Now, shall I have my forty winks before tea, or shall I poke round by myself until I find this blessed aggrieved Nora? Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World His aunt during dinner announced with the utmost frankness that wild horses would not drag her to church "of an afternoon"; she "liked her forty winks peaceable." The Ffolliots of Redmarley In summer the brief night—barely forty winks in length—is so silvery and so soft that it is a delight to sit up in it even if one is alone. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska Unconsciously Goddard raised his voice, and Miss Metoaca awoke from her slumbers, which had long exceeded the "forty winks." The Lost Despatch He called it forty winks, but to an unprejudiced listener the voice of his slumber sounded like a sawmill in action. Oh, You Tex! With my tendency to forty winks at odd moments, I think it is scarcely safe to have every room covered with oak parquetry and rugs that slip about. Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World "You will require to say, Once upon a time, when I was taking 'forty winks,'" said Mrs. Lincoln, laughing. Bluff Crag, or, A Good Word Costs Nothing I'm going to turn in for forty winks. A Wounded Name I had never intended to exceed a short forty winks, because I was aware that only half an hour was left before the time for closing arrived. Boycotted And Other Stories I take forty winks myself every now and then, but I can wake up if a fly jumps on the table. Archie's Mistake "Nothing but the weather," replied Betty, adding, with unusual gentleness: "It's early, so you can turn over and get forty winks." The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point Or a Wreck and a Rescue At last, I said, shaking up:— "I'm beginning to think that I, too, took forty winks during the reading of that paper." My New Curate Aren't you afraid you might miss forty winks?" and then turning to his mother, "I say, mamma, if one of them lands on our house, you promise you'll wake me up, won't you? With Those Who Wait Oh! no hurry," he was told; "and you seemed to be getting forty winks after such a tough night. The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery I dressed slowly, not wanting even "forty winks"; and about eight o'clock Emily knocked at my door. Set in Silver She said that she had felt the sun a little, and might possibly indulge in forty winks—which she did within a few minutes of getting comfortably arranged in it. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension "Keep watch, brother, while I take just forty winks," begged one, and fairly thrust his rifle into the hand of Yeager. Steve Yeager I'll get a bath and breakfast and forty winks later; then see Mrs. Hay and Bill, if he is back. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier I vote we tumble in for forty winks before the sun gets too high in the heavens. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame The dog busted out of the house when I came in, and as I could n't get any word out of the lad, I just set down by the fire and took forty winks. The Puritan Twins He had meant but forty winks, but it had been dark when his eyes closed and he opened them to the unreal half-lights of early dawn. The Palace of Darkened Windows "You take forty winks, and eat some chocolate for what you call a nightcap." Round the World in Seven Days "I think I'll take forty winks," she hummed; "—twenty for the front face, and twenty for the back." The Poor Little Rich Girl For my part, I was glad enough for forty winks, and could have enlisted among the Seven Sleepers after those cruel four days in the mountains. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 A nice book in a sheltered corner, and perhaps forty winks until tea-time—surely a much more sensible proceeding than to stand there, idly conjuring up phantoms of affright. The Wings of the Morning "I am going down for forty winks," said the captain. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 "Tom Walsh, you dear man, go right back and get your forty winks!" she said. The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey "I'm going to try to get forty winks," he said. The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps The men tumbled down to catch forty winks. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator They were anything but a beaten army—most of them were softly humming some popular song, while others were calmly filling their pipes and still others catching forty winks in their saddles. My Home in the Field of Honor For a while Jack played quietly enough, and Jarley was just about dozing off into that delicious forty winks prior to getting up when shrieks from the second Jarley boy came from the nursery. The Booming of Acre Hill And Other Reminiscences of Urban and Suburban Life I believe it was a habit with him, for many years, thus to take "forty winks" at the dinner-table. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860 Give him forty winks, and he'll turn up as fresh as clean sawdust and as respectable as a new Bible. Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson "Well, forty winks will do you no harm," the Master said, and left me. Sylvie and Bruno He was so tired that he took forty winks after he had told the Princess how to reach the cottage of Mother Huldah. The Faery Tales of Weir But here's the way we'll fix it: Andy and me, why, we'll be the pioneers on the job, starting in right now, while you others curl up somewhere, and get busy taking your forty winks. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island The anchor-watch was not in sight; he may have been keeping well forward by Stryker's instructions, or he may have crept off for forty winks. The Black Bag "I was just taking forty winks after my bit of dinner." The Lovels of Arden I guess I better trot over home and get a bite and forty winks. The Calling of Dan Matthews Hereupon, feeling quite drowsy, I resolved to have forty winks, and with due apologies reclined upon the couch, where I drifted into a refreshing slumber. Ruggles of Red Gap Phil felt uncommonly drowsy himself, in spite of his long night's rest, and was thinking of taking forty winks when a gentle rustle in the branches made him look up quickly. The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories I hope you enjoyed your forty winks, Edith," she remarked; "what a Rip Van Winkle you are! A Terrible Secret The Colonel would climb up and have forty winks in the top one before the Boy got in for their game of chess. The Magnetic North We all have a respite, as regards breakfast, it being at 9 o'clock instead of 6.30; and do we not appreciate the extra forty winks! A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba "You slip out quietly, go to your room ask a maid to call you after you have had forty winks, then you go back and pretend you are having a good time," said Tom. The Log-Cabin Lady — An Anonymous Autobiography The old lady turned her forty winks into four hundred, and slept outright, curtained in the shadows. Warlock o' Glenwarlock Captain Glenn, tired out, announced that he was going below to get "forty winks." The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers In Grandy's "forty winks" leather chair by the fireside sat Felicia, her hair smoothly parted, her tiny figure trig in one of the Sculptor Girl's much mended frocks. Little Miss By-The-Day "Are you going away now for your 'forty winks,' Aunt Francesca?" Old Rose and Silver I shall most likely drop off to sleep, and enjoy forty winks in this very comfortable chair. A Rock in the Baltic Yes, I guess, old girl, I'll try to get forty winks before they get here. The Pit "We must get in forty winks during the day some time," he replied, encouragingly. Peg O' My Heart I knew that everything was going smoothly, I went into the wheel-house and took forty winks.” The Lady of the Shroud I'm going to try and get forty winks. The Green Mummy Being worn out, Mrs. Minot lengthened her forty winks into a three hours' nap, and as the "dear boy" scorned repose, Mr. Frank had his hands full while on guard. Jack and Jill About 3 o'clock I went below to take forty winks. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire I sat up blinking my eyes, in the early light, thinking how nice t'other forty winks would be. Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger |
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