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Nod BrE /nɒd/
NAmE /nɑːd/●in the ˌland of ˈNod (old-fashioned, humorous) asleep 在梦乡；睡着◆Pete and Joe were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine.皮特和乔仍在梦乡之中，于是我踏着晨光外出散步。 ORIGIN This expression developed from the similarity between the verb ‘nod off’, meaning to fall asleep, and a place in the Bible called ‘the land of Nod’. 这个表达法源于表示“打盹”的短语动词 nod off 与《圣经》中的“ the land of Nod ”（挪得之地）含有一个发音相同的单词。 |