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sleepy

🇬🇧 UK/'sli:pi/🇺🇸 US
IELTSA2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling the need for sleep; tending to cause drowsiness; quiet and inactive.

困倦的，想睡的；令人昏昏欲睡的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
sleepother
+
ycharacterized by
=sleepy

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel sleepy感到困倦
  • 2.sleepy town宁静的小镇
  • 3.[sleepy eyes]睡眼惺忪
  • 4.make someone sleepy让人昏昏欲睡

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt sleepy after lunch and could barely keep her eyes open.

  • 2.

    The professor's monotone voice made the entire class feel sleepy.

  • 3.

    They retired to a sleepy little village after years of city life.

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