drowsy

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a. 昏昏欲睡的 [医] 倦睡的, 瞌睡的

发音

US /ˈdɹaʊzi/

词形变化

drowsier 比较级 drowsier drowsiest drowsiest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

昏昏欲睡的；沉寂的；催眠的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness

    想睡

    昏昏欲睡

    困

    I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.

  2. 2.

    Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.

    It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.

    drowsy medicine

  3. 3.

    Boring.

  4. 4.

    Dull; stupid.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

yawning dozy oscitant

近义相关 2

asleep inattentive

词源

From drowse + -y, despite the fact that drowsy (1520) is recorded before drowse (1570). Compare Old English drūsian (“to droop, drowse, become languid”).

来源：wiktionary