sleepy

A2 CET-4 初中 FREQ #5419 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 困乏的, 欲睡的

发音

US /ˈsliːpi/

词形变化

sleepies 复数 sleepier 比较级 sleepier sleepiest sleepiest 最高级

别名

sleeby

教材释义与例句

形容词

欲睡的；困乏的；不活跃的

tired and ready to sleep

The warmth from the fire made her feel sleepy.

暖洋洋的炉火使她昏昏欲睡。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.

    非正式 不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Shingleback.

    澳大利亚 可数 不可数
adj. A2
  1. 1.

    Tired; feeling the need for sleep.

    昏昏欲睡

    困

    瞌睡

    困倦

    眼𰥛

    爱困

  2. 2.

    Suggesting tiredness.

  3. 3.

    Tending to induce sleep.

    a sleepy drink or potion

  4. 4.

    Dull; lazy.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Quiet; without bustle or activity.

    比喻

    a sleepy English village

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *slēpaz Proto-West Germanic *slāp Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Proto-West Germanic *slāpag Old English *slǣpiġ Middle English slepy English sleepy From Middle English slepy, from Old English *slǣpiġ (attested in unslǣpiġ (“sleepless”)), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpag (“sleepy”), equivalent to sleep + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian släipich (“sleepy”), West Frisian sliepich (“sleepy”), dialectal Dutch slapig, slepig (“sleepy”), German Low German slapig, släpig, slöpig (“sleepy”), archaic German schlafig (“sleepy”).

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