| 单词 | sleepy |
| 释义 | sleepy (sliːpi ) Word forms: sleepier , sleepiest 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+ If you are sleepy, you are very tired and are almost asleep. I was beginning to feel amazingly sleepy. She was still tired and sleepy when he woke her. Synonyms: drowsy, sluggish, lethargic, heavy sleepily adverb [ADVERB with verb] Joanna sat up, blinking sleepily. sleepiness uncountable noun He tried to fight the sleepiness that overwhelmed him. Synonyms: drowsiness, lethargy, torpor, heaviness 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A sleepy place is quiet and does not have much activity or excitement. Valence is a sleepy little town just south of Lyon. Collocations: sleepy eyes For the faces, cut each egg end into two to make sleepy eyes. The Sun First, the sleepy eyes and the nose, combined with a slightly absent expression. Times, Sunday Times Eyelash curlers can make the difference between sleepy eyes and looking wide awake and fresh. Times, Sunday Times She has reddish hair, a pointed nose, sleepy eyes and poor skin. Times, Sunday Times We even spot a barred owl blinking at us with sleepy eyes from a branch. Times, Sunday Times Elsewhere, tourists invade the sleepy town eager to catch a glimpse of a rare bird - much to the locals' dismay. The Sun The sleepy town, crammed with world heritage sites, has weathered a brutal storm over the past four years of political upheaval. Times, Sunday Times Family move to a remote house on the borders of a sleepy town after a bit of the quiet life. The Sun When you retire, chances are you'll end up in a sleepy town on the coast. Times,Sunday Times Being a sleepy town, it has got a small increase of population of only about 2.5% in the last 10 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pair had been confronted as they walked to a relative's in a sleepy village. The Sun The path passed along an irrigation channel and a gorge near to a sleepy village. Times, Sunday Times What next in this sleepy village? The Sun Although a sleepy village, with a vairiety of apartments and villas, there are also several restaurants of excellent quality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The town again became a sleepy village until 1849 when it was incorporated a second time as a town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 困倦的 Japanese: 眠い |
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