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单词 sleepy
释义 sleepy
\ˈslēpe, -pi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English slepy, from slep sleep + -y
1.
 a.
  (1) : having an inclination to sleep : ready to fall asleep : drowsy
   < is sleepy and wants to go to bed >
  (2) : inclined to sleep more than is usual for most people
   < a sleepy boy who is always late to school >
 b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of sleep
  < has a sleepy look on his face — Morris Fishbein >
2. : marked by a state resembling sleep: as
 a. : lacking alertness : sluggish, lethargic
  < amateurs with a sleepy sense of what is really at stake in the critic's business — R.E.Garis >
 b. : having little activity : quietly slow-moving
  < this sleepy little city lost among the gentle hills — Arnaldo Cortesi >
  < sleepy rivers lined with sycamores — American Guide Series: Ind. >
 c. : having a dull glow rather than a sparkle
  < even the best zircon is a bit sleepy — F.B.Wade >
3. : tending to induce sleep : soporific
 < will give you sleepy drinks — Shakespeare >
 < the yellowhammer trills his sleepy song in the noonday heat — L.P.Smith >
4. : beginning to rot
 < expect her to drop every minute like an overripe sleepy pear — Frederick Marryat >
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