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单词 sleepy
释义
sleepy
(slpi )
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
sleepy town
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.
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sleepy village
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.
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The town again became a sleepy village until 1849 when it was incorporated a second time as a town.
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Translations:
Chinese: 困倦的
Japanese: 眠い
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