单词 | bleary |
释义 | bleary From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishblearyblear‧y /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ (also bleary-eyed) adjectiveTIREDunable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying Steve emerged from his room, unshaven and bleary-eyed. —blearily adverb —bleariness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusbleary• A messenger from the mill woke the bleary-eyed Thompson at 3:00 a.m.• For most people breakfast is a time to renew contact with the world, often through bleary eyes at best.• I checked the clock, squinting through bleary eyes.• Alexander wakes with a start, gives a visitor a perplexed, somewhat bleary stare, then melts blissfully back into slumber.• We pull on our coats with bleary yanks as the alcohol works its universal spell, and bump out the door.Origin bleary (1300-1400) blear “to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly” ((13-19 centuries)) |
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