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单词 drowsy
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Definition of drowsy in English:

drowsy

adjectivedrowsier, drowsiest ˈdraʊziˈdraʊzi
  • 1Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.

    the wine had made her drowsy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Valia got up, still drowsy and half asleep with her hand on her hip.
    • I find myself drawn to the moon, completing the smallest of rituals in the dead of night, only to be sleepy and drowsy for the rest of the day.
    • William sounded drowsy and tired when he answered the phone.
    • I went towards the bench since I felt so drowsy and I fell asleep without even knowing it.
    • If anybody plays with my hair even for the shortest time, I will feel sleepy and drowsy.
    • I was still drowsy from whatever the drug he gave me contained.
    • However, these symptoms may be absent and children may simply become feverish, drowsy and listless.
    • As the bridegroom was late in coming, they all became drowsy, and fell asleep.
    • Eight hours later an exhausted, drowsy, battered Adam sat slumped on a bench near the door leading on to the terrace.
    • As I walked down the hallway, my legs felt heavy, my mind drowsy.
    • It hissed, and he felt drowsy and sleepy instantly.
    • Suddenly immensely tired and drowsy, I moved my feet and barely made it back to the couch before I fell.
    • Here I am, at the end of the day, pleasantly tired and drowsy, ready for a good night's sleep.
    • Next Friday is Bastille Day, but even that famous celebration is unlikely to jolt sleepy Montpellier out of its drowsy charm.
    • I may have gone if not for him calling me when I was still drowsy and half asleep.
    • Since drowsiness is the brain's last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can - and often does - lead to disaster.
    • Watching television or listening to music or a book on audiotape until becoming drowsy promotes falling asleep naturally.
    • Besides feeling drowsy and exhausted the next day, people with sleep apnea face high blood pressure and risk heart attacks and stroke.
    • I cried for a while, but I got drowsy and fell asleep there.
    • She has to take powerful drugs to control the pain and the inflammation, which often make her drowsy and sleepy.
    Synonyms
    sleepy, half asleep, dozy, dozing, heavy, heavy-eyed, yawning, nodding, groggy, somnolent, ready for bed, hardly able to keep one's eyes open
    tired, weary, fatigued, exhausted
    lethargic, sluggish, torpid, lifeless, listless, languid, languorous, comatose, dazed, drugged
    informal snoozy, dopey, yawny, dead beat, all in, done in, dog-tired
    British informal knackered
    literary slumberous
    1. 1.1 Causing sleepiness.
      the drowsy heat of the meadows
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The drowsy warmth of my room was beginning to take it's toll on me and I was soon sprawled on my bed asleep.
      • Flowers explode with color, tree trunks pulse with thick veins of sap, stones appear almost like living cells in the drowsy heat of the mid-afternoon sun.
      Synonyms
      soporific, sleep-inducing, sleepy, somniferous, narcotic, sedative, calmative, tranquillizing
      lulling, soothing
      dreamy
      rare somnific
    2. 1.2 (of a place) peaceful and quiet.
      a drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Pip spends the morning with Mr. Pumblechook at his drowsy seed-shop on the equally unexciting commercial street of town.
      • And today, as evidenced by the drowsy street outside, was the day of rest.
      • The surrounding villages were dark and drowsy.
      • Jem and Scout lived in Maycomb, Alabama, a drowsy, isolated town where everyone knew everyone.
      • Everything feels so warm and lovely, very much different from the drowsy atmosphere of the sea over at our place.

Derivatives

  • drowsily

  • adverb ˈdraʊzɪliˈdraʊzəli
    • You slip drowsily into your dressing gown and tiptoe quietly to the top of the stairs.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘Five more minutes,’ she responded drowsily, her eyes still closed.
      • Mr. Dickenson let me get up and I drowsily stumbled over to my bed on the ground.
      • I toddled drowsily into the kitchen, rubbing the sleep from my eyes and feeling a whole lot better, to find Dolly sitting at the closed door, gazing forlornly out.
      • ‘Whatever you say,’ I replied drowsily, falling into a deep slumber.

Origin

Late 15th century: probably from the stem of Old English drūsian 'be languid or slow', of Germanic origin; related to dreary.

Rhymes

blowsy, Dalhousie, frowzy, housey-housey, lousy
 
 

Definition of drowsy in US English:

drowsy

adjectiveˈdrouzēˈdraʊzi
  • 1Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.

    the wine had made her drowsy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Next Friday is Bastille Day, but even that famous celebration is unlikely to jolt sleepy Montpellier out of its drowsy charm.
    • She has to take powerful drugs to control the pain and the inflammation, which often make her drowsy and sleepy.
    • As the bridegroom was late in coming, they all became drowsy, and fell asleep.
    • I went towards the bench since I felt so drowsy and I fell asleep without even knowing it.
    • Suddenly immensely tired and drowsy, I moved my feet and barely made it back to the couch before I fell.
    • Besides feeling drowsy and exhausted the next day, people with sleep apnea face high blood pressure and risk heart attacks and stroke.
    • William sounded drowsy and tired when he answered the phone.
    • I cried for a while, but I got drowsy and fell asleep there.
    • I was still drowsy from whatever the drug he gave me contained.
    • If anybody plays with my hair even for the shortest time, I will feel sleepy and drowsy.
    • As I walked down the hallway, my legs felt heavy, my mind drowsy.
    • Eight hours later an exhausted, drowsy, battered Adam sat slumped on a bench near the door leading on to the terrace.
    • Since drowsiness is the brain's last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can - and often does - lead to disaster.
    • I find myself drawn to the moon, completing the smallest of rituals in the dead of night, only to be sleepy and drowsy for the rest of the day.
    • It hissed, and he felt drowsy and sleepy instantly.
    • I may have gone if not for him calling me when I was still drowsy and half asleep.
    • However, these symptoms may be absent and children may simply become feverish, drowsy and listless.
    • Watching television or listening to music or a book on audiotape until becoming drowsy promotes falling asleep naturally.
    • Here I am, at the end of the day, pleasantly tired and drowsy, ready for a good night's sleep.
    • Valia got up, still drowsy and half asleep with her hand on her hip.
    Synonyms
    sleepy, half asleep, dozy, dozing, heavy, heavy-eyed, yawning, nodding, groggy, somnolent, ready for bed, hardly able to keep one's eyes open
    1. 1.1 Causing sleepiness.
      the drowsy heat of the meadows
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The drowsy warmth of my room was beginning to take it's toll on me and I was soon sprawled on my bed asleep.
      • Flowers explode with color, tree trunks pulse with thick veins of sap, stones appear almost like living cells in the drowsy heat of the mid-afternoon sun.
      Synonyms
      soporific, sleep-inducing, sleepy, somniferous, narcotic, sedative, calmative, tranquillizing
    2. 1.2 (especially of a place) very peaceful and quiet.
      a drowsy suburb
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The surrounding villages were dark and drowsy.
      • Jem and Scout lived in Maycomb, Alabama, a drowsy, isolated town where everyone knew everyone.
      • Everything feels so warm and lovely, very much different from the drowsy atmosphere of the sea over at our place.
      • And today, as evidenced by the drowsy street outside, was the day of rest.
      • Pip spends the morning with Mr. Pumblechook at his drowsy seed-shop on the equally unexciting commercial street of town.

Origin

Late 15th century: probably from the stem of Old English drūsian ‘be languid or slow’, of Germanic origin; related to dreary.

 
 
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