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dozy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++doz·y /ˈdəʊzi $ ˈdoʊ-/ adjective  1. SLEEPnot feeling very awake 昏昏欲睡的,神志迷糊的2 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE British English informal slow to understand things 迟钝的,愚笨的 SYN stupid Those kids are really dozy sometimes! 有时候那些孩子真是笨啊!
Examples from the Corpus
dozyToo many privet leaves had made them dozy.On a winter's day the Lords has the dozy ambience of a modernized and centrally-heated Victorian stately home.You're surrounded by strangers, your dozy curiosity in their sayings and doings dimming as the house lights go down.Half-closed, dozy eyes usually belong to a placid, lazy horse.In a country accustomed to a dozy social peace the prospect of weekly demonstrations and labour unrest fills many voters with alarm.At breakfast, a dozy waitress brings the wrong things.
doz·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
not awake feeling very Corpus


dozy
dozy /ˈdəʊzi $ ˈdoʊ-/ adjective
1. not feeling very awake
2. British English informal slow to understand things
   SYN  stupid:
    Those kids are really dozy sometimes!


dozyBrE /ˈdəʊzi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdoʊzi/ 🔊 adjective (informal) not looking or feeling awake 想睡的;昏昏欲睡的;困倦的(BrE) stupid; not intelligent 愚笨的;不聪明的