drowsy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++drow·sy /ˈdraʊzi/ adjective  1  TIREDtired and almost asleep 困的，昏昏欲睡的 SYN sleepy The drug can make you drowsy. 这种药会让人昏昏欲睡。2  RELAXEDso peaceful that you feel relaxed and almost asleep 令人松弛的，令人困倦欲睡的 SYN sleepy a drowsy summer afternoon 令人困倦欲睡的夏日午后 —drowsily adverb —drowsiness noun [uncountable]

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drowsy• Cold medicines can make you feel drowsy.• You shouldn't drive after taking these pills - they can make you drowsy.• Dmitri was still in bed, drowsy.• They were hospitalized after they became drowsy and dizzy.• The stove warms the tent up and we become drowsy, and oblivious to the storm outside.• He had regained consciousness, but was drowsy and uncomfortable.• I began to feel drowsy and wondered about the hedgerow broth.• But it was enough to make all the garden's inhabitants drowsy, Caroline thought, yawning.• How happy they had been together, he and she and the little lad in the drowsy heat of the meadows.• Len had drunk too much wine, and he felt cosy and drowsy in spite of the coffee.• He felt cozy and drowsy, in spite of the espresso.• a drowsy rice-farming villageOrigin drowsy (1400-1500) Probably from Old English drusian “to be lazily slow”

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drowsy
drow‧sy /ˈdraʊzi/ adjective1. tired and almost asleep
   SYN  sleepy:
    The drug can make you drowsy.
2. so peaceful that you feel relaxed and almost asleep
   SYN  sleepy:
    a drowsy summer afternoon
—drowsily adverb
—drowsiness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

■ almost asleep
   ▪ sleepy wanting to sleep very soon, so that your eyes start to close: I’m feeling quite sleepy. I think I’ll go to bed. | She rubbed her sleepy eyes.
   ▪ drowsy starting to sleep because you are in a warm place, have drunk too much alcohol, or have taken medicine: The tablets can make you feel drowsy. | She was beginning to feel a little drowsy after all the food and wine she had consumed.
   ▪ can’t keep your eyes open/can hardly keep your eyes open to feel so tired that you find it difficult to stay awake: I’d better get some rest – I can’t keep my eyes open. | He had been driving all night, and he could hardly keep his eyes open.

drowsyBrE /ˈdraʊzi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdraʊzi/ 🔊 adjective (drows·ier, drowsi·est) tired and almost asleep 困倦的；昏昏欲睡的 SYN sleepy ◆The tablets may make you feel drowsy. 这些药片可能会使你昏昏欲睡。🔊🔊

doze, dream, drowsy, insomnia, oversleep, REM, sedative, sleep, soporific, tired

making you feel relaxed and tired 使人松弛的；令人疲乏的；使人困倦的◆a drowsy afternoon in the sunshine阳光照耀下使人困倦的下午▸ drows·ily BrE /ˈdraʊzɪli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdraʊzɪli/ 🔊 adverb▸ drow·si·ness BrE /ˈdraʊzinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdraʊzinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆The drugs tend to cause drowsiness. 这些药常常使人昏昏欲睡。🔊🔊