drowsy
drowsy
(drowsier, drowsiest)
drowsily
adverb
drowsiness
noun
语源
(drowsier, drowsiest)
- sleepy and lethargic; half asleep
困倦的，瞌睡的，昏昏欲睡的；假寐的
the wine had made her drowsy.
葡萄酒使她昏昏欲睡。
■causing sleepiness
使人昏昏欲睡的
the drowsy heat of the meadows.
草场上使人昏昏欲睡的热浪。
■(especially of a place) very peaceful and quiet
（尤指地方）静谧的，平静的，安静的
a drowsy suburb called Surrey Hills.
一处叫萨里山的安静的郊区。
drowsily
adverb
drowsiness
noun
语源
- late 15th cent.: probably from the stem of Old English drūsian 'be languid or slow', of Germanic origin; related to dreary
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