sleepy
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How to pronounce sleepy in British English:
英 [ˈsliːpi]
How to pronounce sleepy in American English:
美 [ˈsliːpi]
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- Adjective:
- ready to fall asleep
单词词源
- sleepy (adj.)
- early 13c. from sleep (n.) + -y (2). Perhaps in Old English but not recorded. Old English had slæpor, slæpwerig in the sense "sleepy;" slæpnes "sleepiness." Similar formation in Old High German slafag. Of places, from 1851 (Irving's Sleepy Hollow is from 1820). Sleepy-head is from 1570s. Related: Sleepily; sleepiness.
反义词
双语例句
- 1. Male : genuinely curious as to whether or not you are sleepy .
- 2. Some doctors believe hidden food allergies can make you sleepy .
- 3. Clock change could leave teenagers more sleepy
- 4. What 's it like to find yourself back in sleepy suburban new jersey after living in a place like beijing ?
- 5. The social consequences of turning a once sleepy village into one large casino add to the mix : frustration spilled out into anti-government protests last year .