Word · Frequency #15717
drowsy
昏昏欲睡的；困倦的；瞌睡的
half asleep
- 1.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
想打瞌睡的；昏昏欲睡的
- 2.
half asleep
半睡半醒的
- 3.
Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
使人入睡或感到困倦的；催眠的；令人昏昏欲睡的
- 4.
showing lack of attention or boredom
表现出缺乏注意力或无聊的
- 5.
Boring.
无聊的；令人乏味的
- 6.
Dull; stupid.
迟钝的；愚蠢的
想打瞌睡的；昏昏欲睡的；半睡半醒的；使人入睡或感到困倦的；催眠的；令人昏昏欲睡的；表现出缺乏注意力或无聊的；无聊的；令人乏味的
In use
The warm room and the soft music made me feel drowsy.
If you feel drowsy while driving, you should stop and rest.
After taking the medicine, she became drowsy and fell asleep on the sofa.
made drowsy by the long ride
be/feel drowsy
drowsy 作表语，描述主语的状态。
After taking the medicine, she felt drowsy.
服药后，她感到昏昏欲睡。
make sb drowsy
表示“使某人困倦”，宾语后接形容词作补语。
The warm room and soft music made me drowsy.
温暖的房间和轻柔的音乐让我昏昏欲睡。
drowsy + noun
Connections
Collocations
- feel drowsy
- 感到昏昏欲睡
- I always feel drowsy after taking this medicine.我服用这种药后总是感到昏昏欲睡。
- get drowsy
- 变得困倦
- If you get drowsy while driving, stop for a break.如果你开车时变得困倦，就停下来休息一下。
- make someone drowsy
- 使某人犯困
- The warm bedroom made me drowsy.温暖的卧室让我犯困。
- drowsy driving
- 疲劳驾驶
- Drowsy driving can be just as dangerous as drunk driving.疲劳驾驶可能和酒驾一样危险。
- drowsy state
- 困倦状态
- He was in a drowsy state and couldn't focus on the lecture.他处于困倦状态，无法集中注意力听讲。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“眼皮下垂”（droop）：drowsy 以 drow 开头，看到它就像看到眼皮重重垂落，昏昏欲睡。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常场景、医药品说明、驾驶安全提醒 drowsy 是比较中性的正式用词，通常用于书面或较为正式的口语场景，如医疗说明、药品副作用提示或驾驶安全提醒。日常口语中更常说 sleepy，但 drowsy 也不算生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
drowsy ends in /aʊzi/. True rhymes: lousy and frowzy. Lookalikes dozy, cosy and nosy end in /oʊzi/ and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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