Word · Frequency #9704
sleepy
困倦的；想睡的
核心释义
Feeling tired and wanting or needing to sleep.
- 1.
疲倦的；需要睡眠的
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
- 2.
昏昏欲睡的
ready to fall asleep
- 3.
显出困倦的
Suggesting tiredness.
- 4.
催眠的
Tending to induce sleep.
- 5.
呆滞的；懒散的
Dull; lazy.
- 6.
寂静的；冷清的
Quiet; without bustle or activity.
显出困倦的；带着倦意的；安静的；冷清的；令人昏昏欲睡的；催眠的；慢吞吞的；懒散的；疲倦的；需要睡眠的
用法In use
After the long hike, everyone felt sleepy and went to bed early.
用法提示：此处 sleepy 是形容词，表示“困倦的”，描述人的状态。
The warm room and soft music made me feel sleepier than usual.
用法提示：sleepier 是 sleepy 的比较级，作形容词，表示“更困的”。
She gave a sleepy smile and said goodnight.
用法提示：sleepy 作定语修饰 smile，表示“显出困倦的”，仍指困倦状态。
beginning to feel sleepy
be sleepy
表示困乏的状态。
I'm sleepy.
我困了。
feel sleepy
强调主观感觉。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- feel sleepy
- 感到困乏
- After lunch, I always feel sleepy.午饭后我总感到困乏。
- get sleepy
- 变得困倦
- It's late and I'm getting sleepy.很晚了，我变得困倦了。
- look sleepy
- 看起来困倦
- You look sleepy; did you sleep well last night?你看起来困倦，昨晚睡得好吗？
- make someone sleepy
- 使某人困倦
- The long car ride made the children sleepy.长途车程使孩子们困倦了。
- sleepy eyes
- 困倦的双眼
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想单词sleep（睡觉）加y变成形容词，就像“睡意”来袭，眼睛睁不开的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、描述身体状况、儿童用语 sleepy 是比较口语化的形容词，通常用于日常对话和描述个人感受，在正式书面语中较少使用，但也可接受。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -eepy (creepy, weepy) rhyme exactly with sleepy (same stressed vowel and ending). Words ending in -eep (deep, keep, sweep, sleep) share the same vowel and final consonant but are one-syllable, so they are near rhymes. Be aware that words like 'steep' also follow this pattern but are not included here.
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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