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be sleepy
表示困乏的状态。
I'm sleepy.
我困了。
困倦的；想睡的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
困倦的；想睡的
Feeling tired and wanting or needing to sleep.
I'm sleepy.
我困了。
疲倦的；需要睡眠的
Tired; feeling the need for sleep.
昏昏欲睡的
ready to fall asleep
显出困倦的
Suggesting tiredness.
催眠的
Tending to induce sleep.
After the long hike, everyone felt sleepy and went to bed early.
长途徒步后，大家都觉得困倦，早早就睡了。
AI contextual example
The warm room and soft music made me feel sleepier than usual.
温暖的房间和轻柔的音乐让我比平时更困。
AI contextual example
She gave a sleepy smile and said goodnight.
她带着困倦的笑容说了声晚安。
AI contextual example
beginning to feel sleepy
开始感到困倦。
WordNet
表示困乏的状态。
I'm sleepy.
我困了。
强调主观感觉。
I feel sleepy after lunch.
午饭后我感到困倦。
表示使役关系。
The medicine makes me sleepy.
药使我犯困。
描述外表或状态。
You look sleepy.
你看上去困了。
Not this
I sleepy.
Use this
I am sleepy.
英语中形容词作表语时前面必须加系动词（如am/is/are），这里缺少系动词am，导致句子不完整。
Not this
He was sleepy during the class, so the teacher woke him up.
Use this
He was asleep during the class, so the teacher woke him up.
sleepy表示'困乏的，想睡的'，而asleep表示'睡着的'。这里语境是他睡着了被叫醒，应该用asleep。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
感到困乏
After lunch, I always feel sleepy.
午饭后我总感到困乏。
变得困倦
It's late and I'm getting sleepy.
很晚了，我变得困倦了。
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？
使某人困倦
The long car ride made the children sleepy.
长途车程使孩子们困倦了。
困倦的双眼
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and yawned.
她揉了揉困倦的双眼，打了个哈欠。
困倦的表情
His sleepy expression showed he needed rest.
他困倦的表情表明他需要休息。
万事通、老顽固、开心果、睡不醒、害羞鬼、喷嚏精、小迷糊。
From the 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White names the seven dwarfs, including Sleepy.
出自1937年迪士尼电影《白雪公主和七个小矮人》，白雪公主在片中说出七个小矮人的名字，其中包括睡不醒（Sleepy）。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use sleepy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.