sleepy

sleepy, asleep

这两个形容词均含有“欲睡的”之意。
sleepy: 最常用词，指人昏昏欲睡，或沉睡时的寂静状态。
asleep: 作表语，多用于非正式的英语里，指处于睡着的状态，侧重动作的结果。

形容词 sleepy:

1. ready to fall asleep
   同义词：sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded

1. In his sleepy state, the sound of a car driving up to the house scarcely impinged on his consciousness.
   他困得那副样子，连汽车朝那房子开去时发出的声音都没能使他清醒。
2. I often feel sleepy after supper and then I get my second wind later in the evening.
   我吃完晚饭常感到困，一到晚上就又精神了。
3. The softness of the breeze made him feel sleepy.
   柔和的微风使他昏昏欲睡。
4. I'm too sleepy to watch the end of the show.
   我太困倦了，不能把戏看完。