needing or ready for sleep 想睡的,瞌睡的 the wine had made her sleepy. 酒使她昏昏欲睡。 ■showing the effects of sleep 困倦的 she rubbed her sleepy eyes. 她揉了揉睡眼。 ■inducing sleep; soporific 使人想睡的,催眠的 the sleepy heat of the afternoon. 下午催人入睡的热浪。 ■(of a place) without much activity (地方)寂静的;死气沉沉的 he turned off the road into a sleepy little town. 他离开大路拐进一个寂静的小镇。 ■(of a business, organization, or industry) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic (生意,组织,工业)没有活力的,呆滞的 the one-time sleepy world of pensions. 一度沉寂的养老金世界。