一、指代不同
1、sleepy:困倦的。
2、asleep:睡着的。
二、侧重点不同
1、sleepy:侧重于指没有进入睡眠前迷糊的状态。
2、asleep:侧重于指已经进入睡眠了。
三、引证用法不同
1、sleepy:作表语,多用于非正式的英语里,指处于快睡着的状态,侧重动作。
2、asleep:asleep的基本含义是“睡着”,泛指已经进入了睡眠的状态。引申可表示“麻木的”“平静的”“静止的”; 也可表示“玩忽职守的”。
a sleepy provincial town in southern France法国南部的一个宁静小镇
People who get up early feel virtuous all morning and sleepy all afternoon.起床早的人上午精神抖擞,而整个下午却无精打采。
Her yawn suggests that she is sleepy.她打哈欠表示她很困了。
The cat lay stretched out beside the fire in sleepy content.那只猫伸展四肢躺在炉边睡得很满足。
I feel terribly sleepy all at once.我突然觉得特别困。
I felt so sleepy I couldn't stop yawning.我感到很困,止不住地打呵欠.
The party was tame because all the people were sleepy.聚会很沉闷,因为大家昏昏欲睡
1. He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew.
他已经在略带霉味的床上睡着了。
2. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease.
他刚过午夜就睡着了,睡得还算安稳。
3. Sister Francesca entered the chapel, took her seat, and promptly fell asleep.
弗朗西丝卡修女走进小教堂,坐下来,很快就睡着了。
4. His eyes were shut and he seemed to have fallen asleep.
他眼睛闭着,似乎睡着了。
5. Sam snuggled down in his pillow and fell asleep.
萨姆舒服地枕着枕头进入了梦乡。