sleepy-eyed(形容词):睡眼惺忪的;困倦得眼睛半睁半闭的。常用来形容刚醒来、没睡够或疲惫时的神态。(也可引申为“无精打采的”。)
/ˌsliːpi ˈaɪd/
She walked into the kitchen, sleepy-eyed and yawning.
她走进厨房,睡眼惺忪,还打着哈欠。
The sleepy-eyed commuters stared at their phones as the train rattled through the gray morning.
火车在灰蒙蒙的清晨里隆隆前行,睡眼惺忪的通勤者盯着手机发呆。
sleepy 来自 sleep(睡觉)+ 表示“有……特征/倾向”的后缀 -y,意为“困倦的”;eyed 源自 eye(眼睛)+ -ed,用于构成形容词,表示“具有……眼睛/眼神的”。合起来 sleepy-eyed 就是“带着困倦眼神的、睡眼惺忪的”。