doziness
noun [ U ] informal uk/ˈdəʊ.zi.nəs/ us/ˈdoʊ.zi.nəs/
困倦;瞌睡
the feeling of being tired and wanting to sleep
He closed his eyes, lulled into doziness by the rhythm of the tracks. 他闭上眼睛，随着乐曲的节奏打起了瞌睡。
One of the side effects of these travel sickness pills is doziness. 这些晕车药的副作用之一是嗜睡。
UK愚笨，反应慢，迟钝
the fact of being slow to think or react, or not very intelligent
I'm not saying I'm thick, but I have a kind of doziness generally about me. 我并不是说自己很笨，但我通常给人一种反应迟钝的感觉。
The mistake was down to my own doziness, I'm afraid. 恐怕这个错误是我自己的愚蠢造成的。
See: dozy
- More examples
- In early Roman times, the leaves were eaten at the end of a meal to induce mild doziness in the diner.
- Treatment allows apnea sufferers to sleep through the night, curing their doziness and slow reaction times.
- We can forgive a rare moment of doziness in a legend.
- You can only hope such doziness is a demographic blip.