drowsing

v.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 打瞌睡;打盹;假寐 If you drowse, you are almost asleep or just asleep. 
  • Nina drowsed for a while.

    尼娜打了会盹。

Adjective

1. half asleep;

  • "made drowsy by the long ride"
  • "it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"
  • "a tired dozy child"
  • "the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair"