bleary

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blear·y /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ (also bleary-eyed) adjectiveadj

TIREDunable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying 〔因疲劳或流泪〕视线模糊的；睡眼惺忪的

Steve emerged from his room, unshaven and bleary-eyed.

史蒂夫从卧室里出来，胡子拉碴，睡眼惺忪。

—blearily adverbadv

—bleariness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

bleary• A messenger from the mill woke the bleary-eyed Thompson at 3:00 a.m.• For most people breakfast is a time to renew contact with the world, often through bleary eyes at best.• I checked the clock, squinting through bleary eyes.• Alexander wakes with a start, gives a visitor a perplexed, somewhat bleary stare, then melts blissfully back into slumber.• We pull on our coats with bleary yanks as the alcohol works its universal spell, and bump out the door.

Origin bleary

(1300-1400) blear “to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly” ((13-19 centuries))

blear·y adjectiveadj

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BNC: 25902 COCA: 26045

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Describing someone's ability to see: bleary, blind, blind...

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