bleary-eyed adj.
(=bleareyed) 近视的, 目光短浅的,迟钝的
bleary-eyed[ adj ]
tired to the point of exhaustion
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bleary-eyed \bleary-eyed\ adj.
having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive
drinking; same as {blear-eyed[1]}.
Syn: blear, bleary.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. same as {teary}. [R.]
[PJC]
- The big man arose, bleary-eyed, to suffer again, but referee Frank Cappuccino wisely intervened.
- Tur and the younger Ridgeway ran up to the mobile home and banged on the door until a bleary-eyed Charles Ridgeway woke up.
- As Federated's board reconvened at 7:30 yesterday morning for what many weary directors hoped would be the last time, bleary-eyed Campeau officials mustered cautious optimism that their quest was nearly over.
- Thirty-six bleary-eyed Cubans arrived before dawn Wednesday to tears and hugs from relatives, but they and 20,000 other Cubans coming to Miami this year face a more uncertain reception from the rest of the city.
- He even stuck his head into the White House press room for a chat with the handful of bleary-eyed reporters on duty at that hour.