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dizzy

UK //ˈdɪzi//US //ˈdɪzi//

词源

源自古英语 dysig(愚蠢的),与古高地德语 tusig(愚蠢的)同源,14世纪后发展出「眩晕」的现代含义。

adjective

❶ 指感到头晕目眩的状态,通常因快速旋转、血压变化或身体不适引起,可能伴随站立不稳的感觉。

“She felt dizzy after spinning around in circles.”

(她转了几圈后感到头晕。)

“The medicine made him dizzy and sleepy.”

(这药让他头晕想睡。)

❶ 形容令人眩晕或困惑的高速、复杂状态,常用于比喻性描述。

“The dizzy pace of city life exhausted her.”

(城市生活快得令人眩晕,让她精疲力尽。)

“The stock market's dizzy rise surprised everyone.”

(股市令人眩晕的上涨让所有人惊讶。)

同义词:lightheaded, giddy, woozy, faint, vertiginous

verb

❶ 使某人感到头晕或困惑,通常指通过快速运动或复杂信息导致。

“The carnival ride dizzied the children.”

(游乐场的设施让孩子们头晕。)

“Too much technical jargon dizzied the audience.”

(过多的专业术语让听众晕头转向。)

同义词:bewilder, confuse, disorient

常见短语

dizzy spell — 指突然发作的短暂眩晕感,可能由低血糖、脱水或血压变化引起。

“She had to sit down after a dizzy spell at work.”

(工作时突然头晕,她不得不坐下休息。)

dizzy with success — 形容因过度成功而失去清醒判断的状态,带有轻微贬义。

“The young CEO grew dizzy with success and made poor decisions.”

(这位年轻CEO被成功冲昏头脑,做出了糟糕决定。)