dizzy

adjective
🔊/ˈdɪzi/
🔊/ˈdɪzi/
(comparative dizzier, superlative dizziest)
Idioms
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  1. feeling as if everything is turning around you and that you are not able to balance 头晕目眩的;眩晕的synonym giddy
    • Climbing so high made me feel dizzy.爬那么高使我感到头晕目眩。🔊🔊
    • I suffer from dizzy spells (= short periods when I am dizzy).我患有阵发性头晕。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • He was all right, just a bit dizzy, that's all.他没事,只是有些晕眩,仅此而已。
    • She felt almost dizzy with happiness.她对幸福几乎感到头晕。
    • Some of the fairground rides can make you quite dizzy.一些露天市场的游乐设施会让您头晕目眩。
    • Almost dizzy with relief, she smiled broadly.她几乎松了一口气,大笑起来。
    Topics Illnessc1
  2. making you feel dizzy; making you feel that a situation is changing very fast 使人眩晕的;使人头昏眼花的;使人感到变化太快的synonym giddy
    • the dizzy descent from the summit从山顶陡然而下,令人目眩
    • the dizzy pace of life in Hong Kong香港令人目眩的生活节奏
  3. (especially North American English, informal) silly or stupid愚蠢的;笨的 synonym giddy
    • a dizzy blonde金发傻妞
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  4. Word OriginOld English dysig ‘foolish’, of West Germanic origin; related to Low German dusig, dösig ‘giddy’ and Old High German tusic ‘foolish, weak’.
Idioms
the dizzy heights (of something)
  1. (informal) an important or impressive position重要的职位;显赫的地位
    • She dreamed of reaching the dizzy heights of stardom.她梦想达到巨星的显赫地位。🔊🔊
    • They reached the dizzy heights of Number 11 in the charts.他们达到了图表中11号的令人眩目的高度。