woozy

/ˈwuːzi/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈuzi] /ˈwuːzi/ (ame, ipa)

woozy — adjective

  • woozypositive
  • wooziercomparative
  • wooziestsuperlative

1. light-headed or sick enough that your body feels unsteady and your thoughts beco

1.形容詞C1
釋義

light-headed or sick enough that your body feels unsteady and your thoughts become slow or confused

例句

After the spinning ride, Amani felt woozy and sat on the curb.

pattern: feel woozy after an experience

Saira looked woozy after skipping lunch and standing in the sun.

pattern: look woozy from heat or hunger

同義詞
  • dizzy

    the most common everyday word; broader and less informal than 'woozy'

  • light-headed

    stresses a floating or faint feeling in the head

  • groggy

    often used when someone is sleepy or slow after medicine or waking up

  • faint

    stronger; suggests you may actually collapse

反義詞
  • steady

    not physically unbalanced

  • clear-headed

    thinking normally without dizziness or confusion

  • alert

    awake and mentally sharp

文法句型

feel woozy

look woozy

make + someone + woozy

woozy from + cause

用法筆記

Usually describes a temporary physical state after heat, illness, blood loss, alcohol, or strong medicine. It often appears with verbs such as 'feel', 'look', and 'make someone'.

常見錯誤

❌I was woozy because the instructions were hard to understand.
✅I was confused because the instructions were hard to understand.
💡'woozy' suggests a physical dizzy or sick feeling, not ordinary mental difficulty.
❌The long meeting made me woozy with boredom.
✅The long meeting made me sleepy with boredom.
💡'woozy' usually suggests unsteadiness or nausea, not simple tiredness.