dizzy
/ˈdɪzi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪzi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-zē/ (ame, mw)
dizzy — 形容詞
- dizzypositive
- dizziercomparative
- dizziestsuperlative
1. feeling that the space around you is moving in circles, so it is hard to stay up
頭暈的
感到天旋地轉、難以站穩
feeling that the space around you is moving in circles, so it is hard to stay upright or walk steadily
After spinning three times, Asher felt dizzy and grabbed the table.
Asher 轉了三圈後覺得頭暈，連忙抓住桌子。
pattern: feel dizzy after [activity]
The bus stopped suddenly, and Tara stood up feeling dizzy.
公車突然停下來時，Tara 一站起來就覺得頭暈。
Minh looked down from the ferris wheel and grew dizzy.
Minh 從摩天輪往下看時，一陣頭暈。
Without breakfast, Stephanie became dizzy halfway through the school parade.
Stephanie 沒吃早餐，走到校慶遊行一半就開始頭暈。
- light-headed
often suggests a milder floating feeling, especially from hunger or standing up fast
- woozy
more informal, and often also suggests weakness or nausea
- giddy
can overlap physically, but also has an excited meaning that dizzy usually lacks
- steady
emphasizes firm balance and stable movement
- clear-headed
stresses physical and mental steadiness
文法句型
feel dizzy
get dizzy from + noun/verb-ing
用法筆記
Usually follows be, feel, get, or become. Common causes include heat, hunger, movement, or looking down from a great height.
2. so fast, busy, or crowded with detail that people struggle to keep up with it
眼花撩亂
快又亂得讓人難跟上
so fast, busy, or crowded with detail that people struggle to keep up with it
The slideshow moved at a dizzy pace, and the class could barely keep up.
投影片切換得太快，那種眼花撩亂的節奏讓全班幾乎跟不上。
collocation: dizzy pace
Shoppers walked into a dizzy mix of lights, music, and sale signs.
購物的人一走進去，就看到燈光、音樂和特價牌交成一片，讓人眼花撩亂。
collocation: dizzy mix of [things]
Quinn tried to follow the dizzy stream of updates in the group chat.
群組聊天裡一串接一串的更新快得讓 Quinn 看得眼花撩亂。
The menu offered a dizzy number of noodles, dumplings, and soups.
菜單上有一大堆麵、餃子和湯，選項多得讓人眼花撩亂。
- overwhelming
focuses on the pressure created by too much happening at once
- hectic
suggests hurried activity rather than bright or crowded detail
- head-spinning
more informal and strongly emphasizes the effect on the mind
文法句型
a dizzy pace
a dizzy number of + plural noun
用法筆記
Often modifies nouns such as pace, speed, array, or number. It describes an overwhelming effect, not a medical balance problem.
3. behaving in a careless, silly way that makes you seem unserious or foolish
傻氣的
舉止輕浮，不夠莊重
behaving in a careless, silly way that makes you seem unserious or foolish
Everyone laughed at Mateo's dizzy plan to arrive by skateboard in the rain.
大家都笑 Mateo 那個下雨天還想滑著滑板到場的傻氣主意。
pattern: dizzy + plan
The editor cut the dizzy jokes from the speech before the funeral.
編輯把那篇演講裡放在葬禮前的傻氣玩笑都刪掉了。
Defne sounded dizzy when she promised to finish six projects by Monday.
Defne 說她星期一前要做完六個專案，聽起來實在很傻氣。
That dizzy rumor spread because nobody stopped to check the facts.
那則傻氣的謠言之所以傳開，是因為沒有人停下來查證。
文法句型
a dizzy plan
sound dizzy
用法筆記
This older use sounds dated and critical in modern English. It is about foolish behavior, not about losing balance.
dizzy — 動詞
- dizzypresent simple I / you / we / they
- dizzies3rd person singular
- dizzying-ing form
- dizziedpast simple
1. to make someone feel that the world is moving and that it is hard to keep steady
讓人頭暈
使人感到天旋地轉
to make someone feel that the world is moving and that it is hard to keep steady
The strong smell of paint dizzied Christopher within a few minutes.
強烈的油漆味在幾分鐘內就讓 Christopher 頭暈。
pattern: something dizzies someone
The spinning ride dizzied Wei before the second turn ended.
那個旋轉遊樂設施還沒轉完第二圈，就讓 Wei 頭暈了。
Bright stage lights dizzied the drummer during the final song.
明亮的舞台燈光在最後一首歌時讓鼓手頭暈。
One sip on an empty stomach dizzied Rachid almost at once.
Rachid 空腹喝了一口，就幾乎立刻被弄得頭暈。
- steady
means to help someone keep balance or become stable
文法句型
something dizzies someone
用法筆記
The subject is usually a movement, smell, drink, height, or light. This use is less common than the adjective and often appears in past forms such as dizzied.