groggy

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groggy — 形容詞

  • groggypositive
  • groggiercomparative
  • groggiestsuperlative

1. feeling shaky and mentally slow, so that simple actions take effort and your tho

1.形容詞B2
釋義

昏沉的；頭昏

睡醒、生病或受擊後頭腦不清、行動遲緩

feeling shaky and mentally slow, so that simple actions take effort and your thoughts come thickly — typically right after waking, after strong medicine, during illness, or after a heavy knock.

例句

Faisal felt groggy for an hour after waking up from his afternoon nap.

Faisal 午睡醒來後，整整一個小時都還昏昏沉沉的。

predicative: feel groggy after [event]

The cold medicine left Nala so groggy that she could barely read her email.

感冒藥讓 Nala 整個人昏沉到連電子郵件都讀不下去。

result construction: [cause] left [person] groggy

常見搭配
  • feel groggy
  • wake up groggy
  • still groggy
  • groggy from sleep
  • groggy from medication
同義詞
  • dazed

    shares the 'unable to think clearly' part; more often after shock or a blow than after sleep

  • woozy

    informal; emphasises dizziness and a spinning feeling more than mental slowness

  • drowsy

    focuses on sleepiness; lacks 'groggy''s unsteady, slowed-down quality

  • lightheaded

    centred on dizziness from low blood sugar or standing up too fast; less about mental fog

反義詞

文法句型

feel groggy

wake up groggy

用法筆記

Frequently predicative with 'feel', 'wake up', or 'leave [someone]'. The cause is usually named or strongly implied (sleep, jet lag, medication, illness, a blow to the head); without a cause, readers may read the word as simply 'tired'.

常見錯誤

I am groggy at maths.
I am bad at maths.
'groggy' describes a temporary physical state, not a lasting skill or ability.
The argument made me groggy.
The argument made me upset.
'groggy' is about body and mind feeling slow, not about emotional reactions.

同根字

  • grogginess
    名詞C1
  • groggily
    副詞C1
  • grog
    名詞C2

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常用片語

  • feel groggy
  • wake up groggy
  • leave someone groggy
  • groggy on one's feet

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