woozy

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

woozy — 形容詞

  • 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

暈乎乎的

頭暈發虛，腦子發懵

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.

玩完旋轉遊樂設施後，Amani 覺得暈乎乎的，便坐到路邊休息。

pattern: feel woozy after an experience

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

Saira 沒吃午餐又一直站在太陽下，看起來有點暈乎乎的。

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.