| 单词 | giddy |
| 释义 | giddy (gɪdi ) Word forms: giddier , giddiest 1. adjective If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well. He felt giddy and light-headed. Synonyms: dizzy, reeling, faint, unsteady giddiness uncountable noun A wave of giddiness swept over her. Synonyms: flightiness, dizziness, foolishness, frivolity Synonyms: dizziness, vertigo, faintness, light-headedness 2. adjective If you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally. Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure. giddiness uncountable noun There's almost a giddiness surrounding the talks in Houston. Synonyms: flightiness, dizziness, foolishness, frivolity Collocations: giddy heights Ostensibly an amusing loo book, it was used as a bible by the aspiring middle classes looking to hit the giddy heights of upper. Times, Sunday Times The pound has climbed to giddy heights above $1.30 against the dollar. Times,Sunday Times The lessons - twelve weeks especially designed for absolute innocents, with a promise of the giddy heights of the intermediate class to follow - sounded entrancing. The Times Literary Supplement Party officials have been forced to downgrade their expectations since the giddy heights of last autumn, when there was talk of targeting dozens of seats. Times, Sunday Times I think it's more about being able to sustain the tessitura - staying up those giddy heights evening. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 眩晕的 Japanese: 目まいがする |
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