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单词 heady
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Definition of heady in English:

heady

adjectiveheadiest, headier ˈhɛdiˈhɛdi
  • 1(of alcoholic drink) potent; intoxicating.

    several bottles of heady local wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The answer is yes, because we're told that many youngsters now prefer colas, if not beer or more heady stuff.
    • Rich and heady wine was brought to all of the dinner guests, the finest in the manor's stores.
    • All cost just under £2, came in a specific glass and were potent, heady and delicious.
    • The heady spiced wine burned down her throat and hit her shrunken stomach like a small explosion.
    • Even a half and half mix of wine and water was considered a heady brew.
    • The heady local beer, Viking, is sold in a 500 ml glass, which looks just like a pint.
    • The Bloody Pom, a heady mix of gin, damson liqueur and pomegranate, is particularly good.
    • It was this heady and potent brew that fired Imoudu into action.
    • As I approached, the heady scent of alcohol reached me, and I knew she had passed out.
    • You can taste this heady mix of rum and sugarcane juice right near MG Road, in a five-star setting.
    • It is the latest in town and a deadly and rather heady combination of coffee and vodka.
    • At its best, Argentina's adopted white grape makes fragrant, heady wines.
    • You can certainly drink it on its own, but bear in mind that it's a heady 14% alcohol.
    • Drank too much wine, too much whiskey, too much heady Norwegian cognac.
    Synonyms
    potent, intoxicating, inebriating, strong, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, intoxicant
    1. 1.1 Having a strong or exhilarating effect.
      a heady, exotic perfume
      the heady days of my youth
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A heady mix of coconut, pineapple, vanilla and banana, and it's yours for only a quid.
      • The three young protagonists are students in these heady yet harsh times.
      • These were heady, intoxicating days, when Edinburgh in August was the place to be.
      • I yearn for those heady, simple, days in Manchester when your mates would knock-on and ask if you could come out to play.
      • The heady scent of roses and wet grass grabbed a hold of his senses and sent a shiver up his spine.
      • The temptation to let the heady ecstasy of power get the better of you is self-evident.
      • We don't realize the heady pleasures of such paradoxes if we obsess about boundaries.
      • Incidentally going back to those heady days, it was the first local radio station to be opened outside Dublin.
      • The result is an eminently readable account that captures the spirit of those heady days.
      • It was a heady time to be young when anything seemed possible.
      • It's a culinary phenomenon to rival the heady sun-dried tomato days of the early 90s!
      • The atmosphere at home was a heady mix of bookish culture, genteel poverty and violence.
      • Jerusalem is a city of contrasts and conflict, a heady mix of the ancient and the modern.
      • Accessible only by a dirt path which runs off a single track road, it's about as far from the heady glamour of Hollywood as you can imagine.
      • In attendance were Bollywood representatives giving the city a heady mix of chic and style.
      • Such is the heady spirit of passion and opportunity embodied by Kama Sutra.
      • I'm going back to my desk to continue inhaling the intoxicating, heady scent of my new PC.
      • This heady union, which begat gay liberation, has been all but ignored by the culture.
      • The sparkle going on between us was light and fun and heady and I knew I was safe to be cheeky, personal, as if we had known each other for weeks.
      • And this is immediately apparent when one returns, in the final chapter, to the heady early days in New York.
      Synonyms
      exhilarating, exciting, thrilling, stimulating, invigorating, galvanizing, electrifying, rousing, arousing
      informal mind-blowing

Derivatives

  • headily

  • adverb
    • I'd like to recommend an experience that should send the sales of conservatories soaring and which is also possibly one of the most headily sensuous you are likely to find this far north of the equator.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Once, she was so headily in love with a man that she committed to spending the remainder of her days alongside him.
      • But that should not be to diminish a production that is as enjoyable as it is headily ambitious.
      • There is a rare but distinct pink-berried mutation, Chardonnay Rose, as well as a headily perfumed Chardonnay Blanc Musqué version, sometimes used in blends.
      • The second disc boasts some commercial tuneage, but married to headily unusual instrumentation and mood-swings.
      • The picture on the packet shows bright pink blooms but, in fact, they are a headily tropical mix of hot pinks, scarlets and orange, with petals the texture of crinkly crepe paper.
  • headiness

  • noun ˈhɛdɪnəsˈhɛdinəs
    • A consummate performer, he strikes a balance between professionalism and warmth that is actually intoxicating in its headiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The wine is smooth going down but there is a slight burn to it as well, the warmth of the alcohol, the headiness of the buzz…
      • Some of their cheerleaders (male and female) were pretty close to naked… which added another layer of headiness to the incredible grooves they were playing.
      • The end (it comes after a good six courses) is sweet, in the form of immaculate hand-made chocolates almost alcoholic in their headiness.
      • Except most of them are Jewish and constantly dodging detection - the covert business of hiding out and black-market finagling adding a decidedly desperate top note to the headiness of high living.

Rhymes

already, Eddie, eddy, Freddie, neddy, oven-ready, ready, reddy, steady, teddy, thready
 
 

Definition of heady in US English:

heady

adjectiveˈhɛdiˈhedē
  • 1(of liquor) potent; intoxicating.

    several bottles of heady local wine
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even a half and half mix of wine and water was considered a heady brew.
    • The Bloody Pom, a heady mix of gin, damson liqueur and pomegranate, is particularly good.
    • Drank too much wine, too much whiskey, too much heady Norwegian cognac.
    • The heady spiced wine burned down her throat and hit her shrunken stomach like a small explosion.
    • It is the latest in town and a deadly and rather heady combination of coffee and vodka.
    • The answer is yes, because we're told that many youngsters now prefer colas, if not beer or more heady stuff.
    • It was this heady and potent brew that fired Imoudu into action.
    • The heady local beer, Viking, is sold in a 500 ml glass, which looks just like a pint.
    • Rich and heady wine was brought to all of the dinner guests, the finest in the manor's stores.
    • You can certainly drink it on its own, but bear in mind that it's a heady 14% alcohol.
    • All cost just under £2, came in a specific glass and were potent, heady and delicious.
    • As I approached, the heady scent of alcohol reached me, and I knew she had passed out.
    • At its best, Argentina's adopted white grape makes fragrant, heady wines.
    • You can taste this heady mix of rum and sugarcane juice right near MG Road, in a five-star setting.
    Synonyms
    potent, intoxicating, inebriating, strong, alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, intoxicant
    1. 1.1 Having a strong or exhilarating effect.
      a heady, exotic perfume
      the heady days of the birth of the women's movement
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We don't realize the heady pleasures of such paradoxes if we obsess about boundaries.
      • It was a heady time to be young when anything seemed possible.
      • I'm going back to my desk to continue inhaling the intoxicating, heady scent of my new PC.
      • A heady mix of coconut, pineapple, vanilla and banana, and it's yours for only a quid.
      • The temptation to let the heady ecstasy of power get the better of you is self-evident.
      • And this is immediately apparent when one returns, in the final chapter, to the heady early days in New York.
      • The heady scent of roses and wet grass grabbed a hold of his senses and sent a shiver up his spine.
      • It's a culinary phenomenon to rival the heady sun-dried tomato days of the early 90s!
      • The atmosphere at home was a heady mix of bookish culture, genteel poverty and violence.
      • The result is an eminently readable account that captures the spirit of those heady days.
      • Accessible only by a dirt path which runs off a single track road, it's about as far from the heady glamour of Hollywood as you can imagine.
      • These were heady, intoxicating days, when Edinburgh in August was the place to be.
      • The sparkle going on between us was light and fun and heady and I knew I was safe to be cheeky, personal, as if we had known each other for weeks.
      • In attendance were Bollywood representatives giving the city a heady mix of chic and style.
      • The three young protagonists are students in these heady yet harsh times.
      • Such is the heady spirit of passion and opportunity embodied by Kama Sutra.
      • This heady union, which begat gay liberation, has been all but ignored by the culture.
      • Jerusalem is a city of contrasts and conflict, a heady mix of the ancient and the modern.
      • Incidentally going back to those heady days, it was the first local radio station to be opened outside Dublin.
      • I yearn for those heady, simple, days in Manchester when your mates would knock-on and ask if you could come out to play.
      Synonyms
      exhilarating, exciting, thrilling, stimulating, invigorating, galvanizing, electrifying, rousing, arousing
 
 
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