英语词汇“giddy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

giddy

/ˈɡɪdi

adjective (giddier, giddiest)

1Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: Luke felt almost giddy with relief...

She was giddy with delight and has now fallen head over heels for his feline charms.
It's a mildly light-headed, giddy sensation that starts in the chest and spreads out through the body and along the limbs.
They are giddy with jetlag and an unspecified number of rum swizzles (an evening ritual).

Synonyms

dizzy, light-headed, faint, weak, weak at the knees, unsteady, shaky, wobbly, off balance;

reeling, staggering, tottering, teetering

informal woozy, with legs like jelly, with rubbery legs

rare vertiginous

1.1Disorientating and alarming, but exciting: her giddy rise to power...

We will wait to see whether he ever rises to those giddy heights.
There are obvious logistical problems involved in protesting outside such a facility, and it was clear from the outset that the protest was not going to reach the giddy heights of previous campaigns.
In the meantime, I've discovered that the book has its own website, which I guess is a mark of it reaching the giddy heights of serious social commentary for the new millennium.

1.2Excitable and frivolous: Isobel’s giddy young sister-in-law...

I'm giddy as a young girl in a field, and a little anxious.
Just as Christy was replacing the phone on the base, Carmen came tearing into the room, giddy as a young schoolgirl, and grabbed Christy's hand.
Queen Rosalind peered across the distance of the causeway towards the horizon with the giddy enthusiasm of a young maid about to receive a precious, long anticipated, gift.

Synonyms

flighty, silly, frivolous, skittish, irresponsible, flippant, whimsical, capricious, light-minded, feather-brained, scatterbrained, scatty;

careless, thoughtless, heedless, carefree, insouciant

informal dippy, dopey, batty, dotty, nutty

British informal dappy

North American informal ditzy

verb (giddies, giddying, giddied) [with object]

Make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.You should just sit back and enjoy it, but I feel slightly giddied by it....

Harry was always giddying me too - to loosen up, to see the bigger picture, to just be my total, fabulous, faerie self.
Huge aerial motorways sweep between giddying skyscrapers.

Phrases

my giddy aunt!

play the giddy goat

Derivatives

giddily

/ˈɡɪdɪli

/ adverb ...

I have spent two days feeling giddily motivated and productive.
John laughed giddily and stood up to try and catch the snowflakes in his mouth.
Newly and giddily in love, we were too stubborn to let the weather spoil our plans for the day.

Origin

Old English gidig 'insane', literally 'possessed by a god', from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.

单词	giddy
释义	giddy /ˈɡɪdi / adjective (giddier, giddiest) 1Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: Luke felt almost giddy with* relief... She was giddy with delight and has now fallen head over heels for his feline charms. It's a mildly light-headed, giddy sensation that starts in the chest and spreads out through the body and along the limbs. They are giddy with jetlag and an unspecified number of rum swizzles (an evening ritual). Synonyms dizzy, light-headed, faint, weak, weak at the knees, unsteady, shaky, wobbly, off balance; reeling, staggering, tottering, teetering informal* woozy, with legs like jelly, with rubbery legs rare vertiginous 1.1Disorientating and alarming, but exciting: her giddy rise to power... We will wait to see whether he ever rises to those giddy heights. There are obvious logistical problems involved in protesting outside such a facility, and it was clear from the outset that the protest was not going to reach the giddy heights of previous campaigns. In the meantime, I've discovered that the book has its own website, which I guess is a mark of it reaching the giddy heights of serious social commentary for the new millennium. 1.2Excitable and frivolous: Isobel’s giddy young sister-in-law... I'm giddy as a young girl in a field, and a little anxious. Just as Christy was replacing the phone on the base, Carmen came tearing into the room, giddy as a young schoolgirl, and grabbed Christy's hand. Queen Rosalind peered across the distance of the causeway towards the horizon with the giddy enthusiasm of a young maid about to receive a precious, long anticipated, gift. Synonyms flighty, silly, frivolous, skittish, irresponsible, flippant, whimsical, capricious, light-minded, feather-brained, scatterbrained, scatty; careless, thoughtless, heedless, carefree, insouciant informal dippy, dopey, batty, dotty, nutty British informal dappy North American informal ditzy verb (giddies, giddying, giddied) [with object] Make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.You should just sit back and enjoy it, but I feel slightly giddied by it.... Harry was always giddying me too - to loosen up, to see the bigger picture, to just be my total, fabulous, faerie self. Huge aerial motorways sweep between giddying skyscrapers. Phrases my giddy aunt! play the giddy goat Derivatives giddily /ˈɡɪdɪli / adverb ... I have spent two days feeling giddily motivated and productive. John laughed giddily and stood up to try and catch the snowflakes in his mouth. Newly and giddily in love, we were too stubborn to let the weather spoil our plans for the day. Origin Old English gidig 'insane', literally 'possessed by a god', from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English. Rhymes biddy, diddy, kiddie, middy, midi
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