| 单词 | lightheaded |
| 释义 | lightheaded (once / 61240 pages) 1adj 2adj If you're lightheaded, you're dizzy and faint, and you might need to sit down for a minute. The sight of enormous spiders makes some people feel lightheaded. Standing up quickly can make you lightheaded, and you can also make yourself lightheaded by forgetting to eat lunch or blowing up a huge balloon with one breath. Being lightheaded, while usually not a serious condition, is typically caused by a temporary shortage of oxygen or blood getting to the brain. The word dates from the sixteenth century. WORD FAMILYlightheaded: lightheadedly, lightheadedness USAGE EXAMPLESTypical symptoms are coughing, headaches, a metallic taste in the mouth and being lightheaded. Seattle Times(Dec 02, 2016) I slumped, lightheaded and bereft, against a plate glass window. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) “I always use so much emotion that I get a little lightheaded,” Wallace said after the Ravens’ 21-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Washington Times(Nov 06, 2016) 1 adj weak and likely to lose consciousness 2Syn faint, light, light-headed, swooning ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function adj lacking seriousness; given to frivolity Syn airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, silly frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior |
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