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

adj

If you feel a little confused or foggy-headed you can say that you are groggy. When you first wake up, you might be groggy until you get up and start moving around.

The adjective groggy comes from the noun grog, which was what the sailors back in the 1700’s called rum diluted with water. Today, grog is slang for any liquor. To feel groggy is to feel drunk, tipsy, weak or dazed. Boxers who’ve sustained numerous blows to the head can get pretty groggy, and they might stagger around the ring — a sign that they are feeling out of it.

WORD FAMILY

groggy: groggier, groggily, grogginess

USAGE EXAMPLES

Both women blacked out and later awoke to the groggy reality that something wrong had occurred that they couldn’t immediately comprehend in their drug-induced stupor.

The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016)

A late-morning start left the Maryland women’s basketball team a tad groggy shortly after tip-off on Friday.

Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016)

That it could monitor your sleep cycles and wake you when you’re least likely to feel groggy—all thanks to simple voice commands.

Time(Nov 17, 2016)

adj stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)

Syn

dazed, foggy, logy, stuporous
lethargic, unenrgetic

deficient in alertness or activity

单词	groggy
释义	groggy (once / 15076 pages) adj If you feel a little confused or foggy-headed you can say that you are groggy. When you first wake up, you might be groggy until you get up and start moving around. The adjective groggy comes from the noun grog, which was what the sailors back in the 1700’s called rum diluted with water. Today, grog is slang for any liquor. To feel groggy is to feel drunk, tipsy, weak or dazed. Boxers who’ve sustained numerous blows to the head can get pretty groggy, and they might stagger around the ring — a sign that they are feeling out of it. WORD FAMILY groggy: groggier, groggily, grogginess USAGE EXAMPLES Both women blacked out and later awoke to the groggy reality that something wrong had occurred that they couldn’t immediately comprehend in their drug-induced stupor. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) A late-morning start left the Maryland women’s basketball team a tad groggy shortly after tip-off on Friday. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) That it could monitor your sleep cycles and wake you when you’re least likely to feel groggy—all thanks to simple voice commands. Time(Nov 17, 2016) adj stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) Syn dazed, foggy, logy, stuporous lethargic, unenrgetic deficient in alertness or activity
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