| 单词 | heady |
| 释义 | heady (once / 3887 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adj Something that's heady is extremely thrilling. You might have a heady feeling as you walk up on stage to get your high school diploma. Use the adjective heady to describe a sensation that is so exciting it makes you a little dizzy, a bit like being intoxicated. You could talk about the heady scent of your mom's rose garden or the heady feeling of winning the state spelling bee. The fourteenth century meaning of heady was "headstrong or impetuous," and it's sometimes still used in this way. By the 1570's, it had also come to mean "apt to go to the head," or "exhilarating." WORD FAMILYheady: headier, headiest, headily+/forehead: foreheads/head: forehead, headed, header, headful, heading, headless, headlike, heads, headship, heady, overhead, subhead/headed: headeder, headedest, headedly, unheaded/header: headers/heading: headings, subheading/headship: headships/overhead: overheads/subhead: subheads/subheading: subheadings USAGE EXAMPLESThe group have subsequently upped the speed at which they can propel water droplets to a heady ten millimetres a second. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) The sweet, heady odour that seeps from one of the rooms reveals its current function: cannabis production. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) Even when he was leading NBC, Mr. Tinker fondly recalled the heady days when he, Moore and others were developing new shows at MTM. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1 adj extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic 2Syn intoxicating exciting creating or arousing excitement adj marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences 3Syn foolhardy, rash, reckless bold fearless and daring adj marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters Syn judicious, wise prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment |
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