| 单词 | clearheaded |
| 释义 | clearheaded (once / 89541 pages) adj If you're clearheaded, you're wide awake, focused, and thinking sensibly. A clearheaded student will probably do better on a calculus test than her sleepy, confused classmate. Complex thought and analysis ideally requires a clearheaded thinker — and you can also describe the thinking and decisions themselves as clearheaded. A clearheaded debate between political candidates is much more useful and interesting than a muddled, angry, and confusing argument. The word clearheaded, sometimes spelled with a hyphen, clear-headed, originated in the early 18th century. WORD FAMILYclearheaded USAGE EXAMPLESMindfulness skills can help us to stay alert and clearheaded so that we can perceive what is happening and be prepared to be helpful. Time(Nov 15, 2016) That emphasis on clearheaded musical storytelling drew attention to the playing of the BSO, which was at the top of its game. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) Dembélé, a bright, clearheaded character, knew his priority was to go somewhere he could expect to play. New York Times(Oct 28, 2016) adj not mentally confused; able to think clearly and act intelligently Syn|Ant clear-thinking clear free from confusion or doubt uncloudednot mentally disordered confused mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently addlebrained, addlepated, muddleheaded, puddingheadedstupid and confused addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, woolly, woolly-headed, wooly, wooly-mindedconfused and vague; used especially of thinking befogged, befuddledstupefied by alcoholic drink cloudedmentally disordered dazed, stunned, stupefied, stupidin a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock dazzledstupefied or dizzied by something overpowering trancelikeas if in a trance punch-drunk, silly, slaphappydazed from or as if from repeated blows spaced-outconfused or disoriented as if intoxicated through taking a drug perplexedfull of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment |
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