- [not usually before noun]
feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall synonym dizzy头晕;眩晕 Extra ExamplesHe felt tired and giddy from the sleeping pill. 安眠药使他觉得有点困乏晕眩。 I was giddy with the heat. 我热得头昏脑胀。 My mum came over all giddy and had to sit down. 我妈妈突然头晕目眩,不得不坐了下来。 Steep stairs may leave you giddy and faint. 陡直的楼梯会让人头晕目眩。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- positively
- a little
- slightly
- …
- from
- with
- [not usually before noun] giddy (with something)
so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally (高兴或激动得)发狂,举止反常 She was giddy with happiness. 她高兴得忘乎所以。 She was giddy with anticipation about spending two months with her father. 她因期待与父亲共度两个月而欣喜若狂。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- become
- …
- positively
- a little
- slightly
- …
- from
- with
- [usually before noun]
making you feel as if you are about to fall 令人眩晕的;使人头昏眼花的 - (old-fashioned)
(of people )人 not serious synonym silly轻率的;轻浮的;不稳重的 Isabel’s giddy young sister 伊莎贝尔轻浮的小妹
Word OriginOld English gidig ‘insane’, literally ‘possessed by a god’, from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.