| [/ˈgɪdɪ; ˋɡɪdɪ/] adj (-ier, -iest) 用法:
1 (a) [usu pred 通常作表语] having the feeling that everything is turning round and that one is going to fall 头晕; 眩晕:
I feel giddy; I must sit down. 我觉得头晕, 得坐下来. *
have a giddy feeling 有眩晕的感觉 *
(fig 比喻) giddy with their first business success 为商业上初次成功而飘飘然.
(b) [usu attrib 通常作定语] causing such a feeling 令人眩晕的; 头昏眼花的; 头晕的:
travel at a giddy speed 以令人目眩的速度行进 *
look down from a giddy height 从令人眩晕的高处俯视 *
(fig 比喻) Life then was a succession of giddy triumphs, ie exciting but not stable or lasting. 那时的生活可谓人间得意、 千红万紫, 盛极一时. 用法:
2 [usu attrib 通常作定语] (dated derog 旧, 贬) too fond of excitement and pleasure; not serious 热衷於刺激和欢乐的; 轻浮的; 不严肃的:
a giddy girl, who will never settle down to anything serious 永远安不下心来做正经事的轻浮女孩. 用法:
3 [attrib 作定语] (dated 旧) (used to add emphasis to certain exclamations 用以加强某些感叹词语的语气):
Oh my giddy aunt! 哦, 我的好姑姑! *
That really is the giddy limit! 那真是最大限度了! |