dizzy

めまいがする、ふらふらする

自分や周囲が回っているように感じ、バランスを失いそうな。

やさしい英語で： Feeling as if you or the things around you are spinning, so you may lose your balance.

• I feel dizzy.
• She became dizzy after standing up too quickly.
• Do you get dizzy on boats?

類義語： lightheaded, giddy

よく使う表現： feel dizzy, a dizzy spell, get dizzy

目がくらむような、めまいを起こさせる

高さ、速さ、複雑さのため、ふらついたり圧倒されたりするほどの。

やさしい英語で： So high, fast, or confusing that it makes you feel unsteady or overwhelmed.

• We climbed to a dizzy height.
• The ride took us round at a dizzy speed.
• Changes came at a dizzy pace that year.

類義語： dizzying, giddy

よく使う表現： dizzy heights, dizzy speed, dizzy pace

おっちょこちょいな、頭の軽い

うっかりしたり忘れっぽかったりして、はっきり真剣に考えられない。

やさしい英語で： Silly or forgetful, and unable to think clearly or seriously.

• He's a bit dizzy sometimes.
• My dizzy friend left her keys in the fridge.
• The film features a dizzy character who keeps forgetting names.

類義語： scatterbrained, ditzy, empty-headed

反対語： sensible

よく使う表現： dizzy person, dizzy character, a dizzy friend

めまいを起こさせる、混乱させる

人に周囲が回るような感覚を起こさせたり、考えを混乱させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel unsteady, as if things are spinning, or unable to think clearly.

• The spinning lights dizzied me.
• The height of the tower can dizzy visitors.
• So many conflicting instructions had dizzied her.

類義語： bewilder, disorient, confuse

よく使う表現： dizzy someone, dizzy the mind