vertiginous

英 [vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs]

美 [vɜːrˈtɪdʒɪnəs]

adj.  引起眩晕的

医学

BNC.33933 / COCA.27101

牛津词典

adj.

• 引起眩晕的
  causing a feeling of vertigo
  1. From the path there was a vertiginous drop to the valley below.
     从小路向谷底望去令人眩晕。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 陡峭的;峻峭的
  Avertiginouscliff or mountain is very high and steep.
  1. ...vertiginous cliffs that rise out of the Baltic.
     波罗的海周边耸立的悬崖峭壁

英英释义

adj

• having or causing a whirling sensation
  1. had a dizzy spell
  2. a dizzy pinnacle
  3. had a headache and felt giddy
  4. a giddy precipice
  5. feeling woozy from the blow on his head
  6. a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff
  Synonym:dizzygiddywoozy

双语例句

• My small mind contained in earthly human limits, not lost in vertiginous space and elements unknown ( Diana Cooper)
  我的狭隘思想局限在人类世俗之中，不会在令人眩晕的空间和未知成份中迷失方向（戴安娜·库珀）
• Helping the new generation of Chinese architects climb a vertiginous learning curve has been satisfying.
  帮助新一代中国建筑师学会在过失中成长令人很有满足感。
• In order to find out the vertiginous character of indoor formaldehyde concentration in a chilly area, a long investigation of indoor formaldehyde concentration variation was made in a fixed room.
  为确定寒冷地区室内空气甲醛浓度的不稳定性特征，在某一固定房间长期跟踪检测室内空气中甲醛浓度变化。
• Among those vertiginous research efforts was Project Excelsior, which sought to answer questions such as: Could someone escape from a high-flying aircraft or space capsule using a parachute?
  在这些令人眼花缭乱的研究工作，为项目怡东，试图回答这样的问题：请问有人从飞机在高空飞行或太空舱使用的降落伞逃生？
• Third, you'll have the vertiginous sensation of your mind boggling.
  第三，你将有一种感到无法想象而造成的眩晕感。
• Called Sirena, it made use of the kitchen of a defunct canteen-adding a dining room in the style of a wooden galleon, plus a vertiginous glass floor with an aquarium below.
  这个餐厅原是个废弃不用的食堂，诺维科夫在此基础上将其改装成了一个外观酷似木制大帆船的餐厅，还在令人晕眩的玻璃地板下面加了一个小小的“水族馆”。
• Both involve hazardous terrain to negotiate, above vertiginous falls to waves pounding on the rocks below.
  两处都是危险地带，需要历险，（尤指因在高或陡处而）令人眩晕的峭壁下，海浪拍打着下面的岩石。
• A vertiginous height [ speed]
  令人眩晕的高度[速度]
• The two skyscrapers were connected by a vertiginous walkway.
  那两座摩天大楼用一条令人发晕的空中走道连接。
• The introduction of the philosophy, methodology and technology of CIMS will guarantee the power plants to adapt to the vertiginous power market.
  将CIMS的理念、方法、技术与体制改革之后的发电企业相结合，无疑会为发电企业迅速适应市场的变化提供强有力的保证。