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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++woo·zy /ˈwuːzi/ adjective informal  BALANCEfeeling weak and unsteady 虚弱的;眩晕的 SYN dizzy Giving blood makes me feel really woozy. 献血后我会觉得头晕目眩。
Examples from the Corpus
woozyWhen I stood up, I felt a little woozy.She was unused to booze, the bloody Marys; still a little woozy.The woozy aftermath of surgery can feel equally surreal.The bad news: A concussion that left Young woozy and knocked him out of the game.The town was getting a woozy, criminal feeling that rather matched his own.Jody, on the sidelines, felt a little woozy herself.Giving blood makes her go all woozy, it seems.Firebug gave him the address as he rushed out of the apartment and down the stairs on woozy legs.
Origin woozy (1800-1900) Perhaps from woolly + dizzy
woo·zy adjectiveChineseSyllable
weak Corpus feeling and unsteady


woozy
woozy /ˈwuːzi/ adjective informal
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Perhaps from woolly + dizzy
feeling weak and unsteady
   SYN  dizzy:
    Giving blood makes me feel really woozy.


woozyBrE /ˈwuːzi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwuːzi/ 🔊 adjective (informal) feeling unsteady, confused and unable to think clearly 眩晕的;头昏的;晕头涨脑的(especially NAmE) feeling as though you might vomit 恶心的;要呕吐的