vertiginous
UK/vɜː'tɪdʒɪnəs/US/vә:'tidʒinәs/
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Definitions
adj.
Causing or affected by dizziness; dizzyingly high or steep; (figuratively) rapid and unsettling.
令人眩晕的；陡得令人头晕的；（喻）急剧而令人不安的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom vertigo (a spinning, dizzy sensation) + -ous = causing that spinning feeling. Often used figuratively for dizzying heights or a vertiginous (head-spinning) rate of change.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.vertiginous heights令人眩晕的高度
- 2.vertiginous pace令人眩晕的速度
- 3.vertiginous drop陡然的下跌
Example Sentences
- 1.
From the vertiginous cliff edge, the sea looked tiny below.
- 2.
Prices rose at a vertiginous pace last year.