vertigo
UK/'vɜːtɪgəʊ/US/'vә:tigәu/
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
A sensation of dizziness and spinning, often with loss of balance, especially when looking down from a height.
眩晕，天旋地转的感觉
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin vertigo 'a whirling,' from vertere (to turn). The world seems to turn and spin around you — that spinning sensation is vertigo.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.severe vertigo严重眩晕
- 2.attack of vertigo一阵眩晕
- 3.suffer from vertigo患有眩晕症
Example Sentences
- 1.
Looking over the cliff edge gave her a sudden attack of vertigo.
- 2.
The infection left him with vertigo for several weeks.
- 3.
He suffers from vertigo and avoids tall buildings.