Something dizzying makes you feel dizzy: your head swims, the ground seems to tilt, you may not want to look down. A glass lift, a steep cliff road, a spinning fairground ride can all be dizzying.

Something dizzying一個dizzying的東西 makes you feel dizzy會讓你覺得頭暈: your head swims頭在轉, the ground seems to tilt地面好像在傾斜, you may not want to look down你可能不敢往下看。A glass lift玻璃電梯, a steep cliff road陡峭的懸崖路, a spinning fairground ride或旋轉的遊樂設施 can all be dizzying都可能讓人dizzying。

People stretch it a lot, and that is now the common use: a dizzying speed, a dizzying number of choices, dizzying prices — so fast, so many, or so high that your head cannot keep up, even if your body is still.

People人們 stretch it a lot把這個字延伸用得很廣, and that is now the common use而這現在反而是常見用法: a dizzying speed快到讓人暈的速度, a dizzying number of choices多到讓人暈的選擇, dizzying prices讓人暈的高價 — so fast就是快, so many或多, or so high or高 that your head cannot keep up到你的頭跟不上, even if your body is still即使你的身體是靜止的。

It is an adjective from the verb, a little stronger and more colourful than “very fast” or “very high.” You will see it in news and everyday writing; it is not slang, but it is vivid rather than dry.

It is an adjective from the verb這是從動詞來的形容詞, a little stronger and more colourful比「very fast」或「very high」 than "very fast" or "very high." 更強烈也更生動一點。You will see it你會在 in news and everyday writing新聞和日常寫作裡看到它; it is not slang它不是俚語, but it is vivid rather than dry不過比較生動而不呆板。