daze /ˈdez/
(vt.)使茫然,發昏,使眼花繚亂迷亂,眼花繚亂
Daze v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dazed p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing.] To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb.
While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. --Spenser.
Such souls,
Whose sudden visitations daze the world. --Sir H. Taylor.
He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. --Dickens.
Daze, n.
1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]
2. Mining A glittering stone.
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daze
n 1: the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when
something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's
deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock" [syn:
shock, stupor]
2: confusion characterized by lack of clarity [syn: fog, haze]
v 1: to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from
intense light; "She was dazzled by the bright
headlights" [syn: dazzle, bedazzle]
2: overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; "The news
stunned her" [syn: stun, bedaze]