dazzled
part of speech
adjective (dazzled); verb form (past of dazzle: dazzled)
meaning for a pupil
1) Unable to see clearly for a moment because of a very bright light: «I was dazzled by the car's headlights». tree →
2) Very impressed by something amazing, beautiful or clever: «The audience was dazzled by the acrobats». tree →
3) (verb, past) Made someone unable to see, or amazed them: «The sun dazzled the drivers». tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety lessons, drivers and cyclists can be dazzled by low sun or headlights, which causes accidents; never shine lasers or torches into people's eyes. In stories, characters are dazzled by treasure, fireworks, palaces or a famous person. In science, dazzle camouflage on old warships used bold stripes to confuse enemies. Phrases: «dazzled by», «dazzled with», «dazzle camouflage».
examples
- I was dazzled by the bright sunlight when I came out of the cinema. tree →
- The crowd was dazzled by the fireworks. tree →
- The driver was dazzled by the low sun and slowed down. tree →
- We were dazzled by the jewels in the Tower of London. tree →
- The magician dazzled the children with his tricks. tree →
- Don't shine your torch at me; I'm dazzled! tree →
- The judges were dazzled by her singing. tree →
- At the sight of her Houarn stopped, dazzled by her beauty. tree →
note
Verb: dazzle, dazzles, dazzled, dazzling. «Dazzling» means very bright or amazing (a dazzling smile). «Dazzled» describes the person who is affected; «dazzling» describes the thing that causes it. Do not confuse «dazzled» with «dizzy» (feeling the room spin).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «dazzled» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.