1 (especially BrE) not sane神經錯亂➡ see also crazyVERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, look, seem瘋了;看起來瘋了;似乎精神錯亂▸➤go發瘋◇He went mad and spent the rest of his life locked up in a mental hospital.他精神失常了,關在精神病院度過了餘生。◇The world had gone completely mad.這個世界已完全瘋狂了。➤drive sb使某人發瘋◇His experiences in the First World War drove him mad.他在第一次世界大戰中的經歷把他逼瘋了。◇The children are driving me mad!孩子們快把我逼瘋了!➤consider sb, think sb認為某人瘋狂◇Her colleagues thought her quite mad.她的同事認為她簡直是瘋了。➤pronounce sb宣佈某人精神失常ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, quite, totally, utterly絕對瘋了;完全瘋了;相當瘋狂➤barking, raving, stark raving (allinformal) 瘋狂到極點;瘋狂透頂◇What a barking mad idea!這個想法太瘋狂了!◇You must be stark raving mad to risk your money like that!你那樣拿錢冒險,真是瘋到家了!➤almost幾乎瘋了➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些精神不正常▸➤half瘋瘋癲癲PREPOSITION➤with因⋯而發狂◇I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂,跳了幾步吉格舞。mad
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2 (informal, especially NAmE) angry生氣;憤怒VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, look生氣;感到很憤怒;看上去十分惱火▸➤get生氣◇I get so mad when people don't take me seriously.如果別人不把我當回事,我會氣瘋的。➤make sb使某人生氣◇It makes me really mad when people waste food.有人浪費糧食,我會非常生氣。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常憤怒▸➤hopping怒不可遏▸➤absolutely極為憤怒PREPOSITION➤at, with對⋯惱火◇Please don't be mad with me!請不要對我發火!
mad adj. ⇨mad (stark raving mad)⇨angry (She's mad at me.)⇨crazy (a mad idea)⇨eager (mad about football)⇨wild2 (a mad rush for the exit)⇨drive sb mad⇨angerverb⇨get mad, go mad⇨lose your temperidiommad
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mad ♦︎ crazy ♦︎ nuts ♦︎ batty ♦︎ out of your mind ♦︎ not in your right mindThese are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally.这些词均为非正式用语,表示人神经错乱的、精神失常的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达精神失常的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be mad / crazy / nuts / out of your mind / not in your right mind to do sth◆to go mad / crazy / nuts / batty◆to drive sb mad / crazy / nuts / batty / out of their mind◆to think sb (must be) mad / crazy / nuts / batty / out of their mind◆completely mad / crazy / nuts / batty / out of your mind■mad (not usually used in the comparative or superlative通常不用于比较级或最高级) (especially BrE, informal, sometimesoffensive) having a mind that does not work normally疯的;神经错乱的◆The local people all thought he was mad.当地人都认为他疯了。◆She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.她好像是完全疯了。ⓘ Mad is an informal word used to suggest that sb's behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally ill instead. Mad is not usually used in this meaning in American English; use crazy instead. * mad为非正式用语,指常因极度的精神压力而行为怪异,用于真正的精神病患者含冒犯之意,故用mentally ill代之。在美式英语中,通常不用mad表达此义,而用crazy。➡ See also the entries for mentally ill and angry另见mentally ill条和angry条■crazy (especially NAmE, informal, sometimesoffensive) mad疯的;神经错乱的◆A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。◆She was driven half-crazy by the thought of him in prison.一想到他在狱中,她就快被逼疯了。◆Do you think I'm crazy?你认为我疯了吗?ⓘ Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness.与mad一样,crazy用于真正的精神病患者含冒犯之意。■nuts [not before noun] (informal, spoken) mad发疯;神经错乱◆That noise is driving me nuts!那噪音吵得我要发疯了!◆You guys are nuts!你们这些家伙全疯了!■batty (informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way疯疯癫癫的;古怪的◆Her mum's completely batty.她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。■out of your ˈmind
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(informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety(尤因极度震惊或焦虑)心智失常,发疯◆He almost went out of his mind, waiting for news of his son.他等他儿子的消息等得快要发疯了。◆She was out of her mind with grief.她悲痛得精神失常了。■not in your right ˈmind
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(informal) not mentally normal精神不正常◆No one in their right mind would choose to work there.任何一个精神正常的人都不会愿意去那里工作。