mad 英 [mæd]   美 [mæd]

mad

mad  英 [mæd] 美 [mæd]

adj. 疯狂的;着迷的 

名词复数:mads  比较级:madder  最高级:maddest 

They realized that he had gone mad. 他们意识到他疯了。
I'll go mad if I have to wait much longer. 如果还要等更久的话,我会发疯的。

  • If you're mad about something, you've lost your temper. If you've gone mad, you've lost your mind.
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  • adj. 疯狂的;着迷的
  • 1. They realized that he had gone mad.

    他们意识到他疯了。

  • 2. I'll go mad if I have to wait much longer.

    如果还要等更久的话,我会发疯的。

  • 3. You must be mad to risk it.

    你去冒这种风险,简直是疯了。

  • 4. He got mad and walked out.

    他大动肝火,愤然离去。

  • 5. That noise is driving me mad.

    那噪声真让我受不了。

  • 6. to be mad on tennis

    对网球着迷

  • 7. The crowd made a mad rush for the exit.

    人群疯狂地冲向出口处。

mad / mæd ; NAmE mæd / adjective ( mad·der , mad·dest ) 1 ( especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill 疯的;神经错乱的;有精神病的 They realized that he had gone mad. 他们意识到他疯了。 Inventors are not mad scientists. 发明家不是精神不正常的科学家。 I'll go madif I have to wait much longer. 如果还要等更久的话,我会发疯的。 She seemed to have gone stark raving mad. 她好像是完全疯了。 see also barking mad 2 ( informal) ( especially BrE) very stupid; not at all sensible 极愚蠢的;很不明智的 You must be madto risk it. 你去冒这种风险,简直是疯了。 It was a mad idea. 那是个愚蠢透顶的想法。 ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible). “我要去买几件新衣服。”“去吧,可别乱花钱。” 3 [not before noun ] mad(at/with sb) | mad(about sth) ( informal) ( especially NAmE) very angry 很生气;气愤 He got madand walked out. 他大动肝火,愤然离去。 She's mad at mefor being late. 我迟到了,她非常气愤。 ( BrE) That noise is driving me mad. 那噪声真让我受不了。 ( BrE) He'll go madwhen he sees the damage. 他看到这样的破坏准会气疯的。 synonyms at angry 4 [not usually before noun ] mad(about/on sth/sb) ( BrE) ( informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth 特别喜欢;痴迷;迷恋 to be mad on tennis 对网球着迷 He's always been mad about kids. 他一向特别喜欢孩子。 football-mad boys 迷恋足球的男孩儿 She's completely power-mad. 她权迷心窍。 5 done without thought or control; wild and excited 不理智的;疯狂的;激动的 The crowd made a mad rushfor the exit. 人群疯狂地冲向出口处。 Only a mad dashgot them to the meeting on time. 他们一阵狂奔,总算准时到达会场。 ( BrE) The team won and the fans went mad. 球队获胜了,球迷欣喜若狂。 madwith sth ( BrE) to be mad with anger/excitement/grief/love 因气愤╱兴奋╱悲伤╱爱而丧失理智 compare crazy IDIOMS be mad for sb/sth ( BrE) ( informal) to like or want sb/sth very much 非常喜欢;极为需要;对…想得发狂 Scott's mad for peanuts. 斯科特疯狂地喜欢花生。 like ˈcrazy/ˈmad ( informal) very fast, hard, much, etc. 非常快(或拚命、厉害等) I had to run like mad to catch the bus. 为了赶上公共汽车,我不得不拚命跑。 (as) mad as a ˈhatter/a March ˈhare ( informal) (of a person ) mentally ill; very silly 发狂的;非常愚蠢的 ORIGIN From the Mad Hatter, a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Because of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system. A March harewas called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the mating season. 源于刘易斯 · 卡罗尔所著《艾丽斯漫游奇境》一书中的疯狂的帽商(Mad Hatter)这一形象。做帽子用的化学药品经常使工人受汞毒毒害,破坏他们的记忆和神经系统。三月的兔子(March hare)在交配期行为怪异,因而被称为疯狂的兔子。 mad ˈkeen (on sth/sb) ( BrE) ( informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth (对…)痴迷,迷恋;特别喜欢 He's mad keen on planes. 他对飞机十分着迷。 more at hopping adv. , raving adv. SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 mad crazy nuts batty out of your mind (not) in your right mind These are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally. 以上各词均为非正式用语,指人神经错乱、精神失常。 mad ( informal, especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的: I thought I'd go mad if I stayed any longer. 我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。 NOTE Madis 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 illinstead. Madis not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazyinstead. *mad 为非正式用语,暗指由于极度的精神压力而行为怪异,用于真正的精神病患者意含冒犯,故用 mentally ill 代之。在美式英语中,通常不用 mad 表示此意,而用 crazy。 crazy ( informal, especially NAmE) having a mind that does not work normally 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的: A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room. 一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。 NOTELike mad, crazyis 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具冒犯意。 nuts [not before noun] ( informal) mad 指发疯、神经错乱: That noise is driving me nuts! 那噪音吵得我要疯了! You guys are nuts! 你们这些家伙全疯了! batty ( informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way 指疯疯癫癫的、古怪的: Her mum's completely batty. 她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。 out of your mind ( informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety 尤指因极度震惊或焦虑而心智失常、发疯: She was out of her mind with grief. 她悲痛得精神失常了。 (not) in your right mind ( informal) (not) mentally normal 指精神(不)正常: No one in their right mindwould choose to work there. 任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。 PATTERNS to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do sth to gomad/crazy/nuts/batty to drive sbmad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind completelymad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind mad mads madded madding mad / mæd ; NAmE mæd /
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