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.這些詞均爲非正式用語,表示人神經錯亂的、精神失常的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達精神失常的程度
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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通常不用於比較級或最高級) (especially BrE, informal, sometimesoffensive) having a mind that does not work normally瘋的;神經錯亂的◆The local people all thought he was mad.當地人都認爲他瘋了。◆She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.她好像是完全瘋了。ⓘ 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爲非正式用語,指常因極度的精神壓力而行爲怪異,用於真正的精神病患者含冒犯之意,故用mentally ill代之。在美式英語中,通常不用mad表達此義,而用crazy。➡ See also the entries for mentally ill and angry另見mentally ill條和angry條■crazy (especially NAmE, informal, sometimesoffensive) mad瘋的;神經錯亂的◆A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.一個瘋老太婆租了樓上那個房間。◆She was driven half-crazy by the thought of him in prison.一想到他在獄中,她就快被逼瘋了。◆Do you think I'm crazy?你認爲我瘋了嗎?ⓘ Like mad, crazy is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness.與mad一樣,crazy用於真正的精神病患者含冒犯之意。■nuts [not before noun] (informal, spoken) mad發瘋;神經錯亂◆That noise is driving me nuts!那噪音吵得我要發瘋了!◆You guys are nuts!你們這些家夥全瘋了!■batty (informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way瘋瘋癫癫的;古怪的◆Her mum's completely batty.她媽媽完全是瘋瘋癫癫的。■out of your ˈmind
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(informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety(尤因極度震驚或焦慮)心智失常,發瘋◆He almost went out of his mind, waiting for news of his son.他等他兒子的消息等得快要發瘋了。◆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.任何一個精神正常的人都不會願意去那裏工作。
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