done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized 紧张忙乱的；手忙脚乱的 a frantic dash/search/struggle 不顾一切的猛冲；疯狂的搜查／斗争 They made frantic attempts to revive him. 他们拼命地努力让他苏醒过来。 Things are frantic in the office right now. 现在办公室里忙作一团。 They worked with frantic haste. 他们疯狂地匆忙工作。
Extra ExamplesIt was a constant frantic rush against the clock. 这是一场持续的疯狂的争分夺秒。 They began a frantic search for the missing child. 他们开始手忙脚乱地寻找走丢的孩子。
unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about something （由于恐惧或担心）无法控制感情的，发狂似的 frantic with worry 忧虑得要命 Let's go back. Your parents must be getting frantic by now. 咱们回家吧。你的父母现在肯定快要急死了。 The children are driving me frantic (= making me very annoyed). 孩子们快要使我发疯了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1We were starting to get frantic with worry. 我们担心得要发疯了。 Her frantic parents searched for nearly an hour. 她疯狂的父母找了将近一个小时。
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Word Originlate Middle English frentik, ‘insane, violently mad’, from Old French frenetique, via Latin from Greek phrenitikos, from phrenitis ‘delirium’, from phrēn ‘mind’.