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very stupid, crazy or dangerous 十分愚蠢的；疯狂的；危险的 Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2It seems insane to cut the budget now. 现在削减预算似乎很疯狂。 The whole idea is quite insane. 整个想法简直是愚蠢透顶。 It was an insane risk to take. 那是一次疯狂的冒险。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
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- absolutely
- completely
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- (informal)
extremely annoyed; angry 十分愚蠢的；疯狂的；危险的 This job is driving me insane. 这份工作快要把我逼疯了。 She was driving me insane with her constant chatter. 她唠叨个没完，快把我逼疯了。
- (formal or old-fashioned)
seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society 精神失常的；精神错乱的 Which Word? Talking about mental healthTalking about mental health- Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
I have experienced mental health issues since the age of 14. 我从14岁开始就经历了心理健康问题。 a charity that helps mentally ill people live independently 帮助精神病患者独立生活的慈善机构
- Disturbed can be used to describe somebody who has mental health issues because of very unhappy or unpleasant experiences:
He works with emotionally disturbed children. 他从事跟精神异常儿童有关的工作。
- Insane is a formal or old-fashioned term used to describe somebody suffering from a serious mental illness and unable to live in normal society:
The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime? 问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2He is criminally insane, unable to stop himself attacking women. 他精神错乱，控制不住地袭击妇女而犯罪。 He later became insane and was confined to an asylum. 后来他精神失常被关进了疯人院。 He was clearly insane. 他显然精神不正常。 He went almost insane when he heard that his daughter had died. 听说女儿死去的噩耗时他几乎精神失常。 In 1975 she was certified clinically insane and sent to a mental hospital. 1975 年她被诊断为精神失常并被送进了精神病院。 She claimed she was temporarily insane during the attack. 她声称攻击期间她的精神不正常。 The question is, was the man insane when he committed the crime? 问题在于这男人犯罪时是否处于精神失常状态？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- quite
- …
- Do not use the words mad or crazy to describe somebody who is suffering from a real mental illness. Say instead that somebody has mental health issues/problems or is mentally ill:
- the insanenoun [plural] (old-fashioned)
people who are insane 精神失常的人；精神错乱的人 a hospital for the insane 精神病院
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.