- (informal) a person who behaves in an extremely dangerous, wild or stupid way行为极其危险(或狂暴、愚蠢)的人;疯子;狂人 synonym madman
- He was driving like a maniac.他发了疯似的开车。
Topics Dangerc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveprepositionSee full entry - a person who has an extremely strong desire or enthusiasm for something, to an extent that other people think is not normal狂热分子;过激分子 synonym fanatic see also sex maniac
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveprepositionSee full entry - (old use, psychology心理) a person suffering from mania躁狂症患者;疯子
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveprepositionSee full entry Word Originearly 16th cent. (as an adjective): via late Latin from late Greek maniakos, from mania ‘madness’, from mainesthai ‘be mad’.