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.这些词均为非正式用语,表示人神经错乱的、精神失常的。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达精神失常的程度
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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通常不用于比较级或最高级) (especially BrE, informal, sometimesoffensive) having a mind that does not work normally疯的;神经错乱的◆The local people all thought he was mad.当地人都认为他疯了。◆She seemed to have gone stark raving mad.她好像是完全疯了。ⓘ 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为非正式用语,指常因极度的精神压力而行为怪异,用于真正的精神病患者含冒犯之意,故用mentally ill代之。在美式英语中,通常不用mad表达此义,而用crazy。➡ See also the entries for mentally ill and angry另见mentally ill条和angry条■crazy (especially NAmE, informal, sometimesoffensive) mad疯的;神经错乱的◆A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。◆She was driven half-crazy by the thought of him in prison.一想到他在狱中,她就快被逼疯了。◆Do you think I'm crazy?你认为我疯了吗?ⓘ Like mad, crazy is 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含冒犯之意。■nuts [not before noun] (informal, spoken) mad发疯;神经错乱◆That noise is driving me nuts!那噪音吵得我要发疯了!◆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 ˈmind
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(informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety(尤因极度震惊或焦虑)心智失常,发疯◆He almost went out of his mind, waiting for news of his son.他等他儿子的消息等得快要发疯了。◆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.任何一个精神正常的人都不会愿意去那里工作。