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insane

adjective
/ɪnˈseɪn/
/ɪnˈseɪn/
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  1. (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous十分愚蠢的；疯狂的；危险的
    • I must have been insane to agree to the idea.我肯定是犯傻了，居然同意了这个想法。
    see also insanity
    Extra Examples
    • It 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。
    Topics Dangerc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • quite
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (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。
  3. (formal or old-fashioned) seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society精神失常的；精神错乱的
    • Doctors certified him as insane.医生证明他精神失常。
    • The prisoners were slowly going insane.囚犯正慢慢地变得精神错乱起来。
    opposite sane
    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？
      However, insane is more often used in informal English to describe somebody who is not suffering from a mental illness, but whose mind does not work normally, especially because they are under pressure. This meaning is used in the phrases go insane and drive somebody insane.
    Extra Examples
    • He 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？
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • quite
    • …
    See full entry
  4. the insane
     noun [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
    More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns
    5. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin insanus, from in- ‘not’ + sanus ‘healthy’.

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