词汇 | mad |
释义 | mad 4 ENTRIES FOUND: mad (adjective) mad cow disease (noun) barking mad (adjective) hatter (noun) mad /ˈmæd/ adjective madder; maddest mad /ˈmæd/ adjective madder; maddest Learner's definition of MAD 1 not used before a noun, chiefly US, informal : very angry大怒;震怒 If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make/get him mad.一直挑逗那只狗会惹怒它的。 She's mad at me. = (less commonly) She's mad with me.她对我大动肝火。 What are you so mad about?你为什么这么生气? That guy makes me so mad!那小子让我很生气! She was mad at me for being late. = She was mad that I was late. = She was mad about my being late.她因为我迟到而大怒。 She was hopping mad. [=extremely angry]她气急败坏。 — see also fighting mad at 1fight 2 a : having or showing severe mental illness : insane疯的;精神失常的 (chiefly Brit) The man in the park was clearly mad.公园里的那个男人显然是疯了。 a movie about a mad scientist关于一个精神错乱的科学家的电影 He was stark raving mad. [=completely insane] = (Brit) He was barking mad.他完全疯了。 b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way错乱的;失常的 He was mad [=insane] with jealousy/anger.他嫉妒/气得发疯。 (chiefly Brit) They must have been mad [=crazy] to buy that house.他们一定是疯了,竟然买那座房子。 a power-mad prosecutor权欲熏心的检察官 c : very foolish十分愚蠢的;很傻的 (chiefly Brit) He made a mad decision to drive home in the storm.他做了个很愚蠢的决定,冒着暴风雨驱车回家。 3 chiefly British, informal : liking someone or something very much : very fond of or enthusiastic about someone or something狂热的;热爱的 She's mad for a cute boy in her class.她疯狂地喜欢上了班里一个帅气的男生。 He's mad keen on sailing.他对航行十分着迷。 — often + about She's mad [=wild] about dancing.她对舞蹈很痴迷。 He's mad [=crazy] about her.他对她着了迷。 4 always used before a noun : wild and uncontrolled狂野失控的 There was a mad [=frantic] rush when the store opened.店门一开,人们疯了似的冲了进来。 a mad scramble拼命争抢 drive (someone) mad 1 : to cause (someone) to become mentally ill使发疯;使发狂 Years alone in the jungle had driven him mad.在丛林里多年的独自生活让他精神失常了。 2 : to annoy or bother (someone) very much.使很烦恼;使很恼火 That noise is driving me mad!这噪声真是太烦人了! go mad 1 : to become mentally ill疯了;精神失常 Sometimes I think the whole world has gone mad!有时,我觉得整个世界都疯了! He had gone mad after years alone in the jungle.在丛林里独自生活多年后,他精神失常了。 2 : to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly发狂;疯癫 The crowd went mad [=went crazy] when the team won the championship.当球队赢得冠军时,人群疯狂起来。 like mad informal 1 : with a lot of energy and speed发疯似的 We've been working like mad [=like crazy] to get done on time.我们发疯似的工作以求按时完工。 2 : very quickly极快地;迅速地 Cars were selling like mad.汽车卖得快极了。 He's been spending money like mad.他花钱如流水。 3 : very much很;非常 She started shivering like mad.她开始剧烈地颤抖起来。 mad as a hatter — see hatter |
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