| 释义 |
mad /mæd/ a. | vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (mad·der，mad·dest)
a.
1. 疯的，神经错乱的，精神失常的
She went mad — there was no doubt about it. 她发疯了—— 这是毫无疑问的。
2. (动物)患狂犬病的；异常狂暴的
a mad dog 疯狗
a mad bull 凶猛的公牛
3. 发狂似的，极度激动的
be mad with anger 气得发疯
be mad with joy 欣喜若狂
He was going mad with fever and thirst. 他发高烧，口渴得要命。
The dog was mad for water. 这狗渴得要命。
A mad hunger took possession of me. 我饿极了。
4. 狂热的，着迷的；热爱的
be mad about books 狂热地爱好书籍
be mad about getting a lawn mower 一心想弄到一架割草机
a man of thirty, mad about his wife 一个迷恋着妻子的30岁的男人
be mad on football 对足球入迷
5. 〈口〉极为愤怒的，狂怒的；十分恼火的
He's mad at Jack for quarrelling with her. 他对杰克和她争吵感到非常愤怒。
He was mad at missing his train. 他因没赶上火车而恼火。
If she gets mad with him, she will not speak to him for days. 她一对他生气就会许多天不跟他讲话。
I do feel mad about making that stupid mistake. 我犯了那个愚蠢的错误，实在懊恼不已。
6. 狂乱的；猛烈的；野蛮的
a mad scramble for the bus 为抢上公共汽车而出现的狂冲乱挤
a mad wind (或 gale) 狂风
7. 狂欢喧闹的，狂乐的
a mad comedy 闹喜剧
have a mad time 玩得极为痛快
8. 傻的，愚蠢的；异想天开的；狂妄的
You must be mad to say so. 你竟说这样的话，准是犯傻了。
the maddest voyage that was ever undertaken 前人作过的最冒失的航行
What a mad thing to do! 多蠢的举动!
You mad girl, to go out with no coat on a cold day! 你这傻丫头，大冷天不穿外套就出去!
a mad scheme 行不通的计划
a mad idea 狂妄的想法
9. 〈美俚〉乐不可支的；幽默得毫无意义的；令人兴奋的；出色的，异常的
10. [用以构成复合词]为…疯狂的，对…着迷的，狂热于…的
money-mad 财迷心窍的
computer-mad 对计算机着迷的
horse-mad 醉心于赛马的
11. [用以构成复合词]…得发疯似的；…得发了疯的
He is mad-afraid. 他害怕极了。
I was not so mad-keen on him. 我对他并不那么迷恋。
II (mad·ded；mad·ding)
❶ vt.
〈古〉
1. 使发疯，使神经错乱
2. 〈美〉使愤怒，使恼火
❷ vi.
〈古〉
1. 发疯，发狂
2. 〈美〉发怒，大发脾气
III n.
1. 愤怒；狂怒
get one's mad up 发怒
2. 〈俚〉发脾气，情绪不快
[< OE gemǣded < gemǣdan to render insane; 与 gemād insane, OHG gimeit silly, crazy, ON meitha to hurt, damage 有关] phr. (as) mad as a cut snake 〈澳〉狂怒的，暴怒的 (as) mad as a hatter 见 hatter
(as) mad as a hornet 〈美〉气得发狂的，狂怒的
He was as mad as a hornet when he heard how the election went. 听到了选举进行情况他气得发狂。
(as) mad as a March hare 见 hare
(as) mad as a meat axe 〈澳新〉狂怒的，暴怒的
(as) mad as a wet hen 见 hen
be hopping mad (或 mad as hops) 〈口〉怒不可遏，气得暴跳如雷
drive sb. mad 见 drive
have a mad on 〈俚〉生气，发怒；绷着脸
like mad 〈口〉疯狂地；拼命地；猛烈地；极快地
I was very frightened and clinging on like mad. 我吓坏了，拼命紧抓不放。
We were arguing like mad as to what it was. 至于它是什么，我们争论得非常激烈。
run like mad 狂奔
mad keen 〈英口〉极度狂热的
He is mad keen on football. 他对足球很是狂热。
stark raving (或 staring) mad〈口〉完全疯了的，傻透的
He must be stark staring mad if he thinks they're going to pay him for work he hasn't done. 如果他认为他没做工作他们也会给钱的话，那他一定是完全疯了。
Whom God will destroy he first makes mad. 〈谚〉天欲毁之，必使之先失理智。 |