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rave¹ /reɪv/ vi. | vt. | n. | a. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 说胡话，口出呓语；痛骂；激烈地说
She raved all night in her fever. 她发高烧，整夜胡言乱语。
My father was right to rave at me for being a vicious libertine. 父亲大骂我是个放荡的坏蛋，他是对的。
rave for water 大叫要喝水
rave against one's fate 怨天尤人
2. 〈主美口〉狂热赞扬，极力夸奖
People are raving over the wonderful cures. 人们都在热烈赞扬那些有奇效的疗法。
The critics are raving about your performance in that play. 评论家们正在热烈赞扬你在那出戏中的表演。
Raved the newspaper:“What an industrial miracle!” 这家报纸狂热地欢呼：“多了不起的工业界奇迹!”
Everyone is raving of the latest craze. 人人都在热烈谈论最新的时尚。
3. (风暴、海浪等)呼啸，咆哮，怒号
The storm raved in the forest. 暴风雨在林中怒号。
4. 〈英口〉纵情欢乐，狂欢；参加锐舞舞会
❷ vt.
1. 语无伦次地说，狂乱地说
rave out one's grief 语无伦次地倾诉心中的悲痛
2. [rave oneself] 叫嚷(或呼啸)得使…
He raved himself hoarse. 他嚷得嗓子都哑了。
The storm raved itself out. 暴风雨怒号肆虐一阵后停息了。
II n.
1. 胡言乱语，狂言；痛骂；呼啸，咆哮
2. 〈英口〉喧闹的宴会，狂欢聚会
an all-night rave 喧闹的通宵交谊聚会
3. 〈主美口〉(对电影、戏剧等的)狂热褒评；赞扬，吹捧
a review of a play with a rave for a young actor 一篇含有吹捧一名青年演员文字的剧评
The book received (won) the critics' raves. 这本书受到(赢得)评论家们的赞扬。
4. 〈英俚〉(尤指一时狂热的)迷恋，倾心；〈美俚〉情人
He has a rave on Miss Jackman. 他痴情迷恋杰克曼小姐。
5. 时尚；开时尚风气之先的人(或事物)
the latest rave in party gear 赴宴穿戴的最新时尚
a singer who has become a rave on BBC 在英国广播公司广播节目中风靡一时的歌手
6. 鲜亮的展示
a rave of colour 缤纷的色彩
7. 〈口〉锐舞；锐舞舞会；锐舞舞曲
III a.
〈口〉狂热褒评的；赞扬(性)的
The young director won rave reviews for his film. 那青年导演为自己执导的影片赢得了热烈的褒评。
a rave foreword 满篇称誉的前言
give rave notices to one's experience as White House press secretary 极力吹嘘自己作为白宫新闻秘书的经历
[<? OFr raver < rêver to dream, wander] phr. in a rave about 〈俚〉对…极醉心，倾倒于 rave it up 〈英俚〉恣意欢乐，狂欢 |