1 ADJ 疯狂的;精神错乱的 Someone who is mad has a mind that does not work in a normal way, with the result that their behaviour is very strange. 疯狂的;精神错乱的
SYN insane, mental [slang] , crazy [informal] , nuts [slang]
2 ADJ-GRADED 愚蠢无比的 You use mad to describe people or things that you think are very foolish. 愚蠢无比的 [disapproval]
SYN foolish, absurd, wild, stupid
madness -
It is political madness.
这是政治愚昧。
3 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 愤怒的;异常恼火的 If you say that someone is mad, you mean that they are very angry. 愤怒的;异常恼火的 [informal] [Also + about]
SYN angry, cross, furious, irritated
4 ADJ-GRADED 着迷的;迷恋的 If you are mad about or mad on something or someone, you like them very much indeed. 着迷的;迷恋的 [informal]
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She's not as mad about sport as I am. [+ about]
她不像我对体育那么痴迷。
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He's mad about you. [+ about]
他很迷恋你。
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He's mad on trains. [+ on]
他非常喜欢火车。
SYN enthusiastic, wild, crazy [informal] , nuts [slang]
Mad is also a combining form.
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...his football-mad son.
他的那个足球迷儿子
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He's not power-mad.
他并不贪恋权力。
5 ADJ 发狂的;失控的 Mad behaviour is wild and uncontrolled. 发狂的;失控的
SYN frenzied, wild, excited, energetic
6 PHRASE 使发狂;惹…发怒 If you say that someone or something drives you mad, you mean that you find them extremely annoying. 使发狂;惹…发怒 [informal]
7 PHRASE 拼命地;全力以赴地 If you do something like mad, you do it very energetically or enthusiastically. 拼命地;全力以赴地 [informal]
SYN enthusiastically, wildly, madly, furiously
8 See also: madly mad keen→see: keen
Quotations
The mad are all in God's keeping Rudyard Kipling Kim
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live Jack Kerouac On the Road
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more! Paddy Chayefsky Network
Whom God would destroy he first sends mad James Duport Homeri Gnomologia
ThesaurusWord Partnership
Thesaurus | mad Also look up: |
ADJ. | crazy, deranged, insane 1 crazy, foolish, senseless 2 angry, furious 3 |
Word Partnership | Use mad with: |
VERB. | go mad 1 get mad, make someone mad 3 |
N. | mad dog, mad scientist 1 mad as hell 3 mad dash, mad rush 5 |
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