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| 1 | very silly or stupid 非常愚蠢的；疯狂的 |
| You’ ll think I’ m mad – I’ ve just left my job. 你会认为我疯了——我刚辞掉了工作。 |
| be mad to do sth You’ re mad to spend so much money on clothes. 你真是疯了，把那么多钱花在衣服上。 |
| stark raving mad (=extremely crazy) You gave your car away? You’ re stark raving mad! 极度精神错乱的；极度疯狂的 |
| barking mad (=extremely crazy) He’ s barking mad if he thinks this will help. 极傻的；精神错乱的 |
| | 1a | tending to behave in a strange way that other people sometimes consider funny 行为古怪的 | | a mad scientist 行为古怪的科学家 | |
| | 1b | an offensive way for describing someone who is mentally ill （冒犯用语）精神错乱的，疯的 | | She was completely mad. 她完全疯癫了。 | |
| | 1c | extremely silly or strange , sometimes because of mental illness （有时因精神病而）非常愚蠢的，古怪的 | |
| | 1d | used for saying that someone is doing something very stupid , or has done something very stupid 某人（做某事）准是疯了 | | You must be mad to sell that beautiful house. 你把那么漂亮的房子卖掉准是疯了。 | |
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| 2 | never before noun informal angry 生气的；愤怒的；恼火的 |
| He makes me mad, the way he keeps criticizing me all the time. 他总是不断地指责我，使我很恼火。 |
| +at/with My boss is mad with me for missing the meeting. 老板因为我错过了会议对我火冒三丈。 |
| hopping mad (=extremely angry) He was hopping mad when he heard the news. 怒不可遏的；暴跳如雷的 |
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| 3 | done quickly or without thinking , in a way that is badly organized 仓促的；混乱的；乱糟糟的 |
| There were people everywhere – it was all a bit mad! 到处都是人，有点乱糟糟的。 |
| a mad rush/dash It was a mad rush to get the job finished. 赶着完成那项工作简直太仓促了。 |
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| - | drive sb mad informal
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| to make someone feel extremely angry , upset , or bored |
| 使某人非常生气（或心烦意乱） |
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| Please stop making that banging noise – it’ s driving me mad! 请不要砰砰乱敲，烦死我了！ |
| He drives me mad with his constant criticizing. 他不断地批评我，把我气疯了。 |
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| - | go mad informal
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| 1 | to become mentally ill 发疯；精神错乱 |
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| 2 | to start behaving in a dangerous uncontrolled manner 行为失常 | He went mad and tried to attack someone. 他行为失常，试图攻击别人。 | |
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| 3 | to become extremely excited and happy 变得极为兴奋 | The waiting crowd went mad when she stepped out of the car. 当她从车里走出来时，等待的人群变得极为兴奋。 | |
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| 4 | to become crazy because you are so bored , upset etc （因为烦恼等而）变得疯狂 | I would go mad if I had to stay in bed for three weeks. 要是我非得在床上躺3周的话我准会发疯。 | |
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| 5 | to do something that is not very sensible or wise 做了不明智的事情 | I went a bit mad after I’ d got paid and bought some new clothes. 拿到酬劳后我有点头脑发热，于是买了一些新衣服。 | |
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| 6 | to become extremely angry 狂怒；大发脾气 | Dad went mad when he saw what I’ d done to the car. 爸爸看到我把车子弄成那样子后大发脾气。 | |
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| - | like mad informal
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| 1 | very quickly and with great effort 极快地；拼命地 | We had to work like mad to finish the job before the weekend. 为了在周末前完成这项工作我们不得不拼命干活。 | |
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| 2 | a lot 许多；大量地 | They’ ve all been practising like mad. 他们一直在进行大量练习。 | |
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| 3 | in a way that you cannot control or stop 无法控制地；无法阻止地 | She was blushing like mad. 她不由自主地满脸通红。 | |
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| - | mad about sb informal
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| very much in love with someone |
| 疯狂地爱着某人 |
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| Jack and I were mad about each other. 我和杰克都疯狂地爱着对方。 |
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| - | mad about/on sth informal
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| very enthusiastic about something |
| 对某事物迷恋；热衷于某事物 |
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| Fiona’ s mad on swimming. 菲奥纳对游泳很着迷。 |
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| - | mad for it BRITISH offensive
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| very keen to have sex |
| 非常渴望性交的 |
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| - | mad keen (on) BRITISH
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| extremely enthusiastic about something |
| （对…）极其热衷的，极其迷恋的 |
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| The kids are mad keen on computer games at the moment. 孩子们眼下都在迷电脑游戏。 |
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| - | mad with rage/grief/pain etc
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| unable to behave or think in a sensible or controlled way because of great anger , sadness , pain etc |
| 气得发疯/悲痛不已/痛不欲生 |
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| Words frequently used with mad | | mad 的常见搭配词 | | adverbs | completely, really, slightly, totally, utterly, | 1 | | | |
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