| [/mæd; mæd/] adj (-dder, -ddest) 用法:
1 (a) mentally ill; insane 疯的; （患）精神病的; 精神错乱的:
a mad person, act 精神失常的人、 行为 *
be/go mad 发疯 *
drive/send sb mad 把某人逼疯.
(b) (infml esp derog 口, 尤作贬义) very foolish; crazy 极愚蠢的; 疯狂的:
What a mad thing to do! 多愚蠢的事啊! *
You must be mad to drive so fast! 你开得这样快, 简直疯了! *
He's quite mad:
he goes round in very odd clothes. 他真是疯了, 竟穿著稀奇古怪的衣服到处逛. 用法:
2 (infml) (a) ~ about/on sth/sb very interested in sth/sb; enthusiastic about sth/sb 对某事物[某人]极感兴趣或很入迷:
mad on football, pop music, etc 对足球、 流行歌曲等著迷 *
He's mad about her, ie likes/loves her very much. 他爱她爱得如醉如痴.
(b) (following ns 用於名词之後) very keen on (sth/sb) 极喜爱（某事物[某人]）:
be cricket mad, photography mad, pop music mad, etc 酷爱板球、 摄影、 流行音乐等 *
a crowd of football-mad little boys 一群迷恋足球运动的小男孩儿. 用法:
3 ~ (with sth) (infml) very excited; wild; frenzied 非常激动的; 狂暴的; 狂乱的:
a mad dash, rush, etc 乱冲、 狂奔 *
mad with pain 极疼痛 *
The crowd is mad with excitement! 群众激动万分! 用法:
4 (infml) ~ (at/with sb) angry; furious 愤怒的; 狂怒的:
His obstinacy drives me mad! 他顽固不化把我气得火冒三丈! *
She was mad at/with him for losing the match. 她对他输了这场比赛极为恼怒. *
mad at/with the dog for eating her shoe （她）因狗咬她的鞋而发怒. *
Don't get mad (about the broken window). 别（为窗户坏了）大动肝火. 用法:
5 (of a dog) suffering from rabies （指狗）患狂犬病的. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) hopping mad => hop1. like `mad (infml) very much, quickly, etc 非常、 极快地等:
smoke, run, work, etc like mad 拼命地吸烟、 跑、 工作等. (as) mad as a `hatter/a March `hare (infml) completely insane 像三月里（交尾期）野兔般疯狂. mad `keen (on sb/sth) (infml) very interested (in sb/sth) or enthusiastic (about sb/sth) （对某人[某事物]）极感兴趣或很入迷:
She's mad keen on hockey/on Arthur Higgins. 她极喜爱曲棍球[阿瑟·希金斯]. stark raving/staring mad => stark. |