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Rave Talk Raving Excited Means Crazy Reɪv V.发狂语

Front rave
Pron [reɪv]
Back 【rave】
v.发狂语
Because of his high fever, the sick man raved all night.
那位病人因高烧而整夜胡乱说话。
Vocab
ravetalk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

If you rave about a book you just read, you're telling people you think it's great, or you're giving it a rave review.

Rave has two levels, one that implies you're very excited about something and the other that you are too excited, so you seem crazy. While raving about a movie means to talk it up, being a raving lunatic means you are engaging in a lot of crazy talk. When you rave about a performance, you talk enthusiastically about it. Take that enthusiastic talking to the next level, and you might be called raving in the crazy sense.

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