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mad mad ★★★☆☆/mæ̱d/1[ADJ	形容词]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. She was afraid of going mad.她担心自己会疯掉。...the mad old lady from down the street.沿街走来的那位精神失常的老太太madnessHe was driven to the brink of madness.他快被逼疯了。2[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愚蠢无比的 You use mad to describe people or things that you think are very foolish.   [disapproval]You'd be mad to work with him again...你要再和他一起工作那简直是疯了。Isn't that a rather mad idea?那难道不是一个愚蠢透顶的想法吗？madnessIt is political  madness.这是政治愚昧。3[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愤怒的；异常恼火的 If you say that someone is mad, you mean that they are very angry.   [usu v-link ADJ]  [INFORMAL 非正式]You're just mad at me because I don't want to go...因为我不想去，你就对我火冒三丈。I'm pretty mad about it, I can tell you.告诉你，我对这件事感到非常恼火。4[ADJ-GRADED	能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]着迷的；迷恋的 If you are mad about or mad on something or someone, you like them very much indeed.   [v-link ADJ about/on n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]She's not as mad about sport as I am...她不像我对体育那么痴迷。He's mad about you...他很迷恋你。He's mad on trains.他非常喜欢火车。Mad is also a combining form.(亦可用于构词)...his football-mad son...他的那个足球迷儿子He's  not power-mad.他并不贪恋权力。5[ADJ	形容词]发狂的；失控的 Mad behaviour is wild and uncontrolled. You only have an hour to complete the game so it's a mad dash against the clock...你只有一个小时来完成这场比赛，所以得铆足劲头争分夺秒。The audience went mad.观众们十分狂热。madlyDown in the streets people were waving madly.在下面的大街上，人们正在兴奋地挥手。6[PHRASE	短语]使发狂；惹…发怒 If you say that someone or something drives you mad, you mean that you find them extremely annoying.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]There are certain things he does that drive me mad...他的某些举动让我很生气。This itching is driving me mad.这种瘙痒简直快把我折磨疯了。7[PHRASE	短语]拼命地；全力以赴地 If you do something like mad, you do it very energetically or enthusiastically.   [PHR after v]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He was weight training like mad.他在拼命地进行负重训练。8See also:madly；  mad keen→see: keen；  madmad /mæd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative madder, superlative maddest)  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1angry [not before noun] informal especially American English angrymad at Are you still mad at me? We get mad at each other sometimes, like any family.mad about There’s no need to get mad about it! You make me so mad!mad with British English His wife will be really mad with him.go mad British English (=become very angry) Look at this mess! Mum will go mad!hopping mad (=very angry)(as) mad as hell (=a rude way of saying very angry)► see thesaurus at angry2crazy especially British English crazy or very silly:  He can’t possibly get that finished in time. He must be mad! I’d go mad  (=start to feel crazy) if I was stuck at home all day. He’s been driving me mad! You’ve agreed to marry him! Are you mad? Surely no one would be mad enough to fly in this weather? My friends all think I’m stark raving mad  (=completely crazy). It’s enough to send you barking mad  (=completely crazy).as mad as a hatter/March hare (=completely crazy)GRAMMARIn this meaning, mad is not used with ‘very’. You say: · It’s an absolutely mad idea. ✗Don’t say:  It’s a very mad idea.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES3uncontrolled especially British English behaving in a wild uncontrolled way, without thinking about what you are doingmad dash/rush/panic etc We all made a mad dash for the door.mad with grief/fear/jealousy etc When she heard of her son’s death, she was mad with grief. When Italy scored, the crowd went mad  (=became very excited). We went a bit mad  (=spent a lot of money) and ordered champagne.4be mad about/for/on somebody/something informal especially British English to like someone or something very much  SYN  crazy:  My nine-year-old is mad about Robbie Williams. He’s mad about computer games. All the girls at school are mad for him.be mad keen (on something) ‘Did you enjoy the film?’ ‘I wasn’t mad keen.’be mad for it (=want to do something very much)5mentally ill especially British English old-fashioned informal mentally ill  SYN  insane:  Mr Rochester’s mad wife He turned towards me with a mad look in his eyes. the cartoon figure of the mad scientist6like mad informal very much, very quickly, or with a lot of energy:  I caught my thumb in the door and it hurt like mad. She ran like mad to catch the bus.7don’t go mad British English spoken used to tell someone not to work too hard, get too excited, or spend too much money:  I know you’ve got a lot to do but don’t go mad.8power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc only interested in having power, money etc and doing everything possible to get it:  a power-mad dictator

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EcoZD883g/YNmJ43H5h8XytellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUFw7BCcBBQgb1wJAEuhnTd4A4O+Gv7nd7CEbHGwekER9WY0jdyMNITYjv/hBiTg7XBB0IQSWdfuGBXVKSzWtpeClKtRlDI6r/kmJjhG6cJYC8=             mad              ★                    /        mæd                ;          NAmE                mæd                /                              adjective                                                        (                  mad·der                ,                  mad·dest                )                    1      ★              (          especially BrE)                having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill          疯的；神经错乱的；有精神病的                            ◆        They realized that he had          gone mad.                他们意识到他疯了。                    ◆        Inventors are not mad scientists.        发明家不是精神不正常的科学家。                    ◆        I'll          go madif I have to wait much longer.                如果还要等更久的话，我会发疯的。                    ◆        She seemed to have gone          stark raving mad.                她好像是完全疯了。                    ☞see also                                            barking mad                                                  2      ★              (          informal) (          especially BrE)                very stupid; not at all sensible          极愚蠢的；很不明智的                            ◆        You          must be madto risk it.                你去冒这种风险，简直是疯了。                    ◆        It was a mad idea.        那是个愚蠢透顶的想法。                    ◆        ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't          go mad          (= spend more than is sensible).’                “我要去买几件新衣服。”“去吧，可别乱花钱。”                    3      ★              [not before noun        ]                    mad(at/with sb)            |              mad(about sth)                    (          informal) (          especially NAmE)                very angry          很生气；气愤                            ◆        He          got madand walked out.                他大动肝火，愤然离去。                    ◆        She's          mad at mefor being late.                我迟到了，她非常气愤。                    ◆        (          BrE)                That noise is          driving me mad.                那噪声真让我受不了。                    ◆        (          BrE)                He'll          go madwhen he sees the damage.                他看到这样的破坏准会气疯的。                    ☞synonyms at                                            angry                                                  4      ★              [not usually before noun        ]                    mad(about/on sth/sb)                    (          BrE) (          informal)                liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth          特别喜欢；痴迷；迷恋                            ◆        to be mad on tennis        对网球着迷                    ◆        He's always been mad about kids.        他一向特别喜欢孩子。                    ◆        football-mad boys        迷恋足球的男孩儿                    ◆        She's completely power-mad.        她权迷心窍。                    5      ★              done without thought or control; wild and excited          不理智的；疯狂的；激动的                            ◆        The crowd made a          mad rushfor the exit.                人群疯狂地冲向出口处。                    ◆        Only a          mad dashgot them to the meeting on time.                他们一阵狂奔，总算准时到达会场。                    ◆        (          BrE)                The team won and the fans          went mad.                球队获胜了，球迷欣喜若狂。                    madwith sth                    ◆        (          BrE)                to be          mad with anger/excitement/grief/love                因气愤╱兴奋╱悲伤╱爱而丧失理智                    ☞compare                                    crazy                                      IDIOMS              be mad for sb/sth                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to like or want sb/sth very much              非常喜欢；极为需要；对…想得发狂                                            ◆            Scott's mad for peanuts.            斯科特疯狂地喜欢花生。                                      like ˈcrazy/ˈmad                              (              informal)                        very fast, hard, much, etc.              非常快（或拚命、厉害等）                                            ◆            I had to run like mad to catch the bus.            为了赶上公共汽车，我不得不拚命跑。                                      (as) mad as a ˈhatter/a March ˈhare                  (            informal)                                (of a person            人            )                                mentally ill; very silly              发狂的；非常愚蠢的                                                          ORIGIN            From the Mad Hatter, a character in Lewis Carroll's            Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Because of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system. A            March harewas called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the mating season.            源于刘易斯 · 卡罗尔所著《艾丽斯漫游奇境》一书中的疯狂的帽商（Mad Hatter）这一形象。做帽子用的化学药品经常使工人受汞毒毒害，破坏他们的记忆和神经系统。三月的兔子（March hare）在交配期行为怪异，因而被称为疯狂的兔子。                                      mad ˈkeen (on sth/sb)                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth              （对…）痴迷，迷恋；特别喜欢                                            ◆            He's mad keen on planes.            他对飞机十分着迷。                                      ☞more at                                    hopping                                   adv.            ,                                    raving                                   adv.                            SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                  mad            crazy              ◆nuts              ◆batty              ◆out of your mind              ◆(not) in your right mind                                      These are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally.                以上各词均为非正式用语，指人神经错乱、精神失常。                                                    ■              mad              (                informal,                especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally                指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的：                                            ◆                I thought I'd go mad if I stayed any longer.                我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。                                            NOTE                Madis an informal word used to suggest that sb's behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use                mentally illinstead.                Madis not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use                crazyinstead.                                  *mad 为非正式用语，暗指由于极度的精神压力而行为怪异，用于真正的精神病患者意含冒犯，故用 mentally ill 代之。在美式英语中，通常不用 mad 表示此意，而用 crazy。                                                                    ■              crazy              (                informal,                especially NAmE) having a mind that does not work normally                指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的：                                            ◆                A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room.                一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。                                            NOTELike                mad,                crazyis offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness.                与 mad 一样，crazy 用于真正的精神病患者具冒犯意。                                                    ■              nuts              [not before noun] (                informal) mad                指发疯、神经错乱：                                            ◆                That noise is driving me nuts!                那噪音吵得我要疯了！                                                          ◆                You guys are nuts!                你们这些家伙全疯了！                                                    ■              batty              (                informal,                especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way                指疯疯癫癫的、古怪的：                                            ◆                Her mum's completely batty.                她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。                                                    ■              out of your mind              (                informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety                尤指因极度震惊或焦虑而心智失常、发疯：                                            ◆                She was out of her mind with grief.                她悲痛得精神失常了。                                                    ■              (not) in your right mind              (                informal) (not) mentally normal                指精神（不）正常：                                            ◆                                  No one in their right mindwould choose to work there.                                任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。                                                    PATTERNS                              ◆                to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind                  to do sth                                                            ◆                to                  gomad/crazy/nuts/batty                                                            ◆                to                  drive sbmad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind                                                            ◆                                  completelymad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind                                                                                mad      mads      madded      madding                  mad              /        mæd                ;          NAmE                mæd                /             mad[mæd]级别:madder, maddestCET4CET6TEM4考研j2588139973013541326132130828ADJ3937269444Spoken:68086639madder[668] mads[1227]生气的(38%)，着迷的(28%)，狂热的(21%)，鲁莽的(9%)，极度激动的(4%)adj.疯狂的；发疯的；愚蠢的；着迷的n.狂怒

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Collins	mad ★★★☆☆ /mæ̱d/ 1 [ADJ 形容词]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. She was afraid of going mad. 她担心自己会疯掉。 ...the mad old lady from down the street. 沿街走来的那位精神失常的老太太 madness He was driven to the brink of madness. 他快被逼疯了。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愚蠢无比的 You use mad to describe people or things that you think are very foolish. [disapproval] You'd be mad to work with him again... 你要再和他一起工作那简直是疯了。 Isn't that a rather mad idea? 那难道不是一个愚蠢透顶的想法吗？ madness It is political madness. 这是政治愚昧。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]愤怒的；异常恼火的 If you say that someone is mad, you mean that they are very angry. [usu v-link ADJ] [INFORMAL 非正式] You're just mad at me because I don't want to go... 因为我不想去，你就对我火冒三丈。 I'm pretty mad about it, I can tell you. 告诉你，我对这件事感到非常恼火。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]着迷的；迷恋的 If you are mad about or mad on something or someone, you like them very much indeed. [v-link ADJ about/on n] [INFORMAL 非正式] She's not as mad about sport as I am... 她不像我对体育那么痴迷。 He's mad about you... 他很迷恋你。 He's mad on trains. 他非常喜欢火车。 Mad is also a combining form.(亦可用于构词) ...his football-mad son... 他的那个足球迷儿子 He's not power-mad. 他并不贪恋权力。 5 [ADJ 形容词]发狂的；失控的 Mad behaviour is wild and uncontrolled. You only have an hour to complete the game so it's a mad dash against the clock... 你只有一个小时来完成这场比赛，所以得铆足劲头争分夺秒。 The audience went mad. 观众们十分狂热。 madly Down in the streets people were waving madly. 在下面的大街上，人们正在兴奋地挥手。 6 [PHRASE 短语]使发狂；惹…发怒 If you say that someone or something drives you mad, you mean that you find them extremely annoying. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] There are certain things he does that drive me mad... 他的某些举动让我很生气。 This itching is driving me mad. 这种瘙痒简直快把我折磨疯了。 7 [PHRASE 短语]拼命地；全力以赴地 If you do something like mad, you do it very energetically or enthusiastically. [PHR after v] [INFORMAL 非正式] He was weight training like mad. 他在拼命地进行负重训练。 8 See also:madly ； mad keen→see: keen ；
Oxford	mad ★ / mæd ; NAmE mæd / adjective ( mad·der , mad·dest ) 1 ★ ( especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill 疯的；神经错乱的；有精神病的 ◆ They realized that he had gone mad. 他们意识到他疯了。 ◆ Inventors are not mad scientists. 发明家不是精神不正常的科学家。 ◆ I'll go madif I have to wait much longer. 如果还要等更久的话，我会发疯的。 ◆ She seemed to have gone stark raving mad. 她好像是完全疯了。 ☞see also barking mad 2 ★ ( informal) ( especially BrE) very stupid; not at all sensible 极愚蠢的；很不明智的 ◆ You must be madto risk it. 你去冒这种风险，简直是疯了。 ◆ It was a mad idea. 那是个愚蠢透顶的想法。 ◆ ‘I'm going to buy some new clothes.’ ‘Well, don't go mad (= spend more than is sensible).’ “我要去买几件新衣服。”“去吧，可别乱花钱。” 3 ★ [not before noun ] mad(at/with sb) \| mad(about sth) ( informal) ( especially NAmE) very angry 很生气；气愤 ◆ He got madand walked out. 他大动肝火，愤然离去。 ◆ She's mad at mefor being late. 我迟到了，她非常气愤。 ◆ ( BrE) That noise is driving me mad. 那噪声真让我受不了。 ◆ ( BrE) He'll go madwhen he sees the damage. 他看到这样的破坏准会气疯的。 ☞synonyms at angry 4 ★ [not usually before noun ] mad(about/on sth/sb) ( BrE) ( informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth 特别喜欢；痴迷；迷恋 ◆ to be mad on tennis 对网球着迷 ◆ He's always been mad about kids. 他一向特别喜欢孩子。 ◆ football-mad boys 迷恋足球的男孩儿 ◆ She's completely power-mad. 她权迷心窍。 5 ★ done without thought or control; wild and excited 不理智的；疯狂的；激动的 ◆ The crowd made a mad rushfor the exit. 人群疯狂地冲向出口处。 ◆ Only a mad dashgot them to the meeting on time. 他们一阵狂奔，总算准时到达会场。 ◆ ( BrE) The team won and the fans went mad. 球队获胜了，球迷欣喜若狂。 madwith sth ◆ ( BrE) to be mad with anger/excitement/grief/love 因气愤╱兴奋╱悲伤╱爱而丧失理智 ☞compare crazy IDIOMS be mad for sb/sth ( BrE) ( informal) to like or want sb/sth very much 非常喜欢；极为需要；对…想得发狂 ◆ Scott's mad for peanuts. 斯科特疯狂地喜欢花生。 like ˈcrazy/ˈmad ( informal) very fast, hard, much, etc. 非常快（或拚命、厉害等） ◆ I had to run like mad to catch the bus. 为了赶上公共汽车，我不得不拚命跑。 (as) mad as a ˈhatter/a March ˈhare ( informal) (of a person 人 ) mentally ill; very silly 发狂的；非常愚蠢的 ORIGIN From the Mad Hatter, a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.Because of the chemicals used in hat-making, workers often suffered from mercury poisoning, which can cause loss of memory and damage to the nervous system. A March harewas called mad because of the strange behaviour of hares during the mating season. 源于刘易斯 · 卡罗尔所著《艾丽斯漫游奇境》一书中的疯狂的帽商（Mad Hatter）这一形象。做帽子用的化学药品经常使工人受汞毒毒害，破坏他们的记忆和神经系统。三月的兔子（March hare）在交配期行为怪异，因而被称为疯狂的兔子。 mad ˈkeen (on sth/sb) ( BrE) ( informal) liking sth/sb very much; very interested in sth （对…）痴迷，迷恋；特别喜欢 ◆ He's mad keen on planes. 他对飞机十分着迷。 ☞more at hopping adv. , raving adv. SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 mad crazy ◆nuts ◆batty ◆out of your mind ◆(not) in your right mind These are all informal words that describe sb who has a mind that does not work normally. 以上各词均为非正式用语，指人神经错乱、精神失常。 ■ mad ( informal, especially BrE) having a mind that does not work normally 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的： ◆ I thought I'd go mad if I stayed any longer. 我觉得再待久一点我就会发疯。 NOTE Madis an informal word used to suggest that sb's behaviour is very strange, often because of extreme emotional pressure. It is offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness; use mentally illinstead. Madis not usually used in this meaning in North American English; use crazyinstead. *mad 为非正式用语，暗指由于极度的精神压力而行为怪异，用于真正的精神病患者意含冒犯，故用 mentally ill 代之。在美式英语中，通常不用 mad 表示此意，而用 crazy。 ■ crazy ( informal, especially NAmE) having a mind that does not work normally 指疯的、神经错乱的、有精神病的： ◆ A crazy old woman rented the upstairs room. 一个疯老太婆租了楼上那个房间。 NOTELike mad, crazyis offensive if used to describe sb suffering from a real mental illness. 与 mad 一样，crazy 用于真正的精神病患者具冒犯意。 ■ nuts [not before noun] ( informal) mad 指发疯、神经错乱： ◆ That noise is driving me nuts! 那噪音吵得我要疯了！ ◆ You guys are nuts! 你们这些家伙全疯了！ ■ batty ( informal, especially BrE) slightly mad, in a harmless way 指疯疯癫癫的、古怪的： ◆ Her mum's completely batty. 她妈妈完全是疯疯癫癫的。 ■ out of your mind ( informal) unable to think or behave normally, especially because of extreme shock or anxiety 尤指因极度震惊或焦虑而心智失常、发疯： ◆ She was out of her mind with grief. 她悲痛得精神失常了。 ■ (not) in your right mind ( informal) (not) mentally normal 指精神（不）正常： ◆ No one in their right mindwould choose to work there. 任何一个精神正常的人都不会选择去那里工作。 PATTERNS ◆ to be mad/crazy/nuts/out of your mind/not in your right mind to do sth ◆ to gomad/crazy/nuts/batty ◆ to drive sbmad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of their mind ◆ completelymad/crazy/nuts/batty/out of your mind mad mads madded madding mad / mæd ; NAmE mæd /
LDC	madmad /mæd/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative madder, superlative maddest) Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1angry [not before noun] informal especially American English angrymad at Are you still mad at me? We get mad at each other sometimes, like any family.mad about There’s no need to get mad about it! You make me so mad!mad with British English His wife will be really mad with him.go mad British English (=become very angry) Look at this mess! Mum will go mad!hopping mad (=very angry)(as) mad as hell (=a rude way of saying very angry)► see thesaurus at angry 2crazy especially British English crazy or very silly: He can’t possibly get that finished in time. He must be mad! I’d go mad (=start to feel crazy) if I was stuck at home all day. He’s been driving me mad! You’ve agreed to marry him! Are you mad? Surely no one would be mad enough to fly in this weather? My friends all think I’m stark raving mad (=completely crazy). It’s enough to send you barking mad (=completely crazy).as mad as a hatter/March hare (=completely crazy)GRAMMARIn this meaning, mad is not used with ‘very’. You say: · It’s an absolutely mad idea. ✗Don’t say: It’s a very mad idea.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES3uncontrolled especially British English behaving in a wild uncontrolled way, without thinking about what you are doingmad dash/rush/panic etc We all made a mad dash for the door.mad with grief/fear/jealousy etc When she heard of her son’s death, she was mad with grief. When Italy scored, the crowd went mad (=became very excited). We went a bit mad (=spent a lot of money) and ordered champagne.4be mad about/for/on somebody/something informal especially British English to like someone or something very much SYN crazy: My nine-year-old is mad about Robbie Williams. He’s mad about computer games. All the girls at school are mad for him.be mad keen (on something) ‘Did you enjoy the film?’ ‘I wasn’t mad keen.’be mad for it (=want to do something very much)5mentally ill especially British English old-fashioned informal mentally ill SYN insane: Mr Rochester’s mad wife He turned towards me with a mad look in his eyes. the cartoon figure of the mad scientist6like mad informal very much, very quickly, or with a lot of energy: I caught my thumb in the door and it hurt like mad. She ran like mad to catch the bus.7don’t go mad British English spoken used to tell someone not to work too hard, get too excited, or spend too much money: I know you’ve got a lot to do but don’t go mad.8power-mad/money-mad/sex-mad etc only interested in having power, money etc and doing everything possible to get it: a power-mad dictator
WDF	mad [mæd] 级别:madder, maddest CET4CET6TEM4考研 j2588 13997 3013 5413 2613 2130 828 ADJ3937 269444 Spoken: 68086639 madder[668] mads[1227] 生气的(38%)，着迷的(28%)，狂热的(21%)，鲁莽的(9%)，极度激动的(4%) adj.疯狂的；发疯的；愚蠢的；着迷的 n.狂怒

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