英语单词 | madman |
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英美音标 | 英 ['mædmən] 美 ['mædmən] |
中文释义 | n.疯子;精神病患者 |
英语例句 | (1) No one wanted to listen to a madman. (2) He stumbled down the stairs like a madman. (3) The madman was confined in case he attacked anyone . |
中文例句 | (1) 没有人想听疯子讲话。 (2) 他像狂人般地跌跌撞撞地走下了楼。 (3) 这个疯子被关了起来以免伤人。 |
vocabulary简明 | Madman is an old fashioned, derogatory term for a severely mentally ill person. These days, calling someone with a serious psychiatric illness a madman would be offensive. |
vocabulary扩展 | You're most likely to hear dangerous criminals described as madmen, although it's also common to use this word for someone who acts recklessly: "Look how fast that madman is driving!" Another way to use madman is to emphasize the intensity of something: "She worked on that paper like a madman, writing the entire thing in just a few hours." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]疯子;精神失常的人 A madman is a man who is insane.
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