madder; maddest
madder; maddest
Learner's definition of MAD
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not used before a noun,
chiefly US, informal : very angry大怒;震怒 -
If you keep teasing that dog, you'll make/get him mad.一直挑逗那只狗会惹怒它的。
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She's mad at me. = (less commonly) She's mad with me.她对我大动肝火。
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What are you so mad about?你为什么这么生气?
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That guy makes me so mad!那小子让我很生气!
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She was mad at me for being late. = She was mad that I was late. = She was mad about my being late.她因为我迟到而大怒。
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She was hopping mad. [=extremely angry]她气急败坏。
— see also fighting mad at 1fight 2
a : having or showing severe mental illness : insane疯的;精神失常的 -
(chiefly Brit) The man in the park was clearly mad.公园里的那个男人显然是疯了。
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a movie about a mad scientist关于一个精神错乱的科学家的电影
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He was stark raving mad. [=completely insane] = (Brit) He was barking mad.他完全疯了。
b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way错乱的;失常的 -
He was mad [=insane] with jealousy/anger.他嫉妒/气得发疯。
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(chiefly Brit) They must have been mad [=crazy] to buy that house.他们一定是疯了,竟然买那座房子。
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a power-mad prosecutor权欲熏心的检察官
c : very foolish十分愚蠢的;很傻的 3
chiefly British, informal : liking someone or something very much : very fond of or enthusiastic about someone or something狂热的;热爱的 —
often + about 4
always used before a noun : wild and uncontrolled狂野失控的
drive (someone) mad
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: to cause (someone) to become mentally ill使发疯;使发狂 2
: to annoy or bother (someone) very much.使很烦恼;使很恼火
go mad
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: to become mentally ill疯了;精神失常 2
: to act in a way that is out of control : to act wildly发狂;疯癫
like mad
informal 1
: with a lot of energy and speed发疯似的