insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ adjective Learner's definition of INSANE
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[more insane; most insane] : not sane精神不正常的: such as
a : having or showing severe mental illness患精神病的;精神失常的 Usage用法 The use of insane to describe a person with severe mental illness is now often considered offensive. The phrase mentally ill is preferred. Insane in this sense now occurs chiefly in such legal phrases as criminally insane and temporarily insane.用insane描述某人患有严重的精神疾病现常被视为有冒犯之意,使用短语mentally ill更为妥帖。此义项的insane现主要用于criminally insane和temporarily insane等法律短语。
b : unable to think in a clear or sensible way失去理智的;疯狂的 c —
used in the phrase drive/make (someone) insane to describe annoying or bothering someone very much.使(某人)发狂 2
: wild and uncontrolled狂野的;狂暴的 3
[more insane; most insane] : very foolish or unreasonable : crazy愚蠢的;不理智的 4
: used for people who have severe mental illnesses患精神病的;精神失常的
go insane
: to become mentally ill : to go crazy变得精神错乱;发疯;发狂 —
usually used in an exaggerated way通常用于夸张 -
I must be going insane. I can't find my car keys anywhere.我快疯了,哪里也找不到我的汽车钥匙。
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If you don't stop making that noise, I'm going to go (completely) insane!如果你不停止制造噪声,我就要(彻底)疯掉了。
the insane
: insane people : people who have severe mental illness精神错乱的人;精神病患者