单词 | frenzy |
释义 | frenzy (frenzi ) Word forms: frenzies variable noun Frenzy or a frenzy is great excitement or wild behaviour that often results from losing control of your feelings. 'Get out!' she ordered in a frenzy. The country was gripped by a frenzy of nationalism. Synonyms: fit, burst, bout, outburst Idioms: a feeding frenzy a situation in which a lot of people become very excited about something, often in a destructive or negative way His statement was unnecessary, and merely served to start a media feeding frenzy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bidding frenzy The band are taking part in a charity auction that is bound to inspire a bidding frenzy. The Sun (2013) So far, most of the big banks have stayed out of the bidding frenzy. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The weddings have prompted a bidding frenzy from celebrity magazines. The Sun (2007) The construction frenzy peaked in 1936 when builders put the finishing touches to 370,000 houses, more than double the number built in 2006. Times, Sunday Times The construction frenzy - fuelled by the biggest surge in oil prices in a generation - has ground to a halt. Times, Sunday Times This has also caused the city to lose its previous character and become a faceless construct of the late-time socialist construction frenzy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A mature democracy badly needs more than media frenzy. Times, Sunday Times And the tabloids were not alone in this media frenzy. The Sun It's a sad price of the modern game's media frenzy that most great players are boring commentators. ST It sparked a media frenzy and the prison was concerned about unwanted attention. Times, Sunday Times Then a new level of media frenzy will hit them. The Sun In an online age, much of yesterday's shopping frenzy in America was done from the sofa. Times, Sunday Times (2013) With just two weeks to go, the Christmas shopping frenzy is in full swing. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Criminals use the shopping frenzy to target shoppers, with busy mums their top targets. The Sun (2015) He sparked a frenzy last week when he claimed he would stay with the show for another season. The Sun (2015) Twice married, she sparked a media frenzy with her love life. Times, Sunday Times (2015) His goals sparked a transfer frenzy last month, which he took in his stride. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Translations: Chinese: 疯狂 Japanese: 逆上 |
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