| 单词 | hysterical |
| 释义 | hysterical (hɪsterɪkəl ) 1. adjective Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic. The singer had to leave by a side exit to flee 200 hysterical fans. He made headlines and received hysterical hate mail. hysterically (hɪsterɪkli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/adverb] I don't think we can go round screaming hysterically: 'Ban these dogs. Muzzle all dogs.' 2. adjective Someone who is hysterical is in a state of violent and disturbed emotion that is usually a result of shock. I suffered bouts of really hysterical depression. hysterically adverb I was curled up on the floor in a corner sobbing hysterically. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Hysterical laughter is loud and uncontrolled. [informal] I had to rush to the loo to avoid an attack of hysterical giggles. hysterically adverb [ADVERB with verb] She says she hasn't laughed as hysterically since she was 13. 4. adjective If you describe something or someone as hysterical, you think that they are very funny and they make you laugh a lot. [informal] Paul Mazursky was Master of Ceremonies, and he was pretty hysterical. hysterically adverb [ADVERB adjective] It wasn't supposed to be a comedy but I found it hysterically funny. Collocations: hysterical laughter We can only hope that hysterical laughter will make a comeback. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She felt hysterical laughter building up inside herself. A Plague of Angels (1993) One of the dancers flops around while indulging in genuinely funny hysterical laughter. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 歇斯底里的 Japanese: 狂乱の |
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