| 单词 | mad |
| 释义 | Word Frequency mad(mæd) adjectiveWord forms: madder or maddest 1. mentally deranged; insane 2. senseless; foolish a mad idea 3. (often foll by at) informal angry; resentful 4. (foll by about, on, or over; often postpositive) wildly enthusiastic (about) or fond (of) mad about football football-mad 5. extremely excited or confused; frantic a mad rush 6. temporarily overpowered by violent reactions, emotions, etc mad with grief 7. (of animals) a. unusually ferocious a mad buffalo b. afflicted with rabies 8. like mad 9. mad as a hatter verbWord forms: mads, madding or madded 10. archaic to make or become mad; act or cause to act as if mad Derived forms maddish (ˈmaddish) adjective Word origin Old English gemǣded, past participle of gemǣdan to render insane; related to gemād insane, and to Old High German gimeit silly, crazy, Old Norse meitha to hurt, damageWord Frequency MAD(mæd) noun acronym for mutual assured destruction: a theory of nuclear deterrence whereby each side in a conflict has the capacity to destroy the other in retaliation for a nuclear attack |
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