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(kreɪz)

Word forms: plural crazes

countable noun

If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.

The craze for healthy eating has spurred demand for other speciality oils.

Walking is the latest fitness craze.

Synonyms: fad, thing [informal], fashion, trend More Synonyms of craze

craze in British English

(kreɪz)

noun

a short-lived current fashion

a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm

a craze for chestnuts

3. obsolete

mental disturbance; insanity

verb

to make or become mad

5. ceramics, metallurgy

to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks

6. (transitive) British archaic or dialect

to break

7. (transitive) archaic

to weaken

Word origin

C14 (in the sense: to break, shatter): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedishkrasa to shatter, ultimately of imitative origin

craze in American English

(kreɪz)

verb transitiveWord forms: crazed or ˈcrazing

1. Obsolete

to break or shatter

to cause to become mentally ill; make insane

to produce a crackled surface or small cracks in the glaze of (pottery, porcelain, etc.)

verb intransitive

to become mentally ill

5. Rare

to break, shatter, crack, etc.

to become finely cracked, as the glaze of pottery

noun

an exaggerated enthusiasm; mania

something that is currently the fashion; fad

a crack in glaze or enamel, as of pottery

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfashion

Word origin

ME crasen, to crack, break < Scand, as in Dan krase, to crackle, Swed krasa, to break up

Examples of 'craze' in a sentence
craze

That you will become crazed on the sugar; overbearing and vain.

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British English: craze NOUN

If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.

...the latest fitness craze.

American English: craze
Brazilian Portuguese: mania
Chinese: 一时的狂热
European Spanish: moda
French: engouement
German: Fimmel
Italian: mania
Japanese: 熱狂
Korean: 대유행
European Portuguese: mania
Latin American Spanish: moda

Chinese translation of 'craze'

craze

(kreɪz)

n (c)

(= fashion) 一时(時)的狂热(熱) (yīshí de kuángrè)
a craze for sth 狂热(熱)地爱(愛)好某物 (kuángrè de àihào mǒuwù)

(noun) in the sense of fad

Definition

a short-lived fashion or enthusiasm

a magazine article about the latest fitness craze

Synonyms

fad

He does not believe that environmental concern is a passing fad.

thing (informal)

She's got a thing about red hair.

fashion

I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion.

trend

The record may well start a trend.

passion

She has a passion for gardening.

Mountaineering is his passion.

rage

the latest technological rage

enthusiasm

the current enthusiasm for skateboarding

mode

Their designs were exterminated by the mode for uncluttered space.

vogue

the new vogue for herbal medicines

novelty

preoccupation

mania

They had a mania for travelling.

infatuation

Teenagers have their own infatuations.

the latest thing (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of enthusiasm

the current enthusiasm for skateboarding

Synonyms

interest,

passion,

rage,

hobby,

obsession,

craze,

fad (informal),

mania,

hobbyhorse

in the sense of fashion

Definition

style in clothes, hairstyles, behaviour, etc., that is popular at a particular time

I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion.

Synonyms

style,

look,

trend,

rage,

custom,

convention,

mode,

vogue,

usage,

craze,

fad,

latest style,

prevailing taste,

latest

in the sense of infatuation

Teenagers have their own infatuations.

Synonyms

obsession,

thing (informal),

passion,

crush (informal),

madness,

folly,

fixation,

foolishness

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单词	craze
释义	Trends of craze View usage for: craze (kreɪz) Word forms: plural crazes countable noun If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time. The craze for healthy eating has spurred demand for other speciality oils. Walking is the latest fitness craze. Synonyms: fad, thing [informal], fashion, trend More Synonyms of craze craze in British English (kreɪz) noun 1. a short-lived current fashion 2. a wild or exaggerated enthusiasm a craze for chestnuts 3. obsolete mental disturbance; insanity verb 4. to make or become mad 5. ceramics, metallurgy to develop or cause to develop a fine network of cracks 6. (transitive) British archaic or dialect to break 7. (transitive) archaic to weaken Word origin C14 (in the sense: to break, shatter): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedishkrasa to shatter, ultimately of imitative origin craze in American English (kreɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: crazed or ˈcrazing 1. Obsolete to break or shatter 2. to cause to become mentally ill; make insane 3. to produce a crackled surface or small cracks in the glaze of (pottery, porcelain, etc.) verb intransitive 4. to become mentally ill 5. Rare to break, shatter, crack, etc. 6. to become finely cracked, as the glaze of pottery noun 7. an exaggerated enthusiasm; mania 8. something that is currently the fashion; fad 9. a crack in glaze or enamel, as of pottery SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfashion Word origin ME crasen, to crack, break < Scand, as in Dan krase, to crackle, Swed krasa, to break up Examples of 'craze' in a sentence craze That you will become crazed on the sugar; overbearing and vain. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages craze British English: craze NOUN If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time. ...the latest fitness craze. American English: craze Brazilian Portuguese: mania Chinese: 一时的狂热 European Spanish: moda French: engouement German: Fimmel Italian: mania Japanese: 熱狂 Korean: 대유행 European Portuguese: mania Latin American Spanish: moda Chinese translation of 'craze' craze (kreɪz) n (c) (= fashion) 一时(時)的狂热(熱) (yīshí de kuángrè) a craze for sth 狂热(熱)地爱(愛)好某物 (kuángrè de àihào mǒuwù) (noun) in the sense of fad Definition a short-lived fashion or enthusiasm a magazine article about the latest fitness craze Synonyms fad He does not believe that environmental concern is a passing fad. thing (informal) She's got a thing about red hair. fashion I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion. trend The record may well start a trend. passion She has a passion for gardening. Mountaineering is his passion. rage the latest technological rage enthusiasm the current enthusiasm for skateboarding mode Their designs were exterminated by the mode for uncluttered space. vogue the new vogue for herbal medicines novelty preoccupation mania They had a mania for travelling. infatuation Teenagers have their own infatuations. the latest thing (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of enthusiasm the current enthusiasm for skateboarding Synonyms interest, passion, rage, hobby, obsession, craze, fad (informal), mania, hobbyhorse in the sense of fashion Definition style in clothes, hairstyles, behaviour, etc., that is popular at a particular time I used to wear bell-bottoms, as was the fashion. Synonyms style, look, trend, rage, custom, convention, mode, vogue, usage, craze, fad, latest style, prevailing taste, latest in the sense of infatuation Teenagers have their own infatuations. Synonyms obsession, thing (informal), passion, crush (informal), madness, folly, fixation, foolishness Synonyms of 'craze' craze Explore 'craze' in the dictionary
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