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单词 crackpot
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crackpot


crack·pot

C0718800 (krăk′pŏt′)n. An eccentric person, especially one with bizarre ideas.adj. Foolish; harebrained: a crackpot notion.
[crack(ed) + pot, skull (obsolete).]

crackpot

(ˈkrækˌpɒt) nan eccentric person; crankadj (usually prenominal) eccentric; crazy

crack•pot

(ˈkrækˌpɒt)
n. 1. a person who is eccentric, fanatical, or irrational. adj. 2. eccentric; fanatical; irrational. [1860–65]
Thesaurus
Noun1.crackpot - a whimsically eccentric personcrackpot - a whimsically eccentric person fruitcake, nut case, screwball, crank, nuteccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake, geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality

crackpot

nounA person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy:crazy, eccentric, lunatic.Informal: crank, loon, loony.Slang: cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, kook, nut, screwball, weirdie, weirdo.
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crackpot


crackpot

1. noun Someone who is wacky or crazy. There's a guy on our corner who shouts about the end of the world; I think he's a crackpot.2. adjective Wacky or crazy. Oh please, Paul's crackpot schemes never work—I wouldn't get involved, if I were you.

crackpot

1. n. a fake; a person with strange or crazy plans. Some crackpot called to tell us that the sky is falling in. 2. mod. having to do with crazy things, mainly ideas. We need a crackpot idea around here just so we’ll have something to compare your ideas to.

crackpot


  • noun

Synonyms for crackpot

noun a person regarded as strange, eccentric, or crazy

Synonyms

  • crazy
  • eccentric
  • lunatic
  • crank
  • loon
  • loony
  • cuckoo
  • ding-a-ling
  • dingbat
  • kook
  • nut
  • screwball
  • weirdie
  • weirdo

Synonyms for crackpot

noun a whimsically eccentric person

Synonyms

  • fruitcake
  • nut case
  • screwball
  • crank
  • nut

Related Words

  • eccentric
  • eccentric person
  • oddball
  • flake
  • geek
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