单词 | manic |
释义 | manic (once / 880 pages) adj Manic means frenzied. If you drink 18 cups of coffee in a single sitting and haven't slept for three days, chances are you're manic. If manic sounds like maniac to you, you're on the right track. Someone who is in a manic state is affected by mania. If you're manic you're in a wound-up, fast-acting, unhinged wild state. People with bi-polar disorder experience manic highs and terrible lows. Other things can be manic, like the pace of city life, or the insane outfit you're wearing with seven different colors and eight different patterns. Have you lost your mind? WORD FAMILYmanic: mania, manically, maniclike+/mania: maniac, manias/maniac: maniacal, maniacs/maniacal: maniacally USAGE EXAMPLESPatient’s strong emotional ties with his manic phase were very evident. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “But normalcy is so much preferable, being able to remember what did — I tend to forget manic episodes.” New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Stephen Fry visits a manic Fisher at home. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) adj affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity Syn frenzied wild marked by extreme lack of restraint or control |
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