| 单词 | mad |
| 释义 | mad /mad/, adj., madder, maddest, n. , v. , madded, madding. adj. 1. mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented. 2. enraged; greatly provoked or irritated; angry. 3. (of animals) a. abnormally furious; ferocious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 4. extremely foolish or unwise; imprudent; irrational: a mad scheme to invade France. 5. wildly excited or confused: frantic: mad haste. 6. overcome by desire, eagerness, enthusiasm, etc.; excessively or uncontrollably fond; infatuated: He's mad about the opera. 7. wildly gay or merry; enjoyably hilarious: to have a mad time at the Mardi Gras. 8. (of wind, storms, etc.) furious in violence: A mad gale swept across the channel. 9. like mad, Informal. with great haste, impulsiveness, energy, or enthusiasm: She ran like mad to catch the bus. 10. mad as a hatter, completely insane. n. 11. an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell: The last time he had a mad on, it lasted for days. v.t. 12. Archaic. to make mad. v.i. 13. Archaic. to be, become, or act mad. [bef. 900; ME mad (adj.), madden (intrans. v., deriv. of the adj.); OE gemaed(e)d, ptp. of *gemaedan to make mad, akin to gemad mad, foolish; c. OS gemed, OHG gimeit foolish] Syn. 1. lunatic, maniacal, crazed, crazy. 2. furious, exasperated, raging, wrathful, irate. 4. ill-advised; unsafe, dangerous, perilous. MAD, CRAZY, INSANE are used to characterize wildly impractical or foolish ideas, actions, etc. MAD suggests senselessness and excess: The scheme of buying the bridge was absolutely mad. In informal usage, CRAZY suggests recklessness and impracticality: a crazy young couple. INSANE is used with some opprobrium to express unsoundness and possible harmfulness: The new traffic system is simply insane. 5. frenzied. Ant. 4. sensible, practical; sound, safe. Usage. MAD meaning "enraged, angry" has been used since 1300, and this sense is a very common one. Because some teachers and usage critics insist that the only correct meaning of MAD is "mentally disturbed, insane," MAD is often replaced by angry in formal contexts: The President is angry at Congress for overriding his veto. |
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