mad
adjective uk/mæd/ us/mæd/ madder or maddest
(MENTALLY ILL)
B1 疯的，神经错乱的，精神失常的
mentally ill, or unable to behave in a reasonable way
I think I must be going mad. 我想我肯定要疯了。
Do I look like some mad old woman in this hat? 我戴上这顶帽子看上去像个疯老太婆吗？
Compare: insane adjective
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- He went mad towards the end of his life.
- He started attacking his brother like a mad thing.
- In those days, people with this condition were considered mad and kept locked away in mental institutions.
- She used to hear voices in her head and everyone said she was mad.
- Don't be silly - you're not mad, you're just over-stressed and need a break.
(SILLY)
B1 UK informal (US usually crazy)极其愚笨的;发疯的
extremely silly or stupid
[ + to infinitive ] You're mad to walk home alone at this time of night. 你发疯了，晚上这个时候独自一人走回家。
He must be mad spending all that money on a coat. 他一定是疯了，花那么多钱买一件外套。
Some of the things she does are completely mad. 她做的一些事情极其愚蠢。
See also: madcap
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- He described the new regulations as bureaucracy gone mad.
- She must have been barking mad to lend him so much money.
- I think you're (stark) raving mad to agree to do all that extra work without being paid for it.
- You must be mad to go out in this weather.
- I think you're mad to stay with her.
(ANGRY)
A2 [ after verb ] informal非常愤怒的，狂怒的；十分恼火的
very angry or annoyed
He's always complaining and it makes me so mad. 他没完没了地抱怨，令我十分恼火。
mainly US Are you still mad at me? 你还在生我的气吗？
UK Kerry got really mad with Richard for not doing the washing up. 理查德没洗碗，克丽大发雷霆。
UK Bill's untidiness drives me mad. 比尔的邋遢真让我受不了。
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- He followed the famous American dictum, 'Don't get mad, get even'.
- He leaves dirty clothes all over the floor and it's driving me mad.
- He was driving me mad, moping about the house all day.
- It makes me mad when someone jumps the queue .
- His untidiness sends her mad.
(HURRYING)
[ before noun ] UK发疯似的;忙乱的
hurrying or excited and not having time to think or plan
We made a mad dash for the train. 我们发疯似的去赶火车。
I was in a mad panic/rush trying to get everything ready. 我发疯似的急急忙忙想把一切准备好。
(ENTHUSIASTIC)
be mad about someone/somethingB1 informalUK 喜爱，对…着迷
to love someone or something
He's the first real boyfriend she's had and she's mad about him. 他是她第一个真正的男朋友，她很迷恋他。
He's mad about football. 他对足球着了迷。
be mad for someone/somethingUK informal 极想要；对…极感兴趣
to want someone or something very much, or to be very interested in someone or something
Everyone's mad for him and I just don't see the attraction. 大家都对他着迷，可我就没看出他哪儿有吸引力。
Idioms
(as) mad as a hatter/March hareidiom 非常愚蠢的
extremely silly or stupid
don't get mad, get evenidiom 别激动，报复吧！（告诉别人与其为人困扰，不如以牙还牙）
something that you say in order to tell someone not to be angry when another person has upset them, but instead to do something that will upset that person very much
This is my advice to wives whose husbands have left them for a younger woman - don't get mad, get even! 这是我对丈夫另觅新欢的妻子的忠告－别激动，以其人之道还治其人之身吧！
like madidiom informalB2 疯狂地;拼命地;极快地
If you do something like mad, you do it very enthusiastically, quickly, or a lot.
She's been saving like mad because she wants to buy a car. 她想买汽车，所以在拼命攒钱。