lunatic

英['luːnətɪk] 美['luːnətɪk]
  • n. 疯子
  • adj. 疯狂的;极蠢的
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星级词汇:
  • luna n.月神;月
Noun:
  1. an insane person

  2. a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

Adjective:
  1. insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon

1. The word "lunatic" was coined to describe people who went mad at the full moon.
lunatic是个生造词,用来形容月圆时发疯的人。

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2. This murderous lunatic could kill them both without a second thought.
这个杀人狂会不假思索地把他们两个都杀掉。

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3. Malcolm looked at her as if she were a raving lunatic.
马尔科姆看着她好像在看一个精神错乱的疯子。

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4. The official dismissed the speech as the ramblings of a desperate lunatic.
那位官员将演说斥为一个疯子绝望之中的胡说八道而不予理会。

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5. He pleads for sanity in a lunatic world.
他祈求在这混乱的世界里仍能保持头脑清明。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. People in this town know him as a lunatic.
      这个镇上的人们称他为疯子。
    2. You're driving on the wrong side of the road, you lunatic!
      你现在是逆行开车,你这个蠢材!
    3. I really don't know what kind of man he really is; on one occasion, he is normal, and on another, he acts like a lunatic.
      我真不了解他到底是怎样的人; 一会儿正常,一会儿又像个疯子。
    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The man's lunatic behavior is a menace to society.
      那个人的疯狂行为构成对社会的威胁。