maniac
英 ['meɪnɪæk]
美 ['menɪæk]
- n. 疯子，躁狂者
- adj. 发狂的；狂热的；癫狂的
TEM8 IELTS
maniac 发狂的人来自mania的形容词形式，后用做名词，指发狂的人。
- maniac (adj.)
- c. 1600, "pertaining to mania; insane," from French maniaque (14c.), from Late Latin maniacus, from Greek maniakos, from mania (see mania). Borrowed at first in French form; Latinized in English from 1727. The noun is attested from 1763, from the adjective.
- 1. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there.
- 小屋看上去像是被疯子在那撒过野一样。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. My mum is turning into a religious maniac.
- 我妈妈正在变为一个宗教狂热分子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. That man is a homicidal maniac.
- 那人是个杀人狂。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was driving like a maniac .
- 他发了疯似地开车。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. He drove like a maniac. We had one near miss after another.
- 他开车像个疯子, 我们一路上险象环生,与好几辆车险些相撞.
来自《简明英汉词典》
