mad
翻译
生气的, 疯狂的, 着迷的, 愚蠢的
例句
She was mad at him for being late.
她因他迟到而生气。
The noise is driving me mad.
这噪音快把我逼疯了。
He is mad about football.
他对足球很着迷。
It was a mad idea to go out in the storm.
在暴风雨中出去是个愚蠢的主意。
语法模式
mad ((at sb.)) 〈for sth./-ing〉 对(某人)生气 I'm mad at you for forgetting my birthday.
mad ((about sth./sb.)) 对(某事/某人)着迷 She's mad about that new singer.
to go mad 发疯,大怒 He'll go mad if he finds out.
like mad 拼命地,疯狂地 We were working like mad to finish on time.
近义词
同义词: angry, insane, crazy; 反义词: sane, calm
词源
源自古英语“gemædde”,意为“疯狂的”。
记忆技巧
在美式英语中,“mad”通常表示“生气”。在英式英语中,它主要表示“疯狂”。