Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3837
crazy
疯子；狂人
核心释义
a person who is mentally deranged and possibly dangerous
- 1.
精神错乱且可能危险的
someone deranged and possibly dangerous
精神错乱且可能危险的
用法In use
The shopkeeper called the police when a crazy began throwing goods off the shelves.
用法提示：这里的 crazy 是名词，指精神失常且可能危险的人。
In the old tale, a crazy lives alone in the hills and frightens travelers who pass by.
用法提示：crazy 作名词使用，表示‘疯子、狂人’。
The neighborhood became quiet after dark because people feared the crazy who had escaped from the hospital.
用法提示：这句里的 the crazy 是名词，指某个精神失常且可能危险的人。
the crazies
用复数 the crazies 泛指一群精神失常或行为极端的人，语气不正式且带贬义。
The film is about a small town overrun by the crazies.
这部电影讲的是一个被疯子占领的小镇。
a crazy
单数可数形式较少见，多用于口语叙述，指某个精神失常的人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- some crazy
- 某个疯子
- Some crazy with a gun ran into the store.一个拿枪的疯子冲进了商店。
- a real crazy
- 一个不折不扣的疯子
- I used to think he was just odd, but now I know he's a real crazy.我以前觉得他只是古怪，现在才知道他是个不折不扣的疯子。
- the crazies
- 那些疯子
- The crazies are out tonight.今晚那些疯子都出来了。
- a bunch of crazies
- 一帮疯子
- My friends are a bunch of crazies.我的朋友们是一帮疯子。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
crazy 中的 cra 像“擦”，想象理智被擦掉，剩下危险的疯子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal writing crazy 作名词时通常是非正式用语，多用于口语或非正式场合，指精神失常且可能危险的人。在正式写作或医疗语境中一般用其他更中性的说法，并需注意直接这样称呼可能冒犯他人。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时指人，即精神错乱且可能危险的人，不表示事物或状态；指多个人时用复数 crazies。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Lazy, hazy and daisy rhyme with crazy: all end with the same stressed vowel and following sounds /eɪzi/. Be careful with lookalikes such as craze (/kreɪz/) and cradle (/ˈkreɪdəl/), which look similar but do not rhyme with crazy.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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