Word · Frequency #21592
deranging
使精神错乱；使发狂
deranging is the present participle of derange.
to make someone insane or mentally unbalanced
- 1.
To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
使(某人)发疯或精神错乱
- 2.
To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
使(某物)混乱；使偏离理想状态
- 3.
To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
使发生故障或无法运行。
扰乱；使混乱；打乱；使(某人)发疯或精神错乱；使(某物)混乱；使偏离理想状态；使发生故障或无法运行。；扰乱
In use
The long imprisonment and harsh treatment seemed to derange his mind completely.
After years of isolation, her thoughts became deranged by fear and suspicion.
Experts say that sleep deprivation can derange even the most stable personality.
derange sb/sth
The constant noise deranged the entire neighborhood.
持续的噪音扰乱了整个社区。
be deranged by sth
被动结构常强调外部原因导致精神失常。
He was completely deranged by the tragedy.
他被那场悲剧完全搞得精神错乱。
derange sb's mind/senses
后接表示心智、感官等的名词，强调对精神功能的影响。
Connections
Collocations
- derange the mind
- 使精神错乱
- The shock deranged his mind.那次打击使他精神错乱。
- derange the balance
- 破坏平衡
- Overfishing deranged the balance of the marine ecosystem.过度捕捞破坏了海洋生态系统的平衡。
- derange the system
- 使系统发生故障
- A computer virus deranged the entire system.一种计算机病毒使整个系统发生了故障。
- derange one's plans
- 打乱某人的计划
- The sudden storm deranged our plans for the trip.突如其来的暴风雨打乱了我们的旅行计划。
Pop culture & quotes
- The sky was gold, I was a little bit deranged.
- 天空是金色的，我有点精神失常。This line is from Third Eye Blind's 1997 alt-rock hit 'Semi-Charmed Life', where the singer calls himself 'deranged' while recalling a euphoric, disoriented state.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：de（去除）+ range（排列）＝去掉排列，即“打乱”，引申为使精神错乱、使混乱。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、medical/psychological description derange 多用于正式书面语，表示使发疯、使混乱或使故障。口语中不太常用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the final stressed sound /eɪndʒ/ with derange: change, range, strange, arrange, exchange, and estrange. Beware lookalikes such as danger /ˈdeɪndʒər/, orange /ˈɒrɪndʒ/, and singe /sɪndʒ/, which look similar but do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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