Word · Frequency #14088
fanatical
狂热的；盲信的
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
- 1.
Having an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for a specific cause.
对特定事业有极端、非理性的热情或狂热
- 2.
marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
对某事业或思想表现出过度热情和强烈忠诚的
对特定事业有极端、非理性的热情或狂热；对某事业或思想表现出过度热情和强烈忠诚的；狂热的；盲信的
In use
She is a fanatical supporter of the local football team and never misses a match.
His fanatical attention to detail made him a great editor, but it also slowed down his work.
They were so fanatical about cleanliness that they cleaned the whole house twice a day.
be fanatical about something
表示对某事物极度热衷或执着。
She is fanatical about keeping her house clean.
她对保持房子清洁非常狂热。
be fanatical in doing something
强调以狂热的方式做某事。
He is fanatical in his pursuit of perfection.
他狂热地追求完美。
fanatical + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
Connections
Collocations
- fanatical devotion
- 狂热的忠诚
- His fanatical devotion to the cause worried his friends.他对这项事业的狂热忠诚让朋友们担心。
- fanatical following
- 狂热的追随者
- The singer has a fanatical following in Asia.这位歌手在亚洲拥有狂热的追随者。
- fanatical zeal
- 盲目的热情
- She cleaned the house with fanatical zeal.她以盲目的热情打扫房子。
- fanatical fans
- 狂热的粉丝
- Fanatical fans waited outside the hotel all night.狂热的粉丝在酒店外等了一整夜。
- fanatical enthusiasm
- 极度的狂热
- His fanatical enthusiasm for the project was infectious.他对这个项目极度的狂热很有感染力。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 fanatical：fan（粉丝）+atical，粉丝为偶像失去理智，即狂热的、盲信的。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing and public speech、everyday conversation about hobbies 该词在正式和日常语境中都可见：正式场合多用于形容对信仰、事业或理念的极端执着，口语中多用于形容对某项活动或爱好过于投入。通常带有“过度、近乎盲目”的意味，具体褒贬需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 grammatical、mathematical、sabbatical：它们和 fanatical 的重读元音都是 /æ/，且后面都是 /tɪkəl/。political、critical 虽也以 -tical 结尾，但重读元音是 /ɪ/，不押韵；fanatic 少了末尾的 /əl/，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.