Dictionary entry
half-crazed
adjective
半疯的；精神失常的
driven insane
- 1.
driven insane
In use
After working all night without a break, she looked half-crazed with exhaustion.
The constant noise from the construction site drove the residents half-crazed.
He gave a half-crazed laugh when he heard the impossible news.
be half-crazed
After days without sleep, he was half-crazed.
连续几天不睡觉后，他半疯了。
half-crazed + noun
The half-crazed man wandered the streets.
那个半疯的男人在街上游荡。
half-crazed with + noun
表示原因，常用名词如 grief, pain, fear 等。
She was half-crazed with grief and worry.
她因悲伤和担忧而半疯。
Common mistakes
He half-crazed after losing his job.He was half-crazed after losing his job.
half-crazed 是形容词，需要系动词 be 构成谓语，不能直接用作动词。
She was half-crazed for the delay.She was half-crazed about the delay.
表示‘因……而半疯狂’时，应使用介词 about 或 with，而非 for。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.