Word · Frequency #20845
loonies
疯子；狂人
loonies is the plural of loony.
a mentally deranged person, especially one who may be dangerous
- 1.
someone deranged and possibly dangerous
精神错乱且可能危险的人
精神错乱且可能危险的人；疯子
In use
Some loony in the neighborhood keeps setting off fireworks at midnight.
My friends call me a loony because I run marathons in the rain.
A group of loonies were shouting nonsense in the park.
Connections
Collocations
- a complete loony
- 十足的疯子
- He drove like a complete loony on the motorway.他在高速公路上开车像个十足的疯子。
- a dangerous loony
- 危险的精神错乱者
- The police warned that the escaped prisoner was a dangerous loony.警方警告说，那名越狱囚犯是个危险的精神错乱者。
- a raving loony
- 胡言乱语的疯子
- She dismissed her opponent as a raving loony.她把对手斥为胡言乱语的疯子。
- like a loony
- 像个疯子一样
- The fans ran around like loonies after the goal.进球后球迷们像疯子一样跑来跑去。
- a real loony
- 真正的疯子
- You'd have to be a real loony to try that stunt.你得真是个疯子才会去做那种特技。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：loony 听起来像“路你”，想象一个危险的精神错乱者在路上追你，赶紧避开。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、网络非正式交流、朋友间玩笑或贬义评论 该词为明显的非正式用语，通常只在日常口语或轻松的网络交流中使用，且常带贬义或戏谑色彩；在正式场合应避免使用，也需注意可能冒犯他人。
Grammar Note
非正式用语，指精神失常的人
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with loony: gooney /ˈɡuːni/, moony /ˈmuːni/, toonie /ˈtuːni/, and loonie /ˈluːni/ all end in /uːni/. Useful lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: pony /ˈpoʊni/ and baloney /bəˈloʊni/ are pronounced with /oʊ/, not /uː/. Also note that loonie is a homophone of loony but means 'Canadian one-dollar coin'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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