Word · Frequency #20845
loony
/ˈluːni/
adjective
发疯的;疯癫的;神经兮兮的
crazy; mentally unstable (informal)
非正式或俚语用法
- 1.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
精神不正常的
精神不正常的;发狂的;极蠢的
In use
He came up with a loony idea to build a house out of cardboard.
That plan sounds totally loony; we should think of something more practical.
My brother's looniest scheme was to train squirrels to play chess.
Connections
Collocations
- go loony
- 发疯;变得疯疯癫癫
- If you keep working without sleep, you'll go loony.如果你一直不睡觉地工作,你会发疯的。
- drive somebody loony
- 逼疯某人;使某人发疯
- The constant noise from the construction site is driving me loony.建筑工地不断的噪音快把我逼疯了。
- a loony idea
- 荒唐的主意
- Moving to a deserted island sounds like a loony idea to me.搬去荒岛住对我来说真是个荒唐的主意。
- loony behaviour
- 疯癫的行为
- His loony behaviour at the meeting left everyone speechless.他在会议上的疯癫行为让所有人目瞪口呆。
- sound loony
- 听起来疯疯癫癫
- I know the plan sounds loony, but it might actually work.我知道这个计划听起来疯疯癫癫,但它也许真能行。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 loony 联想成疯疯癫癫的卡通角色(Looney Tunes 里的 loony),一看到它就想到“神经兮兮的”。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:与朋友闲聊时、非正式书写中 通常用于非正式场合,多出现在口语或随意书写中,带有玩笑或贬义色彩,正式场合应避免使用。
Grammar Note
形容词,常用于口语或非正式语境,表示‘发狂的,极蠢的’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的常见词有 moony /ˈmuːni/。bunny /ˈbʌni/、zany /ˈzeɪni/、phony /ˈfoʊni/ 只是拼写相似,读音不同;tuna /ˈtuːnə/ 开头音似,但结尾不是 /ni/。
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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